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It's fantastic. If you're looking for some very handy utils then take a look at donationcoder.com it's full of fantastic stuff.
I have just seen the movie an inconvenient truth and it was fasinating. Although I had some idea about the impact of global warming the images in this movie were still astounding. If you can see it (or order the dvd) I would recommend it to everyone.
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IPod = Surveillance A report from four University of Washington researchers to be released Thursday reveals that security flaws in the new RFID-powered device from Nike and Apple make it easy for tech-savvy stalkers, thieves and corporations to track your movements. more
Date: 16 - 19 October, 2006 Location: Internet - this is an online conference http://www.online-conference.net/vle2006/introduction.htm Monday, June 17 2006 Friday, June 16, 2006 5:17 AM A new email discussion list has been launched today (Thursday, June 15, 2006) for teacher * people in State Education Departments, and non-public systems involved What is the purpose of ratemyteachers.com? See the FAQ at
Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog. High-quality learning materials not only provide learners with the opportunity to interact with the information but also highlight additional pathways for them. These online materials can also open further pathways by linking to the potentially vast array of other resources available electronically and thus help to foster the development of key information literacy skills needed. Online learning Research readings
News:April 27, 2006 Take a look at this simple game from Miniclips.com
Try Atomic Learning's Free tutorial series on Windows® Movie Maker 2. Windows Movie Maker 2 lets you create, edit, and share your movies right on your PC. It's easy to use, yet it provides powerful capabilities that rival those of expensive computer editing packages. A Night with Cory Doctorow http://www.authentichappines.org February 16, 2006 5:53 AM Take a look at this site it's amazing! http://www.nobodyhere.com/justme/ February 9, 2006 3:00 am And Flash paper in a quest to find a working replacement for Acrobat. Wow finally I have found a way to create a PDF with working Hyperlinks from a Word Document that uses internal hyperlinks to bookmarks! Flash Paper worked first time in both PDF and SWF versions. I have tried about half a dozen different PDF creators non of which have worked. Thursday, February 9, 2006 4:48 AM I have just downloaded and installed Open Office I have just tested Open Office Version: 2.0.1 and it also managed to create a PDF file with working Hyperlinks! So all I can say is that so far Open Office looks like a fantastic alternative to the Word /Acrobat combination which costs hundreds of dollars and did not work.
December 23, 2005 I have added a podcast feed to my posdcasts folder to subscribe please point your copy of iTunes, or iPodder which is now called Juice to http://www.rupert.id.au/podcasts/dircaster.php December 14, 2005 After years of looking I have finally located a digital copy of The Happiest Place In Town by Do Re Mi I found it on www.7digital.com
December 13, 2005 Connected 14 has a special focus on ICT and international links, with reports on the developing links between Scotland and Malawi, an enterprise project that sees Scottish pupils installing computers and delivering training to schools in Africa, a global classroom project initiated in Shetland, a cross-Europe art initiative and using e-twinning to learn about World War II. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/ictineducation/connected/connected14/ December 9, 2005 Don't forget NerdTV a new weekly online TV show from PBS.org technology columnist Robert X. Cringely. http://www.pbs.org/cringely/nerdtv/ December 9, 2005 If your looking for a good tutorial on Movie maker 2 then look no further & it's free. http://www.atomiclearning.com/moviemaker2 Atomic learning also have a free Video StoryBoard program a tool to plan ahead when creating video projects. December 7, 2005 I have just discovered surveymonkey.com it looks interesting I have created a sample survey which you can take. Intelligent survey software for serious primates of all species. SurveyMonkey has a single purpose: to enable anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily. Find out what everyone is talking about... December 6, 2005 Popcorn
taxi Flagfall Film Festival wants your short film! December 3, 2005
The Free, Cross-Platform Sound Editor Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. Audacity 1.2.4 is a new stable version of Audacity, the free audio For more information or to download visit: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
November 28, 2005 to send me mail try the following address: or try http://www.spamgourmet.com/ The first 20 messages sent to me at this address will get through the rest will be trashed. news.20.rrussell@spamgourmet.com November 28, 2005 November 25, 2005 Driving directions and street maps are vaiable for Victoria from the RACV and Whereis.com. Maps are also available from street-directory.com.au November 18, 2005
November 16, 2005 Using the parts inside a single molecule, scientists have constructed the world's smallest car. It has a chassis, axles and a pivoting suspension. The wheels are buckyballs, spheres of pure carbon containing 60 atoms apiece. It'd be a real squeeze to take it for a spin, however. The whole car is no more than 4 nanometers across. That's slightly wider than a strand of DNA. A human hair is about 80,000 nanometers thick. See the full story at: http://www.livescience.com/technology/051020_nanocar.html November 11, 2005 After long and anticipated wait WhitePage.com.au has finally been launched. It has been a long and tough road for us, but we made it! WhitePage.com.au is now the one and only Free Blog Provider designed specifically for Australians, we are proud to be the first. Feel free to create your own secure personal blog. Share thoughts, pictures, news and ideas with your friends, familly or the whole world. November 3, 2005 Yesterday I went to ZINC @ Federation Square to a seminar The changing landscape of communication emerging trends and their impact on learning I found Mark Pesce to be the most interesting key speaker. October 28, 2005 I have just discovered an excellent set of articles on Interactive Whiteboards at: http://www.schoolzone.co.uk/resources/IWB/articles.asp It contains a link to a very good article on Planning
to purchase an interactive whiteboard
October 20, 2005 October 20, 2005 I have just been asked to look into the possibility of automatically transcribing video of tutorials to provide a captioning system for students. It looks like such a system has been put in place already see my accessibility links. October 17, 2005 Today is my first day as Senior Educator (e-Learning) within the TAFE Development unit at the SMB campus. October 17, 2005 The following talk by IT futurist Dr Damian Conway makes for very interesting listening. 'Four Funerals and a Wedding: disruptive technologies and digital convergence' How might the coming IT shifts affect your daily work, your current
job, and your future career? Hear IT futurist Dr Damian Conway discuss
four emerging information technologies that in the coming decade
will almost certainly kill, and then eat, dozens of existing businesses. How might the coming IT shifts affect how you work, play and live? Find out by listening to Damian Conway's presentation using Real Player audio or mp3. The talk is available as an mp3 file from the following address: The Real Player audio file is located at: September 6, 2005 September 14, 2005 The School of Education in conjunction with UBSA are
running the All money raised goes to the Leukaemia Foundation. When: Wednesday 14th September 2005 If you would like to help, could
you please email Jessica Yuen at Otherwise, see you there!! September 6, 2005 August 31, 2005
August 26, 2005 August 30, 2005 Function: Braai (South African name
for a BBQ) Anything special? The usual sausages and hamburgers will
be available COST: $1.00 Sausages, WHY: Proceeds go towards the charity "Oaktree Foundation
August 29, 2005
August 26, 2005 August 17, 2005 August 17, 2005 Please note there will be no TJ 828 tutorials in week 4 If you wish to make an appointment to see me regarding your final application or portfolio please use the Student Diary August 10, 2005 August 5, 2005 August 3, 2005 The Studio
More information on the careers’ website at www.ballarat.edu.au/ard/education/career or email Sally Darken s.darken@ballarat.edu.au Sponsored by June 22, 2005
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November 4, 2004 New
University Library study facility open for use.  Located on the top floor (level 4) of the Mt Helen Library. This spacious new study facility was officially opened November 4, 2004. With a capacity for 24 computers "Lab 8" is undoubtedly the nicest computing facility at Mt Helen. |
