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Term 3, 2005Term 3, 2005

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AgendaAgenda

Wrap Up of Term 2, 2005 CC Day

Term 3 2005 Technology Update

Questions on NoticeMS Office Tips and TricksUsing the DET Portal to Access in-School ServersIntegrating ICT into Teaching and Learning – (K-6 Day)MS Office Group Policies – (High School Day)The Earth According to Google

Industry Presentations:

NetGear – Wireless Networking in SchoolsASI demonstrating- Mimio – Portable Electronic Whiteboards

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Wrap up of Term 2, 2005Wrap up of Term 2, 2005High School Transition Projects: In Term 3, Sydney Region schools will be standardising the way year 6 transition data is collected and electronically transferred to each high school. 

Office Tips and Tricks: This session covers both Mac and Windows versions

A Closer look at the ASI Standard Operating Environment:

Integrating ICT into Teaching and Learning: A regular session which highlights useful websites, Sydney Region ICT projects and often free software to assist teachers to integrate ICT into T&L

Options for Recycling and  Re-Using computers

Eduweb Service Pack 1: A quick look at the new EduWeb tools

Industry Presentations:

Deep Freeze Click View - Digital Video Delivery for Schools.  

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Term 3, 2005 Technology UpdateTerm 3, 2005 Technology UpdateSydney Region ICT initiatives

Website: www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au

Sydney Region IT support positions-update

Deep freeze update

Recycling update

STEMS

GProxy-Gprotect

T4L update – Semester 2 2005 rollout in Sydney Region

New DET Information Technology CIO

OASIS News- OASIS Servers to be replaced

Windows 98 Listed as end of Life

Apple VLA

Memorandum to all staff: DN/05/00301, Suspicious email

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Sydney Region IT Website: www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au

Sydney Region IT support positions-update

Four appointments have been made:

Robert Pucillo

Perrie Franks

Andrew McLean

Mark Dahdah

The current planning is for two more positions this year with the remainder The current planning is for two more positions this year with the remainder following. following.

The total complement of ICT support positions for schools in Sydney Region The total complement of ICT support positions for schools in Sydney Region will be 11, plus the existing four Technology Advisers, plus two Web Services will be 11, plus the existing four Technology Advisers, plus two Web Services positions and the new ICT Consultant, Lena Arenapositions and the new ICT Consultant, Lena Arena

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Sydney Region ICT initiatives-2-

Deep Freeze updateThis product was demonstrated during the Term 2 2005 CC days.

Information is available form the Internet at:

http://www.faronics.com/australia/deepfreeze.asp

Or on the Sydney Region site ( Intranet only)http://www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au/

Click on Support, then under Other Services select TechnologyThe side menu on the left of the screen has a link to the Deep Freeze page which contains details and access to the order form.

480 licenses sold to schools as part of this initiative to date.

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Sydney Region ICT initiatives-3-Computer recycling update

Sydney Region Schools are encouraged to utilise the procedures as set out on our Intranet site to make possible the reuse and recycling of your surplus computer equipment. To access this information, visit the Sydney region website at www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au

Click on Support, then under Other Services select TechnologyThe side menu on the left of the screen has a link to the Recycling page which contains information and instructions.

Useful linksThis organisation has provided this service in Sydney Region (Windows systems only). All items for pickup must be intact. http://www.itrecyclers.com/index.htmlAll inclusive computer pickup and recycling fee is $95.00

Printer Cartridge recycling www.corporaterecycling.com.auhttp://www.recyclingnearyou.com.au/cartridges.html

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Sydney Region ICT initiatives-4-STEMS in Sydney Region

In Term 3, STEMS was demonstrated to all Sydney Region Primary In Term 3, STEMS was demonstrated to all Sydney Region Primary Principals groupsPrincipals groups

All groups saw benefits and agreed that STEMS should be run in all All groups saw benefits and agreed that STEMS should be run in all schools in Sydney Regionschools in Sydney Region

The data collection form has been finalised and can be used immediately The data collection form has been finalised and can be used immediately by Primary schools: by Primary schools: http://stuhasic.com/stems/STEMSform.pdf

The STEMS software for Primary Schools has been released as of Week 7 The STEMS software for Primary Schools has been released as of Week 7 T3 and data entry for year 6 students only must be finalised by week 5 T4T3 and data entry for year 6 students only must be finalised by week 5 T4

Software download: Software download: http://stuhasic.com/stems/stemssetup.exehttp://stuhasic.com/stems/stemssetup.exe User Manual for K-6 Schools:User Manual for K-6 Schools: http://stuhasic.com/stems/STEMS-PS.pdf http://stuhasic.com/stems/STEMS-PS.pdf Self-Paced Training:Self-Paced Training: http://stuhasic.com/stemshttp://stuhasic.com/stems - on the Instructions page

Full details to be emailed to each Primary school on Friday Full details to be emailed to each Primary school on Friday (inPrincipal)(inPrincipal)

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Sydney Region ICT initiatives-4-STEMS in Sydney Region High Schools

All High Schools will receive their Year 7 Student Transition information All High Schools will receive their Year 7 Student Transition information electronically by Week 7 of Term 4electronically by Week 7 of Term 4

On-line self-paced training for how to query the STEMS database and On-line self-paced training for how to query the STEMS database and produce reports is available at the STEMS websiteproduce reports is available at the STEMS website

Please advise all teachers and particularly Year 7 Advisors about STEMSPlease advise all teachers and particularly Year 7 Advisors about STEMS

Because ALL High Schools will be using STEMS, Because ALL High Schools will be using STEMS, PLEASE DO NOTPLEASE DO NOT:: Send your own Data Collection Forms to Sydney Region SchoolsSend your own Data Collection Forms to Sydney Region Schools Use Year 7 Orientation Days to Test the studentsUse Year 7 Orientation Days to Test the students Test Year 7 students in the first week of high schoolTest Year 7 students in the first week of high school

If you are receiving new students from schools outside Sydney Region, you If you are receiving new students from schools outside Sydney Region, you should send them the STEMS Data Collection Form, so that their data can be should send them the STEMS Data Collection Form, so that their data can be manually entered into STEMS later.manually entered into STEMS later.

