[Yr7-10it] windfall school tech spending list

[Emma MCLEAN]

An interesting question to be posed... I'm with Peter on this one, however I would like to add a few more little items:

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	At least another 3 techies to help the teachers with technology
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	Ability to skill up ALL teachers of IT so no teacher feels they do not know how to use IT
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	data projecter in each room along with all the technology to go with it and use it reguarly!
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	More pd time to help teachers who need skilling up!

Emma McLean 
IT Domain Head
IT/Humanities Teacher
St Helena Secondary College
Wallowa Road,
Eltham North 3095
Phone: 9438 8500
Fax: 9438 8555

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Good fast network and servers
Multimedia projectors with speakers in each teaching space
Huge big fat pipe to internet
No limit to internet access data costs
Lots and lots of properly resourced and relevant educator training
Appropriate levels of tech time
Strong systemic encouragement to use lots and lots of FOSS with students and teachers
Systemic use of FOSS tools and projects so that the system employs programmers to customise and develop appropriate FOSS software for schools and so also supports the development of the IT industry in our country
Notebook/netbook for all students and teachers
System improvements like access to wiki and other collaborative sorts of software that can be appropriately configured within the schools VPN



2009/2/22 <stephen at melbpc.org.au>


	Hi all,
	
	
	A quick survey .. regarding technology .. what would you and your school
	
	spend many bucket loads of money on .. right now .. technology related ??
	
	
	maybe, an unlimited, within reason, thankful ex-student bequest say :)
	
	just a very short list if you like, on or off list, and i'll collate :D
	
	tens+ million for technology related spending **now** for your school ??
	
	
	what?
	
	
	
	
	
	http://www.edweek.org <http://www.edweek.org/>  American Technology experts are advising school
	officials to look closely at the new federal economic-stimulus package
	for indirect as well as direct sources of aid for technology projects.
	The $787 billion stimulus bill, signed into law last week, includes $650
	million for existing educational technology programs and opens additional
	opportunities to find money for such purposes as improved broadband
	access for rural schools and enhanced data-management systems."
	
	
	Eg all notebooks, touch screen iwbs & fast broadband in every classroom?
	
	just maybe, Kevin might need to spend more yet, quickly, let's be ready :)
	
	
	cheers,
	Stephen
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