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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Cleary, Monica M<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sun 22/02/2009 12:59 PM<BR><B>To:</B> stephen@melbpc.org.au<BR><B>Subject:</B> What would I spend $$$ on in schools?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2><BR>I often wish for interactive whiteboard or similar facility in every classroom. I regularly, as do we all, have to suspend a collaborative activity in class where we might be compiling a sample to model a piece of writing on. This means that next class I have to rewrite the beginning of the piece again, otherwise it is too difficult to pick up where we left off, for me as well as the class.<BR><BR>Moving on to things that seem merely fantasy list items at present, a digital projector to hook up to laptop would open up possibilities I haven't even thought of at present. Where I work, my faculty resources are a long trek from where I teach, and I teach in nine different rooms. This makes having a range of stimulus material/resources at hand very difficult. We are, however, expected to have our laptops with us in every class, so having more flexibility in the ways we use them and more on board resources would mean that we could overcome the problems of not having hard copy items with us.<BR><BR>As hinted at in the latter suggestion, I don't even know what I would like, because of the lack of facilities at present. Perhaps another wish list item could be that the list can be added to after a period of experiencing new technology. I won't know till I have these basic functional problems sorted out!<BR><BR>Thanks for offering to compile this list,<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>Monica Cleary<BR></FONT></P></DIV><p></p><p><b>Important - </b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.</p>
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