Microsoft Innovative Teachers’ Awards
Every year Microsoft acknowledges exceptional visionary
teachers who have introduced innovative technologies in
imaginative ways into the curriculum to support students
and improve learning outcomes for tomorrow.
This year, eight teachers (one individual winner from each
state and territory) will be recognised and rewarded through
Microsoft's Innovative Teachers Award. This year's Innovative
Teachers will fly to the Microsoft Asia Pacific Innovative
Teachers Forum in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 9-11 June 2009. A national
winner will also be selected from this group to attend the
Worldwide Microsoft Innovative Teachers Conference in 2009.
So remember, this award is much more about innovation than
resources, so it doesn't matter if you're using a little
ICT or a lot, it's the inspiration and innovation that matter.
See the Microsoft Innovative Teachers’ portal for
more information http://www.microsoft.com/australia/education/pil/innovativeteachers/awards.mspx
ICTC Forums
DEET IT Services are holding ICTC Forum's in regional locations
once again and invite ICTC's and any other interested teaching
staff to attend.
The presenters will include
Bob Creek - Director IT Services
Sap Daroch - Manager IT Operations
Jenny Buckworth - Manager eLearning Services
The forum's will be held in Week 2 and 3 of Semester 2 at
the following venue's:
| Week |
Date |
Venue |
Time |
| Week
2
|
Monday 21st April |
Tennant Creek High School |
3:15pm - 4:30pm |
Tuesday 22nd April |
Bradshaw Primary School |
3:15pm - 4:30pm |
| Week
3
|
Monday 28th April |
Darwin Middle School |
3:15pm - 4:30pm |
Tuesday 29th April |
Durack Primary School |
3:15pm - 4:30pm |
Wednesday 30th April |
Katherine High School |
3:15pm - 4:30pm |
Teleconference facilities will be available if you are
unable to attend any of the forum's.
An agenda for the forum's will be sent out in the near future
along with the Venue/Room details for each location.
If you would like to attend or if you have any queries please
advise Marissa Chaplin by e-mail: marissa.chaplin@nt.gov.au,
or phone on 8999 5639 by Thursday 17th April 2008.
Service Centre Portal
Get on board! There is a range of information relating
to ICT and the delivery of IT services being recorded
in the Portal: https://portal.ntschools.net/servicecentre/default.aspx
more
ICTC Discussion Forum
A facility for ongoing discussion amongst ICTCs, similar
to the Lyris ICTC mailing list, has been created in the
Service Centre portal using a discussion forum. ICTCs
will need to enter their ntschools username and password
to gain access with the ‘discussion forum’
being located at the top left of this portal site. This
forum is available to ICTCs only at present.
Data Storage Management
If schools server storage capacity is over 90% utilised,
systems and backups begin to fail. Check your server out!
more
Change of name to TIPS
IT Services Division and Business Planning and Information
Division have recently combined and have been renamed
Technology Information and Planning Services (TIPS). TIPS
is led by Greg Moo, Chief Information Officer. more
NTSchools Portal
Most schools are now using the Portal. Workshops have
recently been conducted for Portal Admin Training, Portal
for teachers and a refresher for Portal Administrators.
Each school has a designated Portal Administrator. To
locate your school’s portal admin check the following:
http://www.ict.schools.nt.gov.au/computers_networks/pdfs/NTSchoolsPortal_Administrators_08.pdf
Bandwidth Changes
The WAN bandwidth at 31 remote schools are in the process
of being increased. 25 have been completed and Telstra
are progressively working through the remaining 6 satellite
sites. Sites listed attached.
SAMS Behaviour Module
Over the next few weeks, the SAMS team will work with
individual schools to progressively upgrade the Behaviour
Module which includes the activation of new parameters.
more
REACT Goes Mobile
Top End Group Schools gathered together in Darwin last
week for a 2 day workshop using the resource Primary Connections
– linking science with literacy. Using REACT two
transition teachers from Gunbalunya CEC, Hagar and Virginia,
were able to share their experiences about how they were
using this program with their Transition class and how
it enriched the learning experience of their indigenous
students. more
