Sydney Region ICT Day
ICT Update Term 2 2009
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Agenda
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Term 2 2009 Technology Update
Microsoft OneNote 2007
The NSW DET Service Desk
Windows 7 Release Candidate
Configuring your Personal Learning Network
2Simple Software (K-6)
Laptops 4 Learning Update (7-12)
Student Response Systems in Action
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Wrap up of ICT Day – Term 1 2009
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Sanyo Ultra Short-Throw Projectors
Student Response Network
Clean Slate and Clean Control
Are you going loopy? Loops in Networks
Connected Learning Awards (Primary days only)
Digital Education Revolution (7-12 only)
All about me.edu.au
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Term 2 2009 ICT Update
• T4L Rollout
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Adobe Software Contract
DET Software @ Home
Interactive Classrooms Project
Jeopardy Tournament – Stage 4
STEMS for 2009
Viruses in NSW DET schools
Cyberbullying – a worldwide problem
DER NSW (was Laptops 4 Learning)
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
T4L - 2009
• Semester 1 Rollout covered P5 / P6 + all
schools with enrolment < 50 + (HCCR)
• Delivery of Semester 1 Rollout nearly
completed.
– Lenovo Desktops
– Acer Notebooks
– DELL Servers
• Semester 2 Schools should be notified of
their allocations in early Term 3.
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
T4L Servers
• For P5/P6 schools that ordered a server in
Semester 1, there is a delay on installing
them until Windows Server 2008 has been
released to us.
– We would rather not install Windows 2003
server onto a brand new server
• Discretionary purchased Apple Servers
will be installed soon.
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
T4L – 2009 (continued)
• Vendors:
– Desktops
• Lenovo (2 Models), Apple (still to be finalised)
– Laptops
• Acer (2 new models), Apple (still to be finalised)
– Servers
• Dell (2 Models), Apple (still to be finalised)
• It is expected that in 2010 the L4L learning
device will be available on T4L rollout.
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
T4L Specifications
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Windows Desktops
Windows Notebooks
Windows Tablets
Apple Desktops
Apple Notebooks
• All of these models have been updated:
• http://tinyurl.com/T4Lspecs
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Discretionary Purchases
• Apple Contract still not finalised between
Apple and Dept of Commerce
– NOT DET’s FAULT
• Apple Computers/Servers are not
available for Discretionary purchase
under any contract at this time.
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Dell Server Specifications
• Changes have been made to Server Range.
• SR Server Builds:
Primary Schools
High Schools / Large
Primary Schools
Dell R300/T300 Server,
single Quad Core CPU
with 4 Gb RAM, 3 x 146
GB SAS HDD
Dell T610/R710 Server,
Dual Quad Core CPU
with 16 Gb RAM, 5 x
300GB SAS HDD
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Any Questions on T4L?
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Mr Van Winkle Wakes Up
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Term 2 2009 ICT Update
• T4L Rollout
• Adobe Software Contract
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DET Software @ Home
Interactive Classrooms Project
Jeopardy Tournament – Stage 4
STEMS for 2009
Viruses in NSW DET schools
Cyberbullying – a worldwide problem
DER NSW (was Laptops 4 Learning)
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Adobe Software Agreement
Base Level (L4L)
Intermediate (T4L)
Comprehensive
Acrobat 9 Pro Extended
Acrobat 9 Pro Extended
Acrobat 9 Pro Extended
Captivate 4
Captivate 4
Captivate 4
CS4 Web Standard
- Flash CS4 Professional
- Dreamweaver CS4
- Fireworks CS4
- Contribute CS4
CS4 Design Premium
- Flash CS4 Professional
- Dreamweaver CS4
- Fireworks CS4
- InDesign CS4
- Photoshop CS4
- Illustrator CS4
Photoshop Elements 7
Photoshop Elements 7
Premiere Elements 7
Premiere Elements 7
CS4 Master Collection
- InDesign CS4
- Photoshop CS4 (Ext)
- Illustrator CS4
- FlashCS4 Professional
- Dreamweaver CS4
-Fireworks CS4
-Contribute CS4
- After Effects CS4
- Premiere Pro CS4
- Soundbooth CS4
- OnLocation CS4
- Encore CS4
Contribute CS4
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Accessing DET software from
CPC Servers
• Changes have been made to how software
is to be accessed from the CPC.
