name	title	Details
Mary Rowland	Molecules to cells: bridging the understanding gap in biology	Students in biology classes have difficulty making the conceptual jump between the levels of organisation: molecular to cellular to macroscopic. This workshop explores a range of strategies to enhance student understanding including models, videos and interactives. Participants will have the opportunity to use the free software program, Cn3D, to visualise protein molecules and Wink, another free software program, to quickly produce on-line software tutorials for their students.
John  Mitchell	Writing with Symbols 2000 in the classroom	Using Writing With Symbols as an adjunct to teaching literacy in the pre-emergent phases of mainstream school as well as in the Special school settings.  I will present strategies to create a range of resources that can be easily created in the classroom with this software.  I will also show how it can be used in the Microsoft suite.
Lyndal Hose	Your Future in the Electrotechnology Industry	A powerpoint and oral presentation outlining Electro Group Apprentices eg. who are we etc?  What careers are available. The Electro Industry; what is it?  Industry news/new technologies and directions How to apply etc Question time
Carolyn McNally	Interactive Lesson Creation	As interactive whiteboards gain popularity and slowly become synonymous with modern day pedagogy, the attention that was once given to them shifts as the spotlight focuses on burgeoning software and lesson creation tools. This course clearly highlights the possibilities available for interactive lesson creation and details real tools you can use right now. Come and see how easy it is today
Michael Janz and Luke Deller	INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY BY MAXIMIZING THE USE OF AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY	“Australian workers waste the equivalent of 90 days a year on unproductive activities, largely because of poor management and a lack of planning or control …” (Proudfoot Consulting 2002) … Is your technology helping you get the job done better, or it adding to your workload, wasting time and increasing your stress levels? Productivity professional, Michael Janz from Priority Management, will show you how you get more done in less time and reduce your stress levels by maximizing the use of available technology. This session will give users of Microsoft Outlook practical ways to: control and manage email better; effectively utilize the collaborative calendaring functions of your email tool; electronically delegate with automated monitoring and follow-up; track, monitor and follow-up with key people and projects; and plan and manage workload more effectively.
Mark Nugent	Web Publishing made easy with Joomla	Schools must publish reports to the internet. In the past, web-publishing has required the skills of a bevy of designers, programmers and others. Joomla changes all that. This will be a brief introduction to the Joomla Content Management System and how schools can create appealing, functional web-sites without years of training.
Greg Basford	21C Wireless for the connected school	This session will detail a range of strategies that Schools can deploy to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure wireless networking. The session will include demonstrations of how to set up wireless access points and wireless security. There will be opportunities for Q & A,
Patrick Ware	Salary Packaging	With over 5 years of experience in Salary Packaging laptops for Teachers, Laptop Packaging can show you the easy process of purchasing the latest laptop technology tax free. Develop ICT skills within your school, classroom environment and at home using the best technology on the market for half the price.
Jillian Lennox-Kelly & Claude Jones	OneSchool Entree	OneSchool is a fully integrated, automated, information management system that will be used in all Queensland state schools. OneSchool is being developed in stages with each delivering increased functionality. The OneSchool Entrée is the first step and provides a taste of future OneSchool releases. The Entrée will enable teachers to record and have access to information around: Student Achievement, Behaviour, Attendance Information & Reporting, Academic Reporting, Extra Curricular Activities and a Record of Communication Contact.
Peter Crooke	Digital Video for School Networks	Would you like to access quality Digital Education video across your school network? Would you like to be able to use that same resource content at home? Would you like to be able to blend any video content into your own teaching resources? And would you like to do all this without placing an unacceptable burden on your network. All this, and more, is both easy to do and highly effective when using ClickView, Australia's Leading Digital Video Education system. In today's presentation you will see how ClickView provides schools with the very best capabilities to fully utilise digital video content, audio, images and Learning Objects. Come and see why over 150 schools across Queensland (and over 750 across Australia) are now using ClickView - you will not be disappointed.
Simon Walsh	New Technologies in Interactive Learning	It has been claimed that for most Australian teachers, IWBs are nothing more than a novelty.  Most agree that they are an effective way of using technology in a whole class setting and the exploitation of e-content but what content? This practical ‘hands on’ session will demonstrate quality e-Learning content and introduce new technologies in interactive teaching in a primary school setting.
