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<p>Dear edulists subscribers,<br></p>
<p>Just a reminder for this fantastic opportunity for ALL teachers on the 17th <span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1043" class="Object"><font color="#00008b"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2369">September</span></font></span>. For more information go to <span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1044" class="Object"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2370"><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents" target="_blank"><font color="#00008b">http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents</font></a></span> Get in quick</span><br><br>Apologies for the cross posting.</p>
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<p><strong></strong><strong><span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1045" class="Object"><font color="#00008b"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2371"></span></font></span>Game Maker for Teachers (17th September 9.30 to 3.30 pm)</strong></p>
<p>The <span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1046" class="Object"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2372"><a href="http://www.progawards.vitta.org.au/" target="_blank"><font color="#00008b">Programming Awards Competition</font></a></span></span> is coming up (entries close on 16<sup><font size="2">th</font></sup> <span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1047" class="Object"><font color="#00008b"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2373">October</span></font></span>).
How can you gain confidence in programming skills, graphics, music and
creating engaging gameplay, to help your students (and you) showcase
your talents?</p>
<p>VITTA and Tony Forster present a practical day of learning with some
of your students where you will explore Game Maker in order to learn,
inspire and engage. Game Maker is a program that allows you to make
exciting computer games, without the need to write a single line of
code. Making games with Game Maker is a lot of fun and allows you to
create professional looking games within very little time.</p>
<p>Game Maker's simple drag and drop interface is friendly enough to
use with as young as Year 3, but through its powerful scripting
language, it is suitable right up to Year 12 and beyond. With Game
Maker you can easily create games such as top view, platform games,
first person shooters, 3D and networked multiplayer games. It is a
fully fledged programming language capable of non game applications
such as physics simulations and databases. </p>
<p><strong>New</strong>: a category for teacher entries in the <span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1048" class="Object"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2374"><a href="http://www.progawards.vitta.org.au/" target="_blank"><font color="#00008b">Programming Awards</font></a></span></span>! Now you can have a go as well.</p>
<p><strong>Dates</strong>: <span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1049" class="Object"><font color="#00008b"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2375">Tuesday</span></font></span> 15<sup><font size="2">th</font></sup> <span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1050" class="Object"><font color="#00008b"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2376">September</span></font></span> 2009 (Primary) and 17th <span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1051" class="Object"><font color="#00008b"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2377">September</span></font></span> 2009 (Secondary)</p>
<p><strong>Time</strong>: 9.30 am to 3.30 pm</p>
<p><strong>Venue</strong>: Forest Hill Centre for Digital Excellence<br>198 Mahoneys Rd<br>Burwood East VIC 3151</p>
<p><br><strong>Presenter: </strong><span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1052" class="Object"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2378"><a href="http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><strong><font color="#00008b">Tony Forster</font></strong></a></span></span><strong>.</strong> Tony
has been providing workshops in Game Maker for VITTA for many years and
has expertise in using Game Maker across the curriculum.</p>
<p><strong>Cost</strong>: Members: $150.00 Non Members $185.00</p>
<p><br>Lunch and light refreshments will be provided<br><br><br><br>-- <br>Jo McLeay<br>VITTA Professional Learning Officer<br>T: +61 3 9495 6836<br>F: +61 3 9495 6834<br>M: +61 (0) 402 087 017<br>E: <font color="#00008b"><span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1053" class="Object"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2379">jo@vitta.org.au</span></span><br></font>W: <span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1054" class="Object"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2380"><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/" target="_blank"><font color="#00008b">www.vitta.org.au</font></a></span></span><br>Suite 209, 134 - 136 Cambridge St,<br>PO Box 1099<br>Collingwood, VIC, 3066, Australia<br><br>Slide to Open ~ digital learning<br>VITTA Conference 2009<br><span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1055" class="Object"><font color="#00008b"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2381">Mon</span></font></span> <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2382">Nov</span> 23 - <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2383">Wed</span> <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2384">Nov</span> 25<br>Grandstand Flemington Racecourse<br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><br></div></div><br><br>-- <br><div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Jo McLeay<br>VITTA Professional Learning Officer<br>T: +61 3 9495 6836<br>F: +61 3 9495 6834<br>M: +61 (0) 402 087 017<br>E: jo@vitta.org.au<br>W: www.vitta.org.au<br>Suite 209, 134 - 136 Cambridge St,<br>PO Box 1099<br>Collingwood, VIC, 3066, Australia<br><br>Slide to Open ~ digital learning<br>VITTA Conference 2009<br>Mon Nov 23 - Wed Nov 25<br>Grandstand Flemington Racecourse<br><br>Follow us on </font><a href="http://twitter.com/vittaconference" target="_blank"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Twitter</font></a></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>