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Sydney Region ICT initiatives-5-GProxy-Gprotect

GProtect, is designed to be installed on your Gproxy server. This software will automatically backup data from any server... Windows, Novell, and OASIS and soon to be released Apple OSX. It does not rely on user-intervention, it does not rely on tapes ..it copies all data in a school on a 10 day incremental cycle, equivalent to a 10 tape rotation. It then has the added ability of archiving this data OFFSITE to the DET (Sydney Region will introduce this in Terms 3 and 4 2005).

Details on GProtect are available here:http://www.gptech.com.au/backup.htm

gproxy.gptech.com.au

https://secure.gptech.com.au/gproxy/home

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T4L – Semester 2 2005 rollout in Sydney RegionThe ASI and Apple schedules are yet to determined

Once your installation date is confirmed please advise the sender of the email as soon as possible if a variation is required.

Meetings are to be held with providers to discuss the rollout. The evaluations completed by schools will form part of the discussions (30% of schools completed an evaluation)

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New CIO to manage IT system overhaulStephen Wilson, the chief information officer and vice president of information for Asia Pacific, Japan and Latin America for Janssen-Cilag (a division of Johnson & Johnson) had been appointed to the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO).

"[Mr Wilson] brings to this role a proven, successful track record in a range of areas including managing major IT implementations in a very large, complex organisation, development and management of systems to support the business, and consolidation of business systems across countries," a DET spokesman said.

The department is deep in preparations for the massive project, known as the Learning Management and Business Reform (LMBR) program, which will replace its finance, payroll and human resources applications, and its ageing OASIS school management system, which is expected to go to tender in a year's time.

The LMBR program is temporarily being overseen by DET general manager of finance Ken Dixon, who served as acting CIO while a replacement for Mr Edgecumbe was found.

From the Financial Review: Aug 11

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OASIS News- OASIS Servers to be replaced

A $7M Project has been announced to replace all OASIS servers in 2200+ public schools. 

A request for tender will be issued for the supply and installation of new server hardware and transfer of all existing OASIS data from the existing servers.  The new servers will still run the current version of OASIS, however the version of the Netware Operating System on the server will be upgraded from 4.11 to 6.5. 

This project is in place due to the growing failures of existing hardware, CD ROM drives and tape backup units in the now six year old OASIS servers which were originally supplied during the 1999 OASIS Y2K project. There will be no tape backup in the new OASIS servers as data will be backed up centrally across the DET WAN.  K1 and K2 backups will however continue as normal. This is an interim solution until the $155M DET  Learning Management and Business Reform program is finalised over the next four years.

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Microsoft have listed Windows 98 as end of Life.From 2006, Sydney Region IT Support will not provide support for Windows 98.We will provide support to migrate workstations from 98 to Windows 2000 or XP

(If specifications are OK – minimum 128MB RAM required)

No More support for Windows 98

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Apple Volume License Agreement (VLA)-1-

A VLA has been signed with Apple Australia. This VLA allows some Apple Workstations/Notebooks and Servers to be upgraded to OS-X 10.4.

The agreement covers:Any Apple Computer provided under the Technology For Learning (T4L) Program (2005)Any Apple Computer provided under the Computers in Schools Program (CISP) in 2002 and 2003. It does not cover:Any School Purchased Apple Computer, Any Apple Computer provided under CISP prior to 2002 (i.e. 1997 – 2001),Any Apple Computers won by or donated to schools.

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Apple Volume License Agreement (VLA)-2-

OS-X 10.4 requires the following minimum specifications:

Apple desktop/notebook or server with PowerPC, G3, G4 or G5 processor, (G4 or better recommended)Built-in firewire port,DVD drive for installation,  256 Mb RAM (Minimum – 512 Mb recommended), At least 3 Gb of available hard disk space – recommended minimum size of hard drive is 10 Gb to provide space for applications and data.

To assist you with identification of computers, these WebPages give you details of Macintosh models and the dates they were available.

Software Sales – Apple Volume License Agreement Page - http://software.det.nsw.edu.au/software/software_information/agreements/apple/index.htmApple Website – Details of Specifications regarding Macintosh Computers - http://www.info.apple.com/support/applespec.html

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Memorandum to all staff: DN/05/00301, Suspicious email

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• Invoices for the 3 days held so far in Invoices for the 3 days held so far in 2005 will be sent to each school in 2005 will be sent to each school in early Term 4early Term 4• A single bill will cover all three days A single bill will cover all three days and all participants sent from any one and all participants sent from any one school @ $20 per person, per dayschool @ $20 per person, per day• In early Term 4, 2006 a single bill In early Term 4, 2006 a single bill will be sent to cover Terms 4, 1, 2 and will be sent to cover Terms 4, 1, 2 and 33• Prompt payment will be appreciated Prompt payment will be appreciated as we are currently in the red.as we are currently in the red.

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LATE BREAKING NEWSLATE BREAKING NEWSWebsite Awards WinnersWebsite Awards Winners

• The Schools Annual Website Awards The Schools Annual Website Awards competition has concludedcompetition has concluded•Congratulations to Abbotsford PS and Congratulations to Abbotsford PS and Marrickville HS on their runners up Marrickville HS on their runners up awards!awards!•Full details here:Full details here:

http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/events/statecompetitions/webawards/winners.php http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/events/statecompetitions/webawards/winners.php

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