[Year 12 IPM] RE: Interactive Electronic white boards

Tue Mar 7 21:18:04 EST 2006

Hi Kathy
Firbank (girls' independent) introduced Promethean IWBs last year and we now 
have around 25 in the Senior School and about 8 in each of our junior 
schools. We are very happy with them and the take up by teachers (even 
reluctant ones) has been fantastic. Students absolutely love them and my IPM 
class keeps asking me if we can move rooms to where the IWBs are located (we 
can't). 

We will complete the rollout to all teaching areas over this Christmas/New 
Year period. We looked a a number of boards but felt the Promethean 
resources were better than its competitors and they have an enormous number 
of resources via the web (mainly free of charge). Teachers need training, 
support, training, time, training, assistance, training ... you get the 
picture. It's not enough just to throw them into the rooms and let the 
teachers find their own way ... they won't. If you decide to go the IWB way, 
you need a definite ongoing training program for staff, particularly because 
they are an expensive item to implement - board, slate (if you buy them), 
digital projector (essential) and installation is a minimum of around the 
$5,000 to $6,000 mark ... each. And that's not counting the desktop or 
laptop that is needed to accompany it.

We're in Brighton which is about as far away from Macleod as you can get but 
if you'd like a day trip to the beach, I'd be happy to show you around and 
give you much more info.

Good luck 
Diane Peat
Firbank Grammar School
BRIGHTON   3146
Telephone  9591 5119
Web   www.firbank.vic.edu.au
Email   dpeat at firbank.vic.edu.au 

-----Original Message-----
From: "Kathy Lewis" <lewis.katherine.k at edumail.vic.gov.au>
To: "'Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management 
Teachers'Mailing List'" <ipm at edulists.com.au>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 16:52:22 +1100
Subject: [Year 12 IPM] RE: Interactive Electronic white boards

Hi Everybody,
I am requesting information on interactive electronic whiteboards:
teachers opinions and experiences in the classroom
schools that have implemented them and how many
best brands
costings
Thanks,
Kathy

Katherine Lewis
ICT/Systems Manager
ARIES Instructor
OH&S Staff Representative
La Trobe Secondary College
Waiora Road,
MACLEOD Vic 3085
' 03 9459 9633
7  03 9459 1671
. lewis.katherine.k at edumail.vic.gov.au

From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au] On 
Behalf Of Robert Hind
Sent: Tuesday, 7 March 2006 3:25 PM
To: IPM List
Subject: [Year 12 IPM] This might be of interest

>From ZDNet.au

Securing an auto logon 
Greg Shultz, TechRepublic 

Perhaps you prefer to have Windows XP automatically log you on to the system 
at start up, but because you're concerned with security you choose to 
manually log on. With an Autologon configuration, you can turn on your 
computer in the morning and, say, go get a cup of coffee. When you return, 
your system has logged on, loaded all the start-up programs, and is ready 
for you to sit down and go to work -- no waiting involved. The bad thing is 
that while you're away, anyone can sit down at your computer and do whatever 
they want. Wouldn't it be nice if you could have your computer be totally 
ready to work, yet still password-protected when you return with your 
coffee? Well, you can! 
Here's how: 
1.Press [Windows]+R to access the Run dialog box. 
2. Type Control userpasswords2 in the Open text box and click OK to access 
the User Accounts dialog box. 
3. Select your user name and clear the "Users must enter a user name and 
password to use this computer" check box. 
4. Click OK to display the Automatically Log On dialog box, type your 
password in both the Password and Confirm Password text boxes, and click OK. 

5. Right-click on the desktop and select New | Shortcut from the context 
menu to access the Create Shortcut wizard. 
6. Type rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation in the "Type the location 
of the item" text box and click Next. (Take note of the uppercase letters in 
the word LockWorkStation as you type it -- if you don't use the exact case, 
the shortcut will fail.) 
7. Type Lock Down in the Type A Name For This Shortcut text box and click 
Finish. 
8. Double-click the Lock Down shortcut to make sure that is works correctly. 

9. Drag the Lock Down shortcut over to the Start menu and place it in the 
All Programs | Startup folder. 
Now when you turn on or reboot your system, it will automatically log on and 
then display the Unlock Computer dialog box or the Welcome screen while 
startup programs continue to load in the background. 
Note: This tip applies to both Windows XP Professional and Home when used in 
standalone or in workgroup configurations. 
Robert Hind (Semi-retired)
Ex Traralgon and Ashwood

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