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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I believe this is happening, presumably as a Department directive. I found out by accident when I saw all the computer lab computers with Windows 8.1 on them.
A few of us will be trialling the new OS on our laptops over the holidays with a view to changing all staff laptops over during next year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#5F497A">Eugene Van der Westhuizen</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Gleneagles Secondary College<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Leanne Wright<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 13 December 2013 7:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> itapps@edulists.com.au; yr11it@edulists.com.au<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Year 12 IT Apps] Windows 8.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I have been informed by our computer manager that the Department has mandated the use of the above operating system on all school computers including those in classrooms. As I have not been
shown the communication from the Department which states this, could someone please tell me if this is the case.
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Thanks in advance - Leanne Wright<br>
Epping Secondary College<br>
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