[Year 12 IT Apps] NSW schools Gmail(etc)?

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

> From: Dr Jim Mullaney <drjim at futurepd.org>
> To:  <oz-teachers at rite.ed.qut.edu.au> 
> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:15:27 +0800 
> Subject:[Oz-teachers] NSW DET drops outlook/exchange in favour of Gmail?

Interesting story here ....

http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23910997-15306,00.html

Quote ...

“Google partner SMS Management and Technology has emerged as the leading 
bidder to supply the NSW Department of Education with 1.5 million student 
email services using a customised version of the search giant's Gmail 
service, Acting NSW Minister for Education and Training John Hatzistergos 
said.”

Mike Leishman and I were discussing this very idea at the last Echalk 
Unconference. We went a little further and wondered when a school or 
system would move over to the Google platform completely for students – 
Gmail, Google Docs, the works. This certainly is a start.

Hmmmmm.....

Jim

Dr Jim Mullaney
Learning Technologies Consultant
FuturePD - www.futurepd.org
Web 2.0 Workshops for Connected Teachers
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Cheers Jim :)
Stephen Loosley
Member, Victorian
Institute of Teaching
sometime CRT & Lions member
 


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