• You must be a member of the SWIM group.
• SWIM membership is controlled through
AMU
• Instructions can be found at:
– http://tinyurl.com/DETSoftware
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Term 2 2009 ICT Update
• T4L Rollout
• Adobe Software Contract
• DET Software @ Home
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Interactive Classrooms Project
Jeopardy Tournament – Stage 4
STEMS for 2009
Viruses in NSW DET schools
Cyberbullying – a worldwide problem
DER NSW (was Laptops 4 Learning)
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
DET Software @ Home
• Some DET Software also covers usage
by Teachers at Home.
– SMART
– Symantec
– Microsoft
– Adobe
• http://tinyurl.com/homesoft
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
DET Software @ Home
• Smart Notebook 10
• Download from Portal
– My Websites: SMART Notebook Software
Download
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
DET Software @ Home
• Symantec
– Windows (XP and Vista, 32 bit & 64 bit)
• Symantec Antivirus 10.2
• Symantec Endpoint Protection 11
– Mac (OS-X 10.4.10 or later)
• Symantec Antivirus 10.2
– Mac (OS-X 10.3 – 10.4)
• Symantec Antivirus 10.1.1
– Download from Software site or via portal
• http://Antivirus.det.nsw.edu.au (at School)
• Portal – MyWebsites – DET Antivirus Websites
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
DET Software @ Home
• Microsoft Software
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Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (Upgrade)
Office Enterprise 2007 (Windows)
Office 2008 (Mac)
Expression Studio (Windows)
• (Web, Blend, Design, Media and Encoder)
– Student 2009 (Windows)
– Visual Studio Pro 2008 (Windows)
• Simply International
– https://www.sigroup.com.au/teachers
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
DET Software @ Home
• Adobe Software
– Adobe CS4 Master Collection for Windows
• Acrobat Pro Extended, Photoshop Elements, Premiere
Elements, Captivate, Master Collection (9xDVD)
– Adobe CS4 Master Collection for MAC
• Acrobat Pro , Photoshop Elements, Master Collection
(7xDVD)
• Simply International
– https://www.sigroup.com.au/teachers
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Any Questions on DET Software?
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Term 2 2009 ICT Update
• T4L Rollout
• Adobe Software Contract
• DET Software @ Home
• Interactive Classrooms Project
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Jeopardy Tournament – Stage 4
STEMS for 2009
Viruses in NSW DET schools
Cyberbullying – a worldwide problem
DER NSW (was Laptops 4 Learning)
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Interactive Classrooms Project
• Phase 4 Inspections underway
– Should be completed by end of term
• Phase 4 Installations in Semester 2
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
ICP Phases 1 & 2 Schools
Alfords Point PS
Arncliffe PS
Arncliffe West Infants School
Australia Street Infants School
Bangor PS
Bondi Beach PS
Botany PS
Bronte PS
Camdenville PS
Carlton PS
Chifley PS
Clemton Park PS
Cleveland Street Intensive English HS
Conservatorium HS
Cronulla South PS
Dulwich Hill PS
Engadine HS
Ferncourt PS
Fort Street HS
Gardeners Road PS
GRC Hurstville Boys Campus
GRC Oatley Senior Campus
GRC Peakhurst Campus
GRC Penshurst Girls Campus
Gymea Technology HS
Heathcote HS
Illawong PS
J J Cahill Memorial HS
