How to be green in ICT
Green ICT addresses the goal of reducing carbon emission, and teaches how to measure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from information and communication technology. How smart video conferencing, smart networks, smart grids and smart infrastructure will help to lighten our carbon footprint will therefore rightly be the subject of far more focussed policy attention for a number of federal government departments and agencies from now on. Green ICT, as the application of information technologies to reduce carbon emissions is now described, ought to be on everyone’s agenda. more....
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Leaving or changing schools? A couple of things you need to know…
If your leaving...
Are you, your colleague, or one of your staff leaving the Department? Do you want to keep all of your final pay? Well, here’s something you better remember: you need to return your staff laptop and accessories to your school before you leave. The same applies for teachers going on leave for more than 10 weeks (including school holidays/stand down). By doing this you will avoid delays in the payment of your final allowance, and possible charges. more....
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How satellites deliver internet to remote NT schools
Forty-five remote Northern Territory schools receive high-speed internet via Satellites through a program DET calls the Stars Network.
When the Stars Network was turned on early this year, its minimum requirement was to provide quality internet access that could stream video lessons for the Alice Springs and Katherine Schools of the Air and the Northern Territory Open Education Centre. more...
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Urgent return of unassigned teacher laptops
Can all schools please return all unassigned laptops to IT Services, Darwin, urgently. New teachers who arrive in the NT for the 2010 school year will be attending orientation where they will receive staff laptops on January 18. more....
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Virtual school delivers real learning
In what once would have been in the realm of science fiction, satellites orbiting 35,000km from the earth are bringing students from all over the Northern Territory together into the same classroom.
Each day, students at Corella Creek Primary School in the remote Barkly Tablelands, join Alice Springs School of the Air (ASSOA) classes that include students from some of the Territory’s most isolated outposts. more....
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@School IT Academy
DET is looking to establish an online IT Academy where students and staff will be offered accredited online and interactive training in computer software, hardware and networking. DET IT Academy courses will provide flexible pathways to certification and industry accreditation for staff and students who wish to pursue careers in the IT industry. more information....
Diploma of Network Engineering
Interested in the Diploma of Network Engineering? Click here for details on the course outline, enrolment processes, requirements and course costs.
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