January 2004 Archive   Technology Checklist for the New School Year (Tuesday 27th January 2004) Is your school technology infrastructure up to speed? Is it being used effectively to support teaching, learning and school administration? Wazza's "Top 10" technology checklist for 2004. Beginning Teachers Support (DET) (Tuesday 27th January 2004) Online chat, mentor contacts and sharing forums provided by NSW DET to support new teachers. Wollongong SEA Antivirus Page (Win) (Tuesday 27th January 2004) Get the year off to a worm-free start with patches, scanners, and other downloads at this site. See also the DET AntiVirus Site (DET Intranet access reqd) Stacks of New Stuff from Apple (Tuesday 27th January 2004) A virtual avalanche of new and updated Apple software and hardware over the holidays - iMovie 4, iDVD 4, Final Cut Express 2, GarageBand, iTunes, iPhoto, a cross-platform xServ and the new iPodMini, as well as announcements about MS Office 2004. Mars Exploration Rover Site (Tuesday 27th January 2004) The NASA Mars Rover landed on Mars early in January and is sending back photographs of the planet surface. Raw photos and constructed panoramas available on this site, along with links to related online kids games and classroom resources. More interesting Mars stuff at: Explore Mars Now (sensational site!), Beagle 2 site, and the Planetary Society site. Styx Valley Global Rescue Station (Tuesday 27th January 2004) In November 2003, Greenpeace and The Wilderness Society launched an international campaign to save the Styx Forest in Tasmania. Activists have set up camp in a tree platform, built 65 metres above ground. This weblog diary has breaking news and pictures. Educator's Reference Desk (Tuesday 27th January 2004) Huge US education archive, including lesson plans and ideas for various KLAs. This new site replaces the old ERIC database. DET Director General Sacked (SMH report) (Friday 23rd January 2004) Jan McClelland was yesterday removed as Director-General of the DET after less than 18 months in the $330,000-a-year job. She has been replaced by Andrew Cappie-Wood, Director-General of the Department of Housing. See also the News Limited report. Should be an interesting year!       Back to headlines