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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Calibri><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Teachers in all states and territories other than
Queensland and New South Wales can now freely register for <I>Scootle</I> and
these states will provide access to their teachers in the near
future.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><I><SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
is a service delivered by Education Services Australia on behalf of the
Australian Government and the Australian states and territories</SPAN><I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">.<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">It
is a tool with many thousands of items of digital content supported by powerful
search and browse functions. It also has features that enable teachers to
organise lessons, share content with students and collaborate with colleagues.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">What
is pivotal for teachers is the connection of the content to the Australian
Curriculum. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Teachers<SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> can browse or search for resources based on an Australian
Curriculum content description. Search results can be refined by using filters
that enable the location of content for specific year levels, general
capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">While
teachers in some states and territories have been using<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN><I>Scootle</I><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN>for a number of years it is only now
being made available </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">to
teachers more widely.<SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Teachers
can access <I>Scootle</I> by registering on the <I>Scootle</I> website: <U><A
href="http://www.scootle.edu.au/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">www.scootle.edu.au</SPAN></A></U><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I’d
be happy to discuss any queries or concerns. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Regards<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">John<SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #221571; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-language: en-au"
lang=EN-US>John Dainutis<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-language: en-au"
lang=EN-US>Senior Communications Advisor<BR><B>T</B> +61 3 9207 9600 | <B>F</B>
+61 3 9910 9800 | <B>M</B> +61 416 207 860</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-fareast-language: en-au"
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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