Kingsgrove HS
Kingsgrove North HS
Kyeemagh Infants School
Lucas Heights Community School
Maroubra Junction PS
Marrickville HS
Marrickville PS
Marrickville West PS
Matraville Soldiers Settlement PS
Matraville Sports HS
Menai HS
Menai PS
Nicholson Street PS
Open HS
Penshurst West PS
Randwick PS
Rose Bay Secondary College
St Peters PS
Sydney Distance Education HS
Sydney Distance Education PS
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
SSC Balmain Campus
SSC Blackwattle Bay Campus
SSC Leichhardt Campus
Taren Point PS
Tempe HS
Tempe PS
Tharawal PS
The Jannali HS
Ultimo PS
Wilkins PS
Woolooware HS
Woronora River PS
These schools
were installed
during 2008
ICP – Phase 3 Schools
Abbotsford PS
Annandale North PS
Annandale PS
Ashbury PS
Athelstane PS
Beverly Hills PS
Bexley PS
Birchgrove PS
Blakehurst HS
Blakehurst PS
Brighton-Le-Sands PS
Burwood Girls HS
Canterbury Boys HS
Canterbury Girls HS
Canterbury PS
Caringbah HS
Connells Point PS
Coogee PS
Cronulla HS
Croydon Park PS
Croydon PS
Darlington PS
Dobroyd Point PS
Drummoyne PS
Endeavour Sports HS
Glenmore Road PS
Gymea Bay PS
Hurstville Grove Infants
Hurstville PS
Hurstville South PS
James Cook Boys HS
Kegworth PS
Kensington PS
Kogarah HS
Kogarah PS
La Perouse PS
Leichhardt PS
Lugarno PS
Malabar PS
Mascot PS
McCallums Hill PS
Moorefield Girls HS
Newtown HS of Perf Arts
Paddington PS
Peakhurst PS
Penshurst PS
Plunkett Street PS
Rainbow Street PS
Ramsgate PS
Randwick Boys HS
Randwick Girls HS
Rozelle PS
Sans Souci PS
Stanmore PS
Summer Hill PS
Sydney Boys HS
Sydney Girls HS
Sydney Technical HS
Sylvania Heights PS
Sylvania HS
Vaucluse PS
Yeo Park Infants
These schools were installed during Semester 1 - 2009
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
ICP – Phase 4 Schools
Alexandria Park Community School
Ashfield Boys High School
Bellevue Hill Public School
Bexley North Public School
Bundeena Public School
Crown Street Public School
Darlinghurst Public School
Double Bay Public School
Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design
Earlwood Public School
Eastlakes Public School
Erskineville Public School
Haberfield Public School
Jannali Public School
Kareela Public School
Kirrawee High School
Loftus Public School
Matraville Public School
Newtown North Public School
Oyster Bay Public School
Pagewood Public School
Peakhurst South Public School
Peakhurst West Public School
Port Hacking High School
Rockdale Public School
Rose Bay Public School
South Coogee Public School
South Sydney High School
St George School
Waverley Public School
Woollahra Public School
These schools will be installed during Semester 2 - 2009
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Preparing for your school’s I.C.
• If your school has not yet been scheduled,
you can at least identify suitable rooms:
– Front wall must be unobstructed (flat) solid wall
space of minimum 3.6m wide by 2.8m high
– Room to cater for at least 30 students
– Power and data outlets must be on the front wall.
Power outlet must be on back wall
– Room must be accessible by all (i.e. not a particular
teacher’s classroom). Consider disabled access
as well
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Preparing for your school’s I.C.
– Room should be secure (decent locks door/ windows)
– Consider existing ambient noise levels
• Location of room (eg. beside COLA?)
• Carpet on floor?
