September 2006 Archive
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Mac OS X Updates- (Friday 29th September 2006)
Some school holiday updates..... 10.4.8 update for OS X servers and desktop computers, as well as a swathe of minor updates for the iLife suite. - iWeb for Intranet Workshops
- (Friday 29th September 2006)
On Monday and Tuesday this week we ran two pilot workshops to explore the possibilities of using iWeb for our school intranets. View the work of the participants from each school, and browse the associated examples, tutorials and quickstart documents. (DET Intranet access required to view teachers' sites). - Student Reports - No Change in NSWTF Position
- (Thursday 28th September 2006)
"Federation has consistently maintained that the federal and state governments' reporting requirements are educationally unsound. The further round of changes announced in the Director-General's memorandum of 26 September 2006 does not remove those unsound requirements." (NSWTF) - Student Reports - New Format
- (Wednesday 27th September 2006)
Schools will now have a choice of using A to E grades or an equivalent five-band scale, which describes achievement levels as outstanding, high, sound, basic or limited. (SMH)
Kid Pix 3X - v1.1 Universal Update- (Monday 25th September 2006)
Play Kid Pix 3X projects on an iPod, import to KP from Garageband, create flipbook animations using the new 0.1 sec per slide option, a new continuous loop option for slide shows, and saving KP documents as templates are just a few of the new features provided by this free update to Kid Pix 3X.
WorkGroup Manager Addendum- (Monday 25th September 2006)
Repair/reset permissions on OS X Server Home folders, distribute or delete files and caches from users' Home folders. See also Home Directory Helper and Server Cleanup for utilities with similar functions. - Term 3 ICT Co-ordinator Meetings
- (Wednesday 20th September 2006)
Notes, links and information from our Term 3 ICT Co-ordinator meetings, held at Sutton Forest PS and Mt Terry PS on the 19th and 20th September. - Ad* Access
- (Monday 18th September 2006)
Take a walk down memory lane (if you are old enough!), through this database of old print advertisements - Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II. Could be useful for Media Studies classes. - School Torque
- (Thursday 14th September 2006)
School Torque is a half hour youth variety program broadcast each Thursday at 3.30pm on SBS Television. It is a unique concept in television being produced by senior school students from classrooms Australia wide. - Computing Skills Assessment Test Updates
- (Tuesday 12th September 2006)
Information and past trial tests for the Year 10 CSA test, which is now a mandatory requirement for the NSW School Certificate. (Board of Studies). - Reporting System Fails the Grade (SMH)
- (Friday 8th September 2006)
"The State Government, which faces growing opposition from teachers and principals to compulsory grading, was dealt a further blow yesterday when the Commonwealth rejected its plan to exempt Year 1 and 2 students from the reporting system, for subjects other than Maths and English."
Apple Schools Technology Day- (Friday 8th September 2006)
ASTD 2006 will be held on Tuesday November 7th at Pt Kembla Golf Club. This is a popular event for the local school community and places do fill fast. Register now to ensure that you don't miss out!
YouOS- (Wednesday 6th September 2006)
Is this another peek into the techno future? More than just an online application - try the demo of this online operating system. - Parliamentary Education Office
- (Monday 4th September 2006)
The Parliamentary Education Office, located in Parliament House, Canberra, provides parliamentary education services to schools, teachers and students. - Term 3 ICT Co-ordinator Meetings
- (Friday 1st September 2006)
Our guest speakers for this meeting will be DET Directors Tim Anderson (Information Services), and Aidan Dalgliesh (Business Relationship Management). Meeting venues are Sutton Forest PS and Mt Terry PS, 19th & 20th September respectively. RSVP required.
ShotChoice- (Friday 1st September 2006)
Change the file type of built-in OSX screen shots from png to gif, jpeg, pdf, etc. Also - SnapzPro X Intel version has been released.