March 2005 Archive
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An oldie but a goodie! The First Fleet Online database consists of information about the convicts who were transported to Australia in 1787. It contains a database of the First Fleet convicts; background notes, diary extracts, stories and letters of the time.
Radiation Emissions from Video Display Terminals- (Tuesday 29th March 2005)
Are the old Cathode Ray Tube monitors in your school making staff and students sick? This ARPANSA paper discusses the results of their testing of 70 different models of CRT monitors.
See also Griffith University's Guide and the University of Western Australia's Guide to safe computer use.
Pages Update 1.0.1 (Mac)- (Tuesday 22nd March 2005)
If you have been trying to work out how to delete an entire page from your iWork Pages document, this update should help!!!
Term 1 CC Meetings- (Tuesday 22nd March 2005)
Links to the T4L rollout and NetRestore documents discussed at this term's Computer Co-ordinator meetings.
Hidden OSX Desktop Photos- (Monday 21st March 2005)
While Mac OS X includes some pretty ordinary desktop wallpaper designs, it does include some great photos hidden away with the included screensavers. You can save these photos to use as desktop backgrounds.
Denistone East PS Library- (Wednesday 16th March 2005)
This site just keeps getting better! Definitely worth a link on your school's Intranet.
Tasmanian Education - English KLA Resources- (Wednesday 16th March 2005)
Teaching ideas, curriculum advice, news, reviews, information on professional learning programs and multiple links for English syllabuses.
Shellharbour Computer Co-ordinator Meetings- (Monday 14th March 2005)
Support documents and links discussed at the Term 1 Computer Co-ordinator meetings at North Nowra, Barrack Hts and Mittagong. Includes links to Rollout installation checklists.
NewsDay 2005- (Friday 4th March 2005)
Newsday is a classroom simulation where students produce their own newspaper, to real deadlines, using live news, and writing for a real audience. Students will write articles and post them on the Newsday web site for everyone to see. They read and choose articles from other schools, to download and include in their own news production.
e-LAPS Bans Lifted- (Thursday 3rd March 2005)
After extensive negotiations, the NSW Teachers Federation has agreed to lift the bans on the electronic Leave Application and Processing System system. However the bans on training for, and implementation of, Webservices in schools and TAFE remain in place.
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