– Library/Computer labs may not be suitable due to loss
of access when a VC needs to be run
– Long rooms can be a problem for the rear
camera/microphones
– If you need to build a wall, ask a TA for advice ASAP
– When selecting your Connected Classroom, consider
future – not current – requirements
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Learning Tools Project
• An email service for 1 200 000 school and TAFE
students replacing the UNISYS email service
• 122 000 school and TAFE teachers to have the same
email service as DET corporate staff by migrating
existing accounts from UNISYS to DET’s “in-house”
email service
• Access for parents/caregivers to view their children’s
reports online
Learning Tools Project
(LTP)
• A secure online workspace for staff and students to
create, store, edit, reuse, manage, view and deliver
digital learning content from collections and
repositories
• An adaptable and scalable system able to deliver the
latest Web 2.0 technologies to staff and students for
example blogs and wikis
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Learning Tools Project
“Blogging” is educationally sound
http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2009/04/blogs-in-education.html
• Blogs provide a space for sharing opinions and learning in
order to grow communities of discourse and knowledge — a
space where students and teachers can learn from each other.
• Blogs help learners to see knowledge as interconnected as
opposed to a set of discrete facts.
• Blogs can give students a totally new perspective on the
meaning of voice. As students explore their own learning and
thinking their distinctive voices emerge. Student voices are
essential to the conversations we need to have about learning.
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Learning Tools Project
• The worldwide audience provides recognition for students that
can be quite profound. Students feel more compelled to write
when they believe many others may read and respond.
• The opportunity for collective and collaborative learning is
enormous. Students have the opportunity to read their
classmates’ blogs and those of others. This is not possible in a
regular classroom setting.
• Blogging provides the possibility of connecting with experts
about the topic on which they are writing.
• The interactive nature of blogging creates enthusiasm for
writing and communication.
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Learning Tools Project
Blog Trial
Commenced Term 2, 2009 (4 May – 19 June, 7 weeks)
17 schools (17 teachers / 30 students per class = 510 users)
Participating Schools:
Arthur Phillip HS
Bletchington PS
Canterbury South PS
Fairfield HS
Mullumbimby PS
Sydney Distance EHS
Belmore South PS
Bligh Park PS
Dapto HS
Hampden Park PS
Newbridge Heights PS
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Birrong GHS
Buladelah CS
Darcy Road PS
Mount Ousley PS
Newport PS
Learning Tools Project
Trial Purposes:
• Gather user feedback on the benefits of blogs to student learning
• Assess the adequacy of the blog in relation to the business requirements
• Test the usability of the blog, including workflow, roles and
responsibilities
• Determine the quality and appropriateness of application help
• Assess and inform the continued development of support materials
• Gather user feedback to guide future iterations of the blog
• Assist in determining the timeline for the wider release of the blog and/or
future iterations
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Learning Tools Project
The “Blog” combines four applications:
1. Blogging tool
2. Media Library - enables uploading, formatting and storing of
files, images, video etc for display within the blog
3. Group Builder - integrates with ERN and CLAMS so that
teachers can identify a class and make a blog available to the
group
4. Advanced Group Builder - accessed via the Applications
Management Utility (AMU), enables mixed groups to be created,
for example across schools
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Learning Tools Project
What does it look like?
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Learning Tools Project
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Learning Tools Project
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Learning Tools Project
Links to some public blogs:
Jill Andrews, Newbridge Heights Public School
Barbara Schaffer, Canterbury South Public School
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Virtual Excursions
• The NSW DET Distance and Rural Technologies
Centre have for several years been forging links on
behalf of schools with Virtual Excursion providers:
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Australian Museum (museum in a box)
Western Plain Cultural Centre
PRC – Authors on-line
Kigluait Educational Adventures
National Aeronautical Space Agency
Great Barrier Reef Adventure
• http://dart.det.nsw.edu.au/html/events.html
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Any Questions on ICP?
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Term 2 2009 ICT Update
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T4L Rollout
Adobe Software Contract
DET Software @ Home
Interactive Classrooms Project
• Jeopardy Tournament – Stage 4
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STEMS for 2009
Viruses in NSW DET schools
Cyberbullying – a worldwide problem
DER NSW (was Laptops 4 Learning)
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Jeopardy Tournament via V.C.