Mark Hacker	Zero Lab Management: DeepFreeze Technical Session	Technical overview of Deep Freeze. Demonstrate how Deep Freeze, software-only solution, is the market leader in ensuring all School PCs & Macs are up and running 100% of the time. See why hundreds of Schools in Australia and millions of computers Worldwide trust Deep Freeze for complete desktop protection. Live demonstration. Question/Answer section.
Peter Pryce-Davies	Scratch, Alice & Phrogram	Who would have thought that computer programming could be fun? With exciting new software packages 'Scratch', 'Alice' and 'Phrogram' we can teach thinking skills and programming fundamentals - and do it all for FREE! It's like LOGO on steroids, and students just love it!
Rob Schmidt	SET Plans and producing your own VET Certificates	This session will be a demonstration of our school's SET(Student Education Training)Plan database. It will feature security issues, how we maintain who has been checked and who hasn't, our system for getting our year 11 subject numbers early and notifying parents that their student's subject choices may not be appropriate. Our mail merge method for auditing and producing our own VET certificates will also be shown. These resources will be made available on the web site for free school download.
Richard Dornhart	Symantec Technology Update	Symantec invite you to a seminar to learn about the latest release of Symantec Antivirus and Ghost Solution Suite.  The session will also be an open forum for any question with regard to Symantec technologies.
Mr Jack Alsop	Backup and Disaster Recovery of Windows Servers	Backup Windows servrs with "Shadow Protect" and how to restore files easily as well as rebuilding after a disaster. Plus how to migrate from one platform to another with ease.
Jack Alsop	Exchange Server Backups and Recovery	How to back up an Exchange Server using Shadow Protect Server and then how to restore mail boxes and lost emails
Jack Alsop	Microsoft's VSS Technologies	How Storage Craft levers off Microsoft's VSS technologies. The benifits of this and how to manage correctly.
Graham Brown	Networking 101	Come along and learn the basics about networking. Different cable types, fiber, copper, multi-mode, single-mode and operating distances. Layer 2, Layer 3, Switching, Routing, VLAN’s, MAC addresses, IP addresses and more.
Jean Heath	Identity Management Project	Sick of having to login all the time? Does your principal complain about the number of user names and passwords required for different things? Identity Management is a project that will run in conjunction with the MOE to automate the creation and maintenance of Staff and Student logins. Find out what it is about.
Terry Lawrence	ID Attend - attendance system	ID Attend is a free standing software application, easliy integrated into your current network. Attendance may be taken in a classroom using a PC or laptop or via workstations fitted with barcode wands. Students use ID cards to swipe in when arriving late etc. Sick bay, vistors passes, excurions included, All data can be imported and exported to SIMS & Maize. Extensive reporting and SMS can be included.
Peter John Maggs	Creating Blue Screen Movies with Kahootz	Once the exclusive domain of Hollywood special effects artists, blue screen imaging is now very much in the reach of primary and secondary schools. It does not require high-end software or expensive materials. This presentation will show how the Kahootz 3D software can be combined with live-action video footage, claymation or stop-motion animation to create amazing movies. See how easily you can put your students inside 3D Kahootz Worlds or have 3D Kahootz characters do a virtual tour of your school.
Belinda Anderson	To infinity and beyond: Free tools, tips and tricks for ICT curriculum integrati	This presentation will show many fantastic software packages currently available for FREE which can be used for curriculum integration strategies. Software for both primary and secondary teachers provide a fun way to encourage student engagement.
Brian Chau	Adobe Creative Suites 3 for Education	Come and see how Adobe Creative Suite 3 empowers K-12 teachers with more tools that will engage their students to design and express creative ideas using full-featured, industry-standard applications for digital communication.
Mason Wong	Technology Report, Predictions & Demonstrations	A dynamic smorgasboard update for tech savvy users and classroom leaders - Global technology update plus R&D report. - Shaping IT impact on the Environment. - Shifting tech influence on the classroom from big business to the home. - Extreme machines.
