Fascinating workshop for anybody attending ACEC2012. I am looking forward to meeting the presenter who also teaches with the OLPC laptops. Details below.<div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">If you are interested in joining us, Amanda Rablin and I are running an online GoogleHangout this Monday evening (9pm EST, 7pm Perth, 11 pm Auckland) for a live broadcast in build up to our ACEC Unplugged event, a space for peer-to-peer learning, collaboration and creativity that will be running just before and alongside the main ACEC2012 conference in Perth from 2 - 5 October. You read up more about this here and register your interest by </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></span>
<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">clicking on the going: </span><b style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">yes, no, maybe</b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> options. Education leader Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach will be joining us.</span><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<a href="http://acecunplugged.wikispaces.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://acecunplugged.wikispaces.com</a><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br></div><div>Regards Roland<br><br><div name="sig_830103b89c" style="margin:0pt"></div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">ECAWA President</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:president@ecawa.wa.edu.au">president@ecawa.wa.edu.au</a>></span><br>
Date: 2 September 2012 22:37<br>Subject: [echalk] ACEC2012 Pre Conference Workshops and Tours - One Laptop per Child Australia (OLPC) Workshop<br><br><div style="font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;word-wrap:break-word">
<div><div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana">This is brilliant workshop and what you learn can be applied to 'ordinary' classrooms. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana">The One Laptop per Child Workshop is also wonderful value for you PD dollar. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Verdana"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana">Remember that workshop participants not only attend a first class workshop and enjoy a delicious lunch together, but following afternoon tea, participants are invited to move on to the Opening Keynote Address by Professor Patrick Griffin, the Twenty : 20 Challenge and the Welcome Reception.</span></div>
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<p style>Tickets to the <strong>One Laptop per Child Australia (OLPC) Pre Conference Workshop</strong>, a full day workshop on Tuesday the 2nd of October are now available.</p><p style><strong>The ticket includes the OLPC full day workshop plus:</strong></p>
<ul style><li>Morning tea</li><li>Lunch</li><li>Afternoon tea</li><li>Access to the:</li></ul><p style="padding-left:90px">Opening Keynote Address<br>
Twenty : 20 Challenge<br>
Welcome Reception</p><p style>This workshop will begin at 9.00 am and conclude at 3.15 pm, in time for afternoon tea, followed by the Opening Keynote Address of ACEC2012.</p><p style>The well-known XO <strong><em>Green Machine</em></strong> is a laptop designed with education in mind for primary aged students.</p>
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<p style="font-size:13px">One Laptop per Child Australia (OLPC) has been working with schools around the country, predominantly in remote communities, to provide this technology to enhance student engagement and ultimately improve student learning outcomes.</p>
<p style="font-size:13px">The OLPC program has evolved since its inception four years ago. Laptops have been deployed around the country, new training programs, software development and deployment models have emerged in order to be an innovative and dynamic organisation, striving to find new and creative ways to target complicated educational challenges.</p>
<p style="font-size:13px">This workshop will provide an opportunity for <strong><em>hands-on</em></strong> work with the current generation of XO laptops.</p><p style="font-size:13px">The XO supports many scenarios to fulfil student learning needs. The XO also provides significant advances in technology that reduce power consumption and make the laptop more rugged for children’s use.</p>
<p style="font-size:13px">Explore the Sugar learning environment and our unique and latest approach to learning!</p><p style="font-size:13px">Participants will be guided through many activities on the XO laptop and learn about using them in a classroom environment.</p>
<p style="font-size:13px">Participants will also learn about the significant work OLPC is doing across the country and the way this technology is disseminated to students within a comprehensive learning program involving teachers, community members and students.</p>
<p style="font-size:13px">The workshop will also explore the lessons learnt in Australia and the new directions OLPC Australia has taken.</p><p style><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:13px">The presenter is Tracy Richardson of OLPC Australia.</span></p>
<p style="font-size:13px"><strong>Please note that because the hands-on activities involved are such an important part of this workshop, the size of the group will be strictly limited.</strong></p><p style="font-size:13px">
<strong><span style="color:#ffffff">.</span></strong></p><p style="font-size:13px"><strong>8.45am</strong> Check in at the ACEC2012 Registration Desk</p><p style="font-size:13px"><strong>9.00 am</strong> Workshop begins</p>
<p style="font-size:13px"><strong>3.15 pm</strong> Worksop ends, in time for Afternoon Tea and the Opening of Conference, Opening Keynote Address, Twenty : 20 Challenge and Welcome Reception</p><p style="font-size:13px">
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<p style="font-size:13px"><strong><em>NB:</em></strong><em> ACEC2012 Pre Conference Workshops will take place subject to the minimum number of participants being reached.</em></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border-top:1px solid #999;padding-top:4px;margin-top:1.5em;width:100%">
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