• During Term 1, 2009 Sydney Region ran a Statewide
Stage 3 Jeopardy Tournament via Video Conference
and Bridgit
• A total of 32 schools from 8 regions participated in
eight Heats with the top two schools from each Heat
playing in the Finals Series in Week 10
• The Grand Final comprised 4 Sydney Region Schools!
– Cronulla Sth v Arncliffe v Woronora River v Penshurst West
• Congratulations to all four Sydney Region schools!
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Jeopardy Tournament via V.C.
• During Term 2, a similar Tournament for
Stage 4 schools is running
• 32 schools from nine Regions participating
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Run Your Own Jeopardy via V.C.
• Several schools have started to realise that with a
Connected Classroom, there is nothing stopping
you from running your own mini-tournament
• Get FIVE schools together who agree to do this
• Each school takes a turn to create a Jeopardy
quiz on an agreed subject and to host that quiz for
the other four schools to compete (5 matches)
• Step-by-step guide here:
http://tinyurl.com/jeopardyvchowto
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Any Questions on Jeopardy?
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Term 2 2009 ICT Update
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T4L Rollout
Adobe Software Contract
DET Software @ Home
Interactive Classrooms Project
Jeopardy Tournament – Stage 4
• STEMS for 2009
• Viruses in NSW DET schools
• Cyberbullying – a worldwide problem
• DER NSW (was Laptops 4 Learning)
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
STEMS 2009
• STEMS is continuing in Sydney Region
– (it’s 8th year – started in 2002 in St George District)
• Schools and Year 6 teachers will need to
complete the data entry for student
transition to high school by Wk 9 - Term 3
• An email will be sent to all K-6 schools in
Week 10 this term announcing the launch
of STEMS for 2009
• http://stuhasic.com/stems
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Term 2 2009 ICT Update
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T4L Rollout
Adobe Software Contract
DET Software @ Home
Interactive Classrooms Project
Jeopardy Tournament – Stage 4
STEMS for 2009
• Viruses in NSW DET schools
• Cyberbullying – a worldwide problem
• DER NSW (was Laptops 4 Learning)
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Viruses in Schools
• Over the last term 2 viruses have been
affecting Computers
– Conficker (Downadup)
– W32.Spybot.Worm
• Computers mainly being affected are
Windows XP without Service Pack 3 installed
• Information and tools can be found at:
– http://tinyurl.com/SR-AVTool
• Symantec Antivirus updates should also be
checked on workstations
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
SALM – Replacing OASIS
• Student Administration and Learning Management
(SALM) is a project aimed at replacing both OASIS
in schools and CLAMS in TAFE
• It will be built under NSW DET’s LMBR principles,
to produce an integrated and streamlined central
solution for schools and TAFE Institutes
• OASIS Library is not part of SALM
• An Expression of Interest is about to close testing
the marketplace for development of the solution
• http://tinyurl.com/salmflyer
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
SALM – Replacing OASIS
• OASIS will still be around for a while yet, but
SALM will offer:
– A unique enrolment record from K to TAFE
– A consolidated view of each student’s
academic, health and well-being information
– More efficient data entry, management and
reporting
– On-line enrolment of students by parents and
on-line payment of accounts
– Child’s progress, results & participation on-line
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
New School Websites Service
• NSW DET has (finally) launched its new School
Websites service
• Schools can construct and update their school
website through a browser
– No need to learn Dreamweaver/FrontPage
– Windows or Mac
– Multiple templates available
• P5/P5 schools $40p.a. – all others $440p.a.
• http://tinyurl.com/rnpeed
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Apple iPhone and Staff Email
• Many teachers have been
requesting instructions for accessing
DET email through these.