Terry Hitzke	"Avoiding Cancer"	Cancer will touch one in five of us during our lifetime,some more seriously than others.  Find out how cancer can develop and how your body will naturally fight this disease if we give it a chance. Learn how to keep your body as close to "cancer proof" as possible using time-honoured natural methods.
Terry Hitzke	"It's all about Balance"	When it is too little not enough,and more to much?   Too much to do,too little time,not enough money,and no time for me!  These and many other  themes are common in today's fast paced society. Finding balance and reconnecting to those things that bring peace and harmony into our lives, can mean the difference between offering our young people an authentic learning environment and just being too stressed to make a difference.
Megan Ganter and Russell Hornsby	Using ICT's in the Early Years	This year at Fig Tree Pocket, we have trialled the use of ICT's to specifically target the areas of literacy and numeracy for students in Years P-3.  Come and see how we use freely available online resoures, Interactive Whiteboards and commonly used software such as the Microsoft package, Kidpix and Kidspiration to create interactive and engaging learning experiences.
Georg Schlueter	End to End Data Protection for SME	How Tandberg Data’s range of Disk and Tape solution caters to your school's storage requirements.
Matt Burgess	Blade Servers and Virtualization	Blade Servers and Virtualization Will add more on a later date.
Bryn Jones	Creating a Course in Moodle	Participants will have an opportunity to explore the features of Moodle and see how it can be used to design and deliver courses. Moodle is an open source online learning environment developed specifically to support a constructivist approach to learning. It provides structured course content, assessment, email lists, chat rooms, messaging, forums, journals and communication and is relatively simple to use. Participants will become learners in a course to explore Moodle's functions and features and can then play the role of teacher with an opportunity to create a trial course and maintain it for a period.
Bryn Jones	Online PD Using Moodle	Anyone interested in online learning especially PD Participants will have an opportunity to explore the issues, benefits and challenges of providing online professional learning for teachers from a range of backgrounds and locations including remote and isolated areas. They will examine a course designed and delivered using Moodle, an online environment that was developed specifically to support a constructivist approach to learning. Participants will be provided with access to an online course. This workshop will focus on issues and challenges of providing online professional development for teachers rather than the detailed use of Moodle. A second workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to learn more about using Moodle.
Bryn Jones	Atomic Learning as an effective just-in-time train	Atomic Learning is an award winning and cost-effective software training and support resource. It provides over 25,000 short video tutorials covering 100 software applications and ready to use ICT projects. Workshop participants will learn more about Atomic Learning and see how it can be used in a variety of ways from just-in-time support to the production of customised training material and help-desk functions. Schools that use Atomic Learning may be available to discuss their experiences and effective strategies for its use. There will be lots of opportunity to ask questions and try it out and improve a few personal skills
Linda Cooper and Jim D’Castro	Blogging is not a dirty word: Communication tools	A goat, a shark and Dancing With the Stars….what do they have in common? Share in the road trip adventures of a country school as they used technology to allow parents and students to engage in ‘substantive’ conversations. Explore the various easy to use communication tools and see practical examples of their use in classrooms.
Linda Cooper and Jim D’Castro	Get the drop on a COP: Collaborative Online Projec	Learn how to RAP with your students without turning on an iPOD. Journey with a Travel Buddy and explore a wide range of curriculum opportunities. Experience the wonders of a Virtual Field Trip as you investigate other parts of the world without leaving your classroom.
Andrew Dalgliesh	Ready to rock online: Online learning	Explore the wide range of Ready-to-go online courses that have been quality assured for your students. Learn how to use Blackboard to develop your own secure online activities and Virtual Classrooms. Make assessment items using Respondus and StudyMate.
Andrew Dalgliesh	Learning objects to feed the digital natives: Curr	Trying to get your students to buy-in to learning? Engaging resources like learning objects can capture learners and inspire teachers, and are available in the Curriculum Exchange (CX) resource centre. CX resources come in bite-size pieces that are easy to find with powerful search tools and painless to fit into your class program. From Kingsford Smith to balancing equations…from making newsreels to programming robots...from best practice teaching ideas to free-for-education photos…stop searching and start finding the gems you need to sell your kids on learning.
