REMINDERS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Registered Courses for Teachers
See links below for flyers:
The following are DET registered courses under the terms of the NSW Institute of Teachers Continuing Professional Development policy:
• The use of email and its application in teaching and learning.
   http://sts.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=137&Itemid=59
• Accessing online resources for teaching and learning.
  http://sts.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=136&Itemid=59
These courses assist teachers to apply ICT in the classroom to meet syllabus outcomes and will provide teachers with hands on experience in:
• applying email to learning experiences
• utilising TaLE and other online resources
Courses will be open to all teachers with an interest in developing their ICT skills. New Scheme teachers will receive formal accreditation for the Institute of Teachers’ professional development requirements upon successful completion of the course.
Click here to apply online (intranet only)

Principals Network Information
Principals Network Information (PNI) will soon be available through the DET Portal to assist principals in managing the use of their schools available bandwidth. This service is scheduled for release in Week 4 Term 2, provided there are no issues identified during the test process.
Principal training is scheduled to commence from Week 4, Term 2.
The release of PNI will be formally announced in the InPrincipal publication and a policy for the acceptable use of the service will be made available on the Department’s internet site.

Lite Portal Accounts for Non DET personnel
The application information details and the on-line form may be found School Support Documentation/FAQs/How can Lite Portal accounts be obtained? https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/lists/directoratesaz/it/internet_email/faq/index.htm#q23 (intranet only) 

My email – User display name change
Users’ display name in the My email Global Address List (GAL) now appears in “Surname, Firstname” order in line with DET corporate email.
Search results within the My email GAL will present names in this way.
The method to search for a user within the GAL is unchanged.
For further information or assistance contact IT Help Services on 1800 338 483 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

FREE Student Seminars Available - presentations to students at your school, customised to each stage level.
Each seminar may be customised to the specific type of student group, stage and/or curriculum focus.
Please see InPrincipal 2007-03-16 https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/inprincipal/sydney/2007-03-16/8studentseminars.doc (intranet only)
or Week 5 Bulletin .

Support for Schools
Please remember that Gayle Tregoning and Kathy Danilatos are available to support you and your staff in the use of the portal, email and integrating ICT into Teaching and Learning. We are available for school visits and training.

KidSpace Portal (k – 6) and Student Portal (7 – 12)
There are many useful links and search engines on both portals. Click on this link to learn more about these portals and related links within.
http://sts.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au//index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=11&id=82&Itemid=59

One Step At A Kind (OSAAT)
Ever wondered how on-line questionaires or quizzes are made, with drop-down boxes? It is not as hard as you might think.
Click here for instructions.

Email Task for Stage 3 – Traditions and Heritage
Stage Three email task

Have a look at these Sites:
Primary Mathematics:
"Smartkiddies addresses the need for a high quality computer-based maths program that is free." http://www.smartkiddies.com/

Secondary Mathematics:
“Binomial theorem and binomial probability (complete unit)”
A multimedia interactive resource designed to support teaching and learning about various applications of Pascal’s triangle, e.g. numbers and patterns (Stages 4 and 5), binomial expansion and binomial probability (Stage 6 Extension 1), consisting of 5 independent modules.
http://lrr.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/Lrr2Tale/Tale/ResourceInfo.aspx?resID=4677