• Instructions can be found at:
– http://tinyurl.com/detiphone
• Please note that no support is available for
accessing NSW DET email via an Apple iPhone.
Please do not contact NSW DET ICT Service
Desk or Regional IT Services Units regarding
this option. This documentation is provided as
is for information purposes only.
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Any Questions on all that Stuff?
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Term 2 2009 ICT Update
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T4L Rollout
Adobe Software Contract
DET Software @ Home
Interactive Classrooms Project
Jeopardy Tournament – Stage 4
STEMS for 2009
Viruses in NSW DET schools
• Cyberbullying – a worldwide problem
• DER NSW (was Laptops 4 Learning)
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Cyberbullying
"Cyberbullying" is when a child, preteen or
teen is tormented, threatened, harassed,
humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise
targeted by another child, preteen or teen
using the Internet, interactive and digital
technologies or mobile phones. It has to
have a minor on both sides, or at least
have been instigated by a minor against
another minor.”
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Let’s Fight it Together
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Cyberbullying: Don’t Ignore It
• The awareness among parents and teachers
about the incidence and affects of
Cyberbullying is very low
• In the U.S. approximately half of all high
school students have been cyberbullied
– In Australia the rate is about 10% and growing
• Many resources available on-line:
– http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/
– http://tinyurl.com/cbstudentguide
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Questions on Cyberbullying?
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Term 2 2009 ICT Update
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T4L Rollout
Adobe Software Contract
DET Software @ Home
Interactive Classrooms Project
Jeopardy Tournament – Stage 4
STEMS for 2009
Viruses in NSW DET schools
Cyberbullying – a worldwide problem
• DER NSW (was Laptops 4 Learning)
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Digital Education Revolution
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Digital Education Revolution
• In a Nutshell (just to recap):
– Over 4 years, a personal laptop will be supplied to every
year 9 to 12 student
• In 2009, all Year 9 students. In 2010, all year 9 students… etc.
– Permanent high school teachers to receive the same laptop
this year
– Managed Wireless infrastructure to be installed in every
high school in NSW in two stages:
• 1. Library and a set of classrooms
• 2. The rest of the school
– Teaching and Learning Resources to be provided
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Digital Education Revolution
• In March, the program was renamed from the “Digital
Education Revolution” (DER) to “Laptops4Learning”
(L4L) reflecting NSW’s implementation
• That title also complemented the DET’s existing
Technology4Learning (T4L) Project
• As of Wednesday 10 June, the project has been
renamed back to “Digital Education Revolution –
New South Wales” (DER-NSW)
• Lesson: Politics is fun.
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Digital Education Revolution
• The official (rough) timeline is as follows:
Apr 09
May 09
May 09
Jun 09
Aug 09
Apr 10
- Rollout of wireless commences
- Teacher professional learning starts
- Laptop devices trialled
- Stage 1 rollout of teacher laptops
- Round 1 and Year 9 laptop rollout starts
- Stage 2 of wireless completed
• Sydney Region DER Manager appointed
– John Evans (ex J.J. Cahill HS)
• 4 out of 5 DER Regional Coordinators appointed
• 53 SR DER Technical Support Officers coming
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Digital Education Revolution
• The on-site DER Support Officers will be allocated 1
per high school (a few large schools get 2)
• On June 11, Sydney Region presented a L4L (DER)
Technical Briefing for High Schools
• Around 95 high school staff attended (mostly CCs)
• Complete Presentation available at:
– http://tinyurl.com/SRL4Lbriefingnotes
• On June 24, a High School Principal’s Briefing for
DER – NSW will be held at St George Leagues Club
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
DER – Keep up with the News
• Main DER NSW Website:
http://tinyurl.com/L4Lwebsite includes:
– Regular Bulletins
– FAQs
– Rollout Schedule (continually updated)
– Policies and Procedures
– Professional Learning
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
Any Final Questions?
NSW Department of Education & Training
Sydney Region
NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way
www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au