Peter Crooke	Using ClickView - How can I use digital video	ClickView - so how can it be used? Come along to this session and take part in a hands on tutorial where you will be shown how to use all of ClickView's features. You will: play video, export video into other applications, create video based lessons, take video home via portable media use Learning Objects - and more. You will also be told how you can trial ClickView - for free - at your school.
Kylie Smith	Create a Talking E-Book!	This workshop will step you through the entire process, from the use of a template to write your narrative, to creating your "electronic pages" and adding an engaging soundtrack and "anyone can be an artist" illustrations ! Any age of student will love using Word, Powerpoint, Audacity, and Artrage to produce an e-book for an admiring audience.
Marisa Wilson	Introducing the Bee Bot - Robots for P-4	Bee Bots are here! Discover the award winning and exciting programmable robot designed especially for the Prep - 4 classroom. The Bee Bot is a simple and child friendly way to teach control, directional language and programming. With the full range of accessories, it can be used as a tool to teach any curriculum area including maths and literacy. Classroom application is limited only by your imagination so come, play and let your imagination run wild! (Workshop participants have a chance to win a Bee Bot of their own!)
Bernard Catt	Hands on Robotics with Fischertechnik	Real technology and industry based robotics can be brought to the classroom with fischertechnik and using a graphical flow chart based programming language, ROBOPRO. Build and program a simple model such as traffic lights or a hand dryer, and take the opportunity to explore other real life based models such as welding robots or extend into mobile walking robots. A chance to get hands on with robotics that are more than just a toy!
Brett Dascombe	GIS, SOSE and Dataloggers	Student ICT Pacesetter Grant winner Downfall Creek Water Quality is a local project for senior students at Wavell SHS. Pascoe Dataloggers and probes were used to collect water quality along sections of the creek. Data from Brisbane City council used to create local project. Students had to chose one of six areas along the creek to re-develop. Use of 3D extension and contours to create 3D view of study area. Other simple projects include Stradbroke Island and Providing Aid to Africa.
Dan Isele	Computer Games – Play and Learn	“Many kids rush home to jump onto a computer to play computer games.” As educators can we harness this gaming enthusiasm in the classroom to improve literacy?   This session will provide participants with an overview of why gaming has captured the attention of many children.  The design of games and benefits to the learner will also be examined. The session will include a “hands on” component. Participants will play with a $10 piece of software (Roller Coaster Tycoon) and view a whole unit of work, created to engage students in literacy.
Kate Jones	NVU? a replacement for Front Page?	Are you wondering what to use for student web design now Front Page will not be available? I've been working with Nvu which is a Free download.
JimD'Castro	Blogging is not a dirty word: Communication tools	Discuss and experience how online communication tools can connect students to a wider learning community.
Lloyd McDonald	Lesson Studio for ICT	Lesson Studio for ICT is a teaching and learning resource that will help you to plan, manage and deliver effective and motivating ICT lessons at years 8, 9 and 10. Developed in conjunction with teachers, Lesson Studio for ICT has been designed to: * Reduce your lesson planning and preparation time * Engage learners of differing abilities * Be easily customised, so you can tailor your lessons to suit the needs of your class * Be flexible, allowing you to import your own materials *Be delivered online and to integrate with your current online learning platforms. * Enable you to report on the progress of your learners
Damien Kee	Robotics in the Classroom	The use of robotics as a teaching tool in the classroom has been rapidly gaining popularity, with its ability to teach wide and varied topics. Everything from primary mathematics to algebra, science and society to energy and change can be taught using robotic resources. The hands-on nature of the equipment encourages kinesthetic learning as well as group work, creativity and problem solving skills. In this workshop, participants will program their own robots to move and interact with their surroundings. Participants will utilise the LEGO Mindstorms technology and the latest NXT-G software development environment to program their robots.
ADA CADPartners	Complete Design Documentation - Session 1-Assembling and Exploding your Design	In Part 1 of our Complete Design Documentation Workshop you will be shown how to constrain components in the assembly properly and effectively. In addition you will be shown how to explode your presentation views for documentation and recording purposes. This is a hand on training session. Autodesk Inventor is a complete design solