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Keynote - Trends that are Redefining Education in the 21st Century

Presentation Description:

A portable personal computer for every student is now becoming a reality not only here in Australia, but also abroad. In this presentation, Bruce Dixon will discuss the educational imperative to move toward 1-to-1 classrooms and inspire you to begin your journey with reasons as to why it is essential education moves in this way, and discuss the practical realities of such an initiative.

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Keynote - What does Contemporary Learning Look Like?

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Implementing a technology program is ultimately about powerful learning opportunities for students. This presentation looks at powerful curriculum design which exploits the use of technology for more than technology’s sake, to give you an idea of the impact that every student having their own device can have on the curriculum opportunities.

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Funding a Sustainable 1-to-1 Initiative and Engaging the Support of Your Community

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If you think NSSCF is to fund laptops for your students for the next 4 years, this may not be the session for you. This session focuses on the NSSCF as an ideal catalyst to establish a long-term sustainable program that will allow all of your students to have a laptop. It will look at case studies from across Australia, and in other countries, and also talk at length about the best way engage stakeholders to ensure support for your initiative.

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Animation For All – Simple Ways to use Animation in Your Classroom

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Animation is an immensely important aspect of student culture. When making and using animation students not only have a lot of fun but also develop skills that reinforce their understanding of story structure and expand creative horizons and open new avenues for expressing themselves and their understanding. Throughout this session we will delve into a range of different animation programs from basic animation using PowerPoint through to other popular title such as Monkey Jam.

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Introduction to a Tablet PC

Presentation Description:

This optional session will cover Tablet PC basics including use of ArtRage, basics of OneNote and inking in the Office Suite. Come along to this interactive lunch session and see how a Tablet can be used as a teaching and learning tool in your school.

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Seven Secrets of Successful 1-to-1 Initiatives and Three Taboos

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This session will focus on the things that really matter. In this session Bruce will highlight the decisions that make or break a 1 to 1 program…and along the way warn of the things that can distract school leaders and lessen the benefit to their students. This session will also share some insight into several emerging trends that school leaders should be aware of for future planning.

Presentation Title:

OneNote for Powerful Teaching and Learning

Presentation Description:

Microsoft OneNote is an amazing tool for creating, disseminating and completing curriculum. It allows for writing, typing, powerful researching and is ultimately being used as a paper replacement in many schools. The ability to set up OneNote Notebooks in the cloud or on school networks is taking collaboration to the next level in classrooms.

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Case Study

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This joint presentation by Computelec and a school will offer an honest and interesting insight into what worked and problems encountered by schools who have recently introduced a 1-to-1 student notebook program.

Computelec has well over 20 years experience in partnering with schools to run sustainable 1-to-1 programs and was the first company in the world to implement this type of program in schools. This joint case study will highlight the importance of this relationship and hopefully give you some insight as to running effective 1-to-1 learning programs in schools.

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Keynote - Emerging Technologies and Implications for the Future

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Let’s pause to reflect on where we are on this journey with learning in the 21st Century and glance forward at what is yet to come. The implications of collaborative, interactive and ground breaking technologies on education is yet to be fully understood, but one thing is for sure, schools, teachers and students will change as a result.

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Professional Development Strategies that best Support Technology Rich Learning

Presentation Description:

Developing effective policies provide a strong foundation for your 1 to 1 program. This session tackles two important areas, with a focus on the diversity and strength of various professional learning initiatives that are a necessary component of any successful 1-to-1 initiative. Additionally the session will explore the key policies that must be addressed as a foundation for a 1-to-1 program, which will be supplemented with examples from other schools, showing both the benefits and consequences of their introduction.

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Simple Teaching Tricks and Curriculum Design Using Technology

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During this session we will explore several curriculum areas and give some simple teaching tricks and curriculum design ideas that will provide you with some useful technology-rich teaching strategies that can be used in the classroom. This workshop will step you through real world curriculum samples and then provide some resources so that you and your staff will have some practical ideas to use in your classroom.

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Creating an Action Plan for your School

Presentation Description:

The best thinking around the issues and ideas that must be addressed within your school when implementing a 1-to-1 initiative have already been discussed. We will wrap up the two days by giving you time to develop an action plan of your next steps, and help you take away a clear outline to your critical planning.