NSW DET and Windows 7 external link icon

Date Stamp:
15 October 2009

Essentially a Microsoft promo video on the NSW DET deploying Windows 7.

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The Digital Education Revolution in NSW external link icon

Date Stamp:
31 August 2009

Are you interested in what is happening with the Digital Education Revolution in NSW? The DET has released a public web-site with lots of information like the machine specs and software. Also check out the slightly kitschy video:

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Laptops to reduce student absenteeism external link icon

Date Stamp:
26 June 2009

STUDENT absenteeism is to plummet in high schools as wayward pupils are lured back to class by free laptops.

Source: Laptop of learning in luxury

he he… yeah right.

I work in a school with daily absenteeism of 25% or more. Laptops are not going to change this updated: I should say, they are not going to make this figure plummet, the reasons for this absenteeism are social.

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A response to the DER external link icon

Date Stamp:
16 June 2009

The DER as it is unfortunately named, is about to hit NSW schools. This letter provides a convincing statement of what I’ve been thinking. In my school, equipping every teacher with a computer, projector and IWB (or even just the projector) – and a couple of days of professional development (formal or informal) would have been a better investment.

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NSW DET culls netbook list external link icon

Date Stamp:
24 February 2009

Vendor for the 220,000 $500 DET Learning Devices (netbooks, sort of) will be chosen from:

ASUSTek, Acer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and local technology supplier Anabelle Bits Pty Ltd, a division of ASI solutions

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