February 2006 Archive
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New Student Report Cards Dispute in Court- (Tuesday 28th February 2006)
Today, the dispute between the State Government and the NSWTF over student report cards was before the NSW Industrial Relations Commission. The parties will have further discussions on Thursday and Friday, before another hearing set down for Wednesday 8th March.
NSWTF Opposes New Student Reports- (Monday 27th February 2006)
The NSWTF has advised members that schools should continue to use their own reporting system and ignore the DET's memorandum of 9 February 2006. According to the NSWTF, many of the reporting requirements being proposed are professionally and educationally unacceptable.
SeaMonkey 1.0 Released- (Monday 27th February 2006)
Mozilla.org now appears to be focussing on the development of Firefox and Thunderbird. Schools using Mozilla Composer should check out the Sea Monkey project.
Solitaire XL for Mac OS X- (Monday 27th February 2006)
Neat implementation of the original!!!
COGs Feedback- (Friday 24th February 2006)
Do you have any thoughts about the COGs documents? Any suggestions? Maybe some more interesting or appropriate units of work? Maybe a different mix of syllabus outcomes? These COGs units are still described as "Work in Progress", so now is the time to make your thoughts known!
Rainforest Maths- (Thursday 23rd February 2006)
Another wonderful site created by Jenny Eather. Stacks of interactive maths activities for K-6 students.
iLife Updates- (Thursday 23rd February 2006)
Updates for all the iLife modules. Use Software Update for an easy one-click update for the lot!
Term 1 ICT Co-ordinator Meetings- (Wednesday 22nd February 2006)
Our Term 1 ICT Co-ordinator meetings will be held on Tuesday 7th March (Kiama PS) and Wednesday 8th March (Exeter PS). The two main topics on the agenda will be discussion about the new Secure Internet rollout and a demo of the latest SENTRAL server, including Easy School Reports. Details have been e-mailed to all local schools - please RSVP if you will be attending.
Hidden Info in the Mac OS X Login Window- (Friday 17th February 2006)
You can quickly find information about (among other things) Software version, serial number, IP address and Network availability, by clicking on the name of the computer in the Tiger login window.
Mac OSX 10.4.5 Update- (Wednesday 15th February 2006)
The usual variety of fixes and tweaks for both server and client. Hopefully may address the server/client managed login/logout issues. Available also via Software Update.
NSWTF Advice to Schools re SIBE- (Tuesday 14th February 2006)
The NSWTF advises that the introduction of the Secure Internet Browsing and Email service has important implications for all teachers. Their advice is provided to assist members to make informed decisions about the use of this service. See also related DET information, which includes an Information sheet for parents.
Student COGs e-Portfolios on Your OSX Intranet (pdf)- (Monday 13th February 2006)
Use your OSX intranet to share students' COGs project work. Students' documents, music, movies, presentations, etc, can all be accessed through a web bowser.
Federal Grants to Schools- (Monday 13th February 2006)
A re-cap from last November, when the Federal Minister for Education, Science and Training approved grants for round one (2005) of the Investing in Our Schools program. This site lists all schools that had grants approved, their project, and the amount of the grant.
The Lemonade Stand- (Monday 13th February 2006)
Another blast from the past - one of the original "sims" games where kids run a small business, balancing supply and demand. Links to some other cool maths games at this site too!
Secure Internet Browsing and E-mail (.doc - Intranet access required)- (Monday 6th February 2006)
All DET students and staff will require a username & password to access the Internet in DET schools. This new facility will be rolled out during 2006. This document provides some background information.
Connected Outcomes Groups (COGs)- (Monday 6th February 2006)
Remember thematic units of work that embraced multiple KLAs? Now they're back with a trendy new name, all part of "a flexible curriculum planning, programming and assessing framework"!
Wazza's School ICT Planning Priorites for 2006- (Thursday 2nd February 2006)
So, where do we start for 2006? What do we need to do in our school to get the ICT foundations right?
GProxy/Sentral - Major Updates- (Thursday 2nd February 2006)
Your school's GProxy has been updated over the holidays, and is now rebranded as a Sentral server. This page lists all the updates that have been applied. (Our ICT Co-ordinator days are scheduled to focus on Sentral in Week 6 this Term. More details here soon.)
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