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MacSchoolsNet Meetings 2007

Date
#
Meeting Focus
Venue
01 03 2007
25
e-Potential website & ICT Capabilities Resource [Lauren O'Grady] • MacWorld San Francisco report [Tony Sullivan & Justin Lewis] • Network directions for 2007
Beyond the Box - & Medusa Tavern Moonee Ponds
29 03 2007
26
•  Clarke Stevenson demonstrated Broadlearn - a great program for the Early Years.
• David Allibon from Next Byte demonstrated how to create QT Panorama movies - Virtual Tours.
Essendon North Primary School
14 06 2007
27
• DoE MacBook image [Neil Davey, Service Delivery Manager, Technical Support to Schools Program, WMR] and roundtable discussion. • Network submission to ASSISTM Web 2.0 & Weather - progress report. • Presentations & iPods [Michal Bogatko, Beyond the Box]
Iramoo Primary School
16 08 2007
28
• Mimio Interactive Whiteboards [Peter Goldie, IBS AV]. • iLife '08 - What's new? [Michal Bogatko, Beyond the Box]. • Follow up to MacBook image discussions from last meeting [Neil Davey, Service Delivery Manager, Technical Support to Schools Program, WMR] • Web 2.0 submission - progress report • PD series 2007 iWeb • Animation Festival update
St Therese's Primary School, Essendon
13 09 2007
29
• Tony Richards , IT Made Simple, demonstrating a new, free, gamemaking and animation program called Scratch. Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art and share your creations on the web. Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. • Animation Festival  • Networking amongst members
Manorvale Primary School
01 11 2007
30
• Some simple [and free] ways of how to start Web 2.0 activities in your classroom [Mark & Deb]
Setting your own wiki [using Wikispaces] and how to use it in schools
De.licio.us accounts [setting up or looking at others accounts] • Free Mac OSX software
Yarraville West Primary School
06 12 2007
31
OSX 10.5 Leopard: An introduction [Michal Bogatko - Beyond the Box]
• Demonstration of the latest application from plasq.com. • Ricky D'Amelio demonstrated Bunny, a soon to be released iWeb add on • Followed by a meal at a local restaurant
Avondale Primary School

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