<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><style>p { margin: 0; }</style><div style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dear Colleagues and apologies for the cross posts,<br>
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There are <span style="font-weight: bold;">only 5 days</span> to go to the Annual VITTA Conference and Expo: Engaging Generation Now - Learning and Teaching in the Digital Age.<br>
If you have not yet registered, there is still time.<br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Great prizes to be won! </span>Click here to register: <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT163"><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/conferenceinfo" target="_blank">http://www.vitta.org.au/conferenceinfo</a></span><br>
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Don't miss this great opportunity! As you know the VCE IT lists have
been busy with questions and ideas about the new study design. Come and
meet your fellow teachers face to face and make connections and pick up
the resources to make your teaching great in 2011.<br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Wiki</span><br>
The VITTA Conference wiki is now open. This is a "living" conference
agenda, with links to the various resources. Presenters will be able to
upload content to this space and during the presentations, you will be
able to access links to live blogs and twitter feeds. The wiki address is <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT164"><a href="http://www.learningwiki.net/groups/vitta/" target="_blank">http://www.learningwiki.net/groups/vitta/</a></span><br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Other great features of the VITTA Conference include:</span><br style="font-weight: bold;">
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<ul><li>The Learning Lounge - collaborate, share ideas with colleagues in
and beyond the conference over the two days. Delegates to this year's
conference can receive an Apple mobile device for the two days of the
conference. Collect yours at the Apple registration stand. </li><li>VITTA ICT Bus Tour: Pn December 1 delegates on the FREE bus tour
will be going to several locations throughout Melbourne. Each location
will provide a different insight into the ICT industry in order to
provide an insight to teachers into the diversity of the ICT industry.
Sponsored lunch and refreshments. This could be you. Registrations
essential at <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT165"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.vitta.org.au/conferenceinfo">http://www.vitta.org.au/conferenceinfo</a></span></li><li>The Expo - with over 50 exhibitors offering a range of educational and technical products</li><li>Game On in the Microsoft Kinect Lounge - Kinect is a new product
from Microsoft which uses the new xBox 360 - see activities facilitated
by students. Join the students in exploring ways in which rtese cutting
edge technologies can be used in the classroom</li><li>The VITTA Conference Dinner on <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT166">Monday</span> 29 <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT167">November</span> is an important
social event for delegates and exhibitors. Held in the spectacular the
Grandstand level, overlooking the Racecourse this is the perfect
location to enjoy canapes, a three-course meal and entertainment with
colleagues and friends.</li><li>Great Prize giveaways - from a Kobo ebook reader to a Flip camera, to an Apple iPad you could be a lucky winner!</li><li>Over 150 fantastic presentations to choose from covering all aspects of ICT in education</li></ul>
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For more information visit the VITTA website <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT168"><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/conferenceinfo" target="_blank">www.vitta.org.au/conferenceinfo</a></span> or contact the VITTA Office on 03 9495 6836. We look forward to seeing you all there.<br>
Regards<br>
the VITTA Conference Team</div></div></body></html>