School Tech News Archive

Annual Teachers Golf Day

(Friday 21st December 2007)
Still some places available (team and individual) for the back-to-school Chalk 'n' talk Cup on Thursday 24th January 2008. Register online now!

Miniature Earth

(Friday 21st December 2007)
As we relax with our families and friends over the Christmas and holiday period, safely cocooned in our little part of the world, this site helps to keep it all in perspective!

Earth From Above - Google Overlay

(Friday 21st December 2007)
Those that have enjoyed the stunning photography of the Earth From Above exhibition (Darling Harbour until 26th December) will be interested in using this Google overlay to pinpoint the sites where the photos were taken. (Watch the video to get the details.)

Mac OS X 10.5 Network Home Folder Re-director

(Friday 21st December 2007)
Some holiday reading for those interested in the new stuff available in 10.5 - this is likely to save some headaches in the administration of your school network.

Connected Classrooms Project

(Wednesday 19th December 2007)
This is the "next big thing" for NSW DET schools, and will be rolled out to every school in the state over the next couple of years. About 40 schools in each region will be connected by mid-2008. (Install Flip4Mac to view the wmv movies on this page on a Mac computer).

Digital generation dismisses email as 'for old people' (UK Guardian)

(Tuesday 18th December 2007)
Anyone with teenagers at home already knows this - outside of school, SMS and instant messaging are the writing tools of choice for young people. A report from South Korea claims that many teenagers have stopped using e-mail altogether. "It's for old people," they say.

iLife 08 Tutorials

(Monday 10th December 2007)
Become an instant iLife expert with these free video tutorials on iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband, iWeb and iDVD.

Crossing the Ditch

(Friday 7th December 2007)
Are your students following the progress of Justin and James, as they take the slow route to NZ? As we crawl out of our comfortable beds this morning, have a warm shower, and read the paper over breakfast, spare a thought for these guys battling the elements out in the middle of the Tasman Sea! Check out their photos, listen to their podcasts, and hear about their latest encounter with a whale. Only 937 kms to go - lots of paddling left yet!

Gillard Details Education Revolution

(Friday 7th December 2007)
Julia Gillard provides more information about the Government's computer program for Australian secondary schools. Full transcript, plus the video of the interview from last night's 7.30 Report.

Julia Gillard - Minister for Education

(Wednesday 5th December 2007)
Do you have some thoughts or suggestions about the proposed distribution of computers for students in years 9 - 12? Why not share your thoughts with the Minister for Education?

ALP Education Revolution in the Spotlight (ABC)

(Wednesday 5th December 2007)
"Does a computer for every child guarantee a better future, or will other issues such as teacher training also play a part?" 7:30 Report's coverage (broadcast last night) of the ALP's secondary schools computer rollout in Australia.

Maine Learning Technology Initiative

(Monday 3rd December 2007)
With Australian schools now contemplating "computer for every student" programs, these research reports from the University of Maine, relating to the 1:1 laptop program implemented in Maine schools might be interesting reading. "....the evidence indicated that using their laptops in this fashion helped them to become better writers in general, not just better writers using laptops."

Moodle4Mac

(Monday 3rd December 2007)
One for the holiday techno-tinkerers! Install Moodle on a Mac for your school network.

Boot Camp Beta Ending Soon

(Monday 3rd December 2007)
Boot Camp beta will expire at the end of the year. In order to install new Boot Camp partitions (to run Windows on your Mac) you will need to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5. However, existing Boot Camp Tiger partitions that already have Windows installed will continue to work normally.