[Yr11 Information Technology] Free MS Academic Training Day

Wed Aug 12 10:41:18 EST 2009

Many of us live in the metropolitan area of Melbourne and some of us even live reasonably close to an airport. Airfares to Gold Coast and back on 8th September are currently just over $200 and the event is free. Cheaper than going to the VITTA conference for a day!!

Leanne Wright

From: kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au
To: yr11it at edulists.com.au
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:14:00 +1000
Subject: RE: [Yr11 Information Technology] Free MS Academic Training Day 

Who are we trying to kid here?  This event is being held in Queensland and we are here in Victoria!  I dont have a learjet I can just jump on and get there.(unless someone has a seat available for free they can offer me?)

The event is just the type of thing I'd love to attend..but alas, it aint goin' to happen.

Kent.
Kent Beveridge,
St. Brigids CSC, Horsham.
Ph (03) 5382 3545
http://www.stbc.vic.edu.au/
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From: yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Adrian Janson
Sent: Tue 8/11/2009 1:29 PM
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Subject: [Yr11 Information Technology] Free MS Academic Training Day 

Hi all (apologies for cross-posting) 

I received the following info from Andrew Parsons at Microsoft concerning a training day especially for educators that he has organised – details are below:

Tech.Ed Academic Day is a no-cost dedicated day of content designed to be relevant to IT educators.  The day brings Microsoft “thought provokers” and respected university lecturers together to discuss current topics such as social and new media, and offers the chance to network with fellow educators. Topics include:

·         Game development in the classroom
·         The impact of social media on students, both in the classroom and without
·         Open Source and Microsoft
·         The future of the Web

When Andrew ran the technical training days earlier this year, he received feedback from teachers asking about topics that were more general technology areas as well as for more technical training, and while he is planning on another series of free training days later on for specific technologies, Academic Day is designed to provide free academic discussions and presentations on general technology areas.

For those interested, Andrew will also talk about programs teachers can use to excite their students about technology such as Imagine Cup, the world’s biggest technology competition for students aimed at generating socially responsible technology-based solutions to the world’s toughest problems, DreamSpark for free software, Faculty Connection for a wealth of resources for use in your own curriculum stream, etc, but the main focus is the topic areas mentioned above.

Tech.Ed Academic Day is free to attend – simply register your intent to attend at the website below. If you have any queries, please shoot them through to me and I can pass them on to Andrew.

For more info on the agenda, or to register:
http://www.microsoft.com.au/events/register/home.aspx?levent=347949&linvitation

This day was originally designed as part of the Tech.Ed developer conference I posted about a couple of months ago, but because Tech.Ed sold out,  Andrew has been able to open it up for educators who want to attend just for the single day.

Cheers,
Adrian Janson
VITTA President

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