Index Page for Hands Across the Water Conference

28 January 2003

The second day of a two day conference for staff from the 3 schools in the ICT Cluster.

Vision
All staff will use ICT confidently and creatively to help develop the skills and knowledge they need to achieve personal goals and to be full
participants in the global community.

Context
To benefit from the expansion of ICT and the impact this has on our ways of living and working, we need a learning culture that recognises:

The enhanced breadth, richness and authenticity of learning that can be achieved through ICT,
The need for people to use ICT and information to fully participate in society and the workplace, and
The importance of specialist ICT skills to economic development.

Framework for action

The aims include

Extending the capability of teachers and school leaders through professional development activities
Creating a culture of collaboration and facilitating the sharing of best practice through the school and online communities of interest
Developing and delivering quality online learning resources, and enhancing the effectiveness

Teachers will

Become confident and capable users of ICT,
Use ICT to support their professional growth and administration, and integrate ICT flexibly and effectively within the curriculum
Use ICT to enhance learners' knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Lead whole-school change, and promote and use ICT to model best practice.

From DigitalHorizons www.minedu.govt.nz/web/document/document_page.cfm?id=6760&p=1003.1024.6918#P9_0

The following videos are from Day 2 of the Conference.
They are also available on VHS tape, CD-ROM, VideoCD and DVD.

	Suitable for broadband connections mpeg 1.5 mbps mpeg 600 kbps mpeg 384 kbps mpeg 128 kbps ASF 100 kbps (also suitable for Jetstart ADSL) Suitable for dial-up connections ASF 56 kpbs	Alastair Sherriff - Partner, Buddle Findlay Alastair specialises in computer crimes and fraud. He provided examples of how these happen and how staff should keep themselves and their students safe. On the CD-ROM this can be viewed by clicking here or looking for the file alastair.mpg On the Internet, click on one of the files to the left, according to your connection speed. This file on CD disk 3
	Suitable for broadband connections mpeg 1.5 mbps mpeg 600 kbps mpeg 384 kbps mpeg 128 kbps ASF 100 kbps (also suitable for Jetstart ADSL) Suitable for dial-up connections ASF 56 kpbs	Garry Falloon - Auckland College of Education Garry spoke about the relationship between learning theory and innovative classroom practice with ICT, in particular the arguments surrounding cognitive flexibility and multimedia authoring. On the CD-ROM this can be viewed by clicking here or looking for the file garry.mpg On the Internet, click on one of the files to the left, according to your connection speed. This file on CD disk 5
	Suitable for broadband connections mpeg 1.5 mbps mpeg 600 kbps mpeg 384 kbps mpeg 128 kbps ASF 100 kbps (also suitable for Jetstart ADSL) Suitable for dial-up connections ASF 56 kpbs	Barry Baughan - Rangi Ruru Girls School Barry provided an interactive demonstration of the FirstClass System used at Rangi Ruru, and to be used in eth Hands Across the Water cluster system On the CD-ROM this can be viewed by clicking here or looking for the file barry.mpg On the Internet, click on one of the files to the left, according to your connection speed. This file on CD disk 4
	Suitable for broadband connections mpeg 1.5 mbps mpeg 600 kbps mpeg 384 kbps mpeg 128 kbps ASF 100 kbps (also suitable for Jetstart ADSL) Suitable for dial-up connections ASF 56 kpbs	Hamish MacEwan - Product Development, CityLink Ltd Hamish spoke on CafeNet, an innovative wireless Internet service in Wellington and available in Wellington Girls College. On the CD-ROM this can be viewed by clicking here or looking for the file hamish.mpg On the Internet, click on one of the files to the left, according to your connection speed. This file on CD disk 4
	Suitable for broadband connections mpeg 1.5 mbps mpeg 600 kbps mpeg 384 kbps mpeg 128 kbps ASF 100 kbps (also suitable for Jetstart ADSL) Suitable for dial-up connections ASF 56 kpbs	Final Keynote Address. Prof Don Hanna University of Wisconsin On the CD-ROM this can be viewed by clicking here or looking for the file don.mpg On the Internet, click on one of the files to the left, according to your connection speed. This file on CD disk 4

These movies are viewable in Windows Media Player , Apple Quicktime or Real Player