<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><br></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Mark Richardson <<a href="mailto:mark.at.vitta@gmail.com">mark.at.vitta@gmail.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>IWB "Taster" Session</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Would you like to extend your Interactive Whiteboard skills and share ideas with other educators? The</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">ANSN are starting up a IWB Hub in its new training centre at Williamstown Primary School. The Australian</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">National Schools Network have been running successful Interactive Whiteboard Professional Development</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">for the last three years in Australia with over 250 teachers taking part.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The Hub has given me time and a context to talk with other teachers at more or less the same stage of</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">development in their IWB skills to share ideas and resources as we learned how to design and produce</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">programs and flipcharts for our own classroom contexts, and to give and receive feedback. The networking</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">that we developed in the Hub has continued and I anticipate that we will sustain it into the new year and</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">beyond. Dean, Mackellar Primary School</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Mackellar Primary School has been part of the ANSN Interactive Whiteboards Hub during 2008. Dean and</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">his school continue to extend their learning and experience through their Hub membership.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">HUB Aims:</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> To build a learning and sharing community where ideas and good practice can be shared in a supportive</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">environment</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> Deliver a comprehensive training program so you will have confidence using your Interactive Whiteboard</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> Explore a full range of Interactive Whiteboard capabilities</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> Share resources with other teachers to use back at school</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Term One Dates and Location:</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Williamstown Primary School, Cecil Street, Williamstown 3016</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Session one: 26th February 3.45pm to 5.30pm</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Session Two: 26th March 3.45pm to 5.30pm</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Cost for two sessions: $40 per teacher or book two places and the third place is free.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Single session: $25</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Registration: To register for this course please email Kate Cooper, National IWB HUB</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Co-ordinator <a href="mailto:kate.cooper@ansn.edu.au">kate.cooper@ansn.edu.au</a></font></div></div><div><br></div>Kind Regards<br>Mark<br><br>Mark Richardson<br>Professional Learning Office<br>Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association<br><br>T: +61 3 9495 6836<br>F: +61 3 9495 6834<br>M: +61(0)404 460 845<br>E: <a href="mailto:mark@vitta.org.au">mark@vitta.org.au</a><br>W: <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/">www.vitta.org.au</a><br>Suite 209, 134-136 Cambridge St,<br>Collingwood, VIC, 3066, Australia</div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>