<span class="q"><p><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Computer Game Design, Programming, Multimedia and Mathematics</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span>
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">(apologies for cross posting, we wanted this initial message to reach all possible interested parties)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Computer game programming
has just achieved an enhanced profile in Australian schools. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> We're delighted to announce
that our submission for funding to the Australian School Innovation in Science,
Technology and Mathematics (ASISTM) Project has been successful.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Visit <a href="http://www.asistm.edu.au/successful.asp?st=all" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.asistm.edu.au/successful.asp?st=all</a>
to see a summary of all successful submissions.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> The Game making submission
was authored by a collective of three schools in </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">South Australia</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">, two in </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Victoria</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">
and one in </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tasmania</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> as well as ACMI, the Australian Centre for Moving
Image. Both primary and secondary schools are involved.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> The Coordinator of the
project is </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tony Forster</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> a Victorian parent and professional engineer who
initially became interested in </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Game Maker</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> as a
way to teach his son computer programming. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Our Project goals include:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> - to use the motivating
power of computer games to improve outcomes in traditional education areas,
including design, programming, multimedia and mathematics</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">- to replicate the highly
successful Computer Club project in other schools</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">- to establish game
programming as a well recognised learning tool in Australian primary and
secondary schools</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">- to establish active
communities, both of teachers and students, who are enthused by game
programming</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> The Project is funded for
the next 18 months but aims to becoming self sustaining beyond that.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> If you wish to become
involved or obtain more information then please contact either </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tony Forster</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> or a signatory in your State listed below:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Victoria</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">:</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Forster Engineering Services P/L</span></strong><span class="q"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Tony Forster</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <a href="mailto:forster@ozonline.com.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">forster@ozonline.com.au
</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Westall</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Secondary</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">College</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> (Clayton
South)</span></strong><span class="q"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
Roland Gesthuizen <a href="mailto:rge@westallsc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">rge@westallsc.vic.edu.au</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Kardinia</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">
International</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">College</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> (</span></strong><strong>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Geelong</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">)</span></strong><span class="q"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
James Powell <a href="mailto:PowellJ@kardinia.vic.edu.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">PowellJ@kardinia.vic.edu.au</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">South
Australia</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">:</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Woodville</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">High School</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">
(Woodville)</span></strong><span class="q"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
Bill Kerr <a href="mailto:billkerr@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">billkerr@gmail.com</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Glenelg</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Primary
School</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> (Glenelg East)</span></strong><span class="q"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Al Upton</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <a href="mailto:al.upton@glenelgsr7.sa.edu.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">al.upton@glenelgsr7.sa.edu.au
</a></span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cedar</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">
College</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> (GREENACRES)</span></strong><span class="q"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
Steve Sakovits <a href="mailto:steve@sakovits.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">steve@sakovits.com</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tasmania</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">:</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">New </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Town</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">
High School</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> (New Town)</span></strong><span class="q"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
"</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Meijers, Margaret T</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">" <a href="mailto:margaret.meijers@education.tas.gov.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
margaret.meijers@education.tas.gov.au</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="q">Australian Centre for Moving
Image (ACMI):<br></span>
Vincent Trundle <a href="mailto:vtrundle@acmi.net.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">vtrundle@acmi.net.au</a></span></p>