March 2002 Archive Wollongong District Technology Courses (Thursday 28th March 2002) Download the Fax Back forms for Expressions of Interest in a variety of technology courses on offer during Terms 2 & 3. Includes Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Intranet and Internet publishing (Claris Home Page, DreamWeaver, FrontPage) and DET WebMail. CAP Kid Pix Resources (Monday 25th March 2002) Country Area Program links to a variety of useful resources for using Kid Pix in the classroom, ranging from project kits and examples to practical "how to" guides. The Vinson Inquiry Into Public Education (Thursday 21st March 2002) Do you have some thoughts on the implementation of school technology in DET schools - or any other issue relating to public education? The Vinson Inquiry into public education will convene in Wollongong on Monday 25th March. You can read the submissions of others, or make a submission on-line. NSW School Computer Co-ordinator Listserv (Tuesday 19th March 2002) Keep abreast of issues and concerns relating to computer co-ordinators in NSW schools by subscribing to this listserv. See also Wazza's Listserv page for info about subscribing to other school related listservs. BOS Computing Skills Assessment Readings (Thursday 14th March 2002) Includes information about the upcoming Year 10 computing skills assessment - record of compentencies, mapping of ICT in compulsory syllabi, and trial tests, etc. The Year 6 testing information is not available at this site. The Year 6 assessment is being developed by the DET and will be trialled during 2002. AppleShare IP to Mac OSX Server: Hands-on workshop (Tuesday 12th March 2002) Scott Barnham, from Apple Australia, is presenting a course which focuses on the transition from AppleShare IP to Mac OSX server. The course is on next Monday 18th March at Pt Kembla Golf Club. Cost is $150. Checking Your School's ISDN Link (Monday 11th March 2002) You can check your school's Telstra ISDN link to the DET network. Is the link down? Do you have 64k or 128k access? DET School Network Setup (Monday 11th March 2002) IP address allocations, local proxy setup, and other useful information for use in local DET school network setups. (DET Intranet access required). See also: Wazza's DET school workstation setup for info about setting up individual workstations on the DET WAN Screen Capture Information (Friday 8th March 2002) There are some fixes for printing and saving problems in Word 2001 for Mac.       Back to headlines