1. Learning Systems Update Term 4 2008 Kathy Danilatos SR Implementation Coordinator IT Directorate NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au

2. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au EMAIL How to find the “How to” guides: My Portal School’s support documentation Click on new student emailnew student email Then click Learning Tools ProjectLearning Tools Project Then click Support information for projectsSupport information for projects staff email - student emailstaff email student email

3. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Connected Classrooms Program Suite DET Intranet/ICT Service Desk/Connected Classrooms/Connected classrooms program/FAQs and 3D CCP Model. Support information for schools User manuals

4. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au ActivStudio Software and IWBs FAQs - How do I download ActivStudio?How do I download ActivStudio?

5. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au ActivStudio Resources Tale Link in DET Portal Click Secondary or Primary ActivStudio Flipcharts (RH side)ActivStudio Flipcharts More useful links: Flipchart viewer Sites2See Activstudio support for DET teachers Activtips Vids, Promethean learning – online training, Promethean Planet

6. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au What is a flipchart? A flipchart (.flp) is the document type used in activstudio and Activprimary in the same way a Word document (.doc) is used in Microsoft Office. It is designed to be used with an Interactive Whiteboard (IWB). A flipchart can contain: rich text images and graphics video and audio clips Activstudio software can be used to capture text, drawings, screen shots, images, video and audio into a flipchart. Other types of content such as PowerPoint files can be imported into a flipchart.

7. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au What does a flipchart look like? Being Australian (Activstudio flipchart) What if Australia only had 100 people? (Activstudio flipchart) What if Australia only had 100 people? (Activstudio flipchart) Gordon Bennett “The Outsider”

8. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Advantages of using flipcharts and IWB in Teaching and Learning Quality lessons can happen without a whiteboard however at a basic level using flipchart software with IWB: teachers can adopt within existing practice saves time scribing, photocopying provides a focal point motivation is increased through large bright images and colour, easy to read text and an enlivened interaction amongst students and teacher potential for sharing resources potential for better lesson structure - use of scaffolding and logical sequences

9. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au