<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hi Folks</div><div><br></div><div>Please consider for yourself and/or pass this on to others who may be keen to be involved ...</div><div><br></div>Are you: <br>An Early Years teacher? <br>A Primary teacher?<br>A Secondary teacher?<br>A specialist ICT teacher?<br>A Principal or ICT leader?<br>A ICT Technical specialist<br>A Music teacher?<br>A Multimedia teacher?<br>An ICT industry leader?<br><br>Have you been working on exciting things with ICT in schools or in other educational settings? Then why not share this good practice with others?<br><br>The Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association is holding its Annual Conference from November 23 -25, 2009 at The Grandstand, Flemington Racecourse. Why not be a part of this great event as a presenter?<br><br>VITTA is looking for educators to share their thoughts, ideas, skills and experiences with others. You can offer a lecture, lab, debate, forum, <br><br>VITTA invites multimedia teachers and experts, music teachers with expertise in digital learning, ICT technology and curriculum managers, education leaders and teachers from kindergarten, preschool, primary and secondary schools, tertiary institutions, sector authorities as well as business and industry. All are invited to contribute to the program of VITTA's 2009 Annual Conference, Slide to Open ~ digital learning.<br><br>The VITTA Conference offers delegates a range of professional learning<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>The latest information about the new VCE Information Technology <br> Study Design to be taught in 2011<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Strategies to assist the teaching of senior, middle and junior levels <br> of ICT specialist studies<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>ICT leadership for principals, eLearning and curriculum directors<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>VET IT and VET Interactive Digital Media (formerly Multimedia )<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>The latest in Music technology and digital learning<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Contemporary learning for students in the digital age<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Innovative and emerging technologies<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>ICT and the Victorian Essential Learning Standards<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Interdisciplinary learning and ICT immersion and integration<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Digital content and creation for the classroom<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>ICT student and career pathways<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Use of Open Source software<br><br><br>Be apart of this great event. The call the abstracts is now open. For more information go to <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/abstractsinfo">http://www.vitta.org.au/abstractsinfo</a><br><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Ta</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div>Dr Tim Kitchen</div><div>Head of Learning Technologies</div><div>Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School</div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>Direct phone line - 8779 7586</div><div>Fax - 9888 5440</div><div>email: <a href="mailto:tkitchen@hyperion.strathcona.vic.edu.au">tkitchen@hyperion.strathcona.vic.edu.au</a></div><div>Web site: <a href="http://timkitchen.wikispaces.com">http://timkitchen.wikispaces.com</a></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div></span></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></body></html>