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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi all</span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> (</span><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>apologies
for cross-posting)</span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I received the following info from Andrew Parsons at Microsoft
concerning a training day especially for educators that he has organised –
details are below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-AU> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Tech.Ed Academic Day is a no-cost dedicated day of content
designed to be relevant to IT educators. </span><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The day brings Microsoft “thought provokers” and
respected university lecturers together to discuss current topics such as
social and new media, and offers the chance to network with fellow educators.
Topics include:</span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'>·</span><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'>
</span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Game development in the classroom</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'>·</span><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'>
</span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The impact of social media on students, both in the classroom
and without</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'>·</span><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'>
</span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Open Source and Microsoft</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'>·</span><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'>
</span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The future of the Web</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-AU> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>When </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Andrew</span><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> ran
the technical training days earlier this year, </span><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>he</span><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> received feedback from teachers asking about topics that were
more general technology areas as well as for more technical training, and while
</span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>he is</span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> planning on another series of free
training days later on for specific technologies, Academic Day is designed to
provide free academic discussions and presentations on general technology
areas.</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-AU> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>For those interested, </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Andrew will </span><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>also talk about programs teachers can use to excite their
students about technology such as Imagine Cup, the world’s biggest
technology competition for students aimed at generating socially responsible
technology-based solutions to the world’s toughest problems, DreamSpark
for free software, Faculty Connection for a wealth of resources for use in your
own curriculum stream, etc, but the main focus is the topic areas mentioned
above.</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-AU> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Tech.Ed Academic Day is free to attend – simply register
your intent to attend at the website below. If you have any queries, please
shoot them through</span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> to me and I can pass them on to Andrew.</span><span
lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-AU> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>For more info on the agenda, or to register:</span><span
lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><a
href="http://www.microsoft.com.au/events/register/home.aspx?levent=347949&linvitation"
target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>http://www.microsoft.com.au/events/register/home.aspx?levent=347949&linvitation</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-AU> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>This day was originally designed as part of the Tech.Ed
developer conference </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I</span><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>
posted about a couple of months ago, but because Tech.Ed sold out, </span><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Andrew has </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>been able to open it up for
educators who want to attend just for the single day.</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-AU> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'>Adrian</span><span
lang=EN-AU> <span style='color:#1F497D'>Janson<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>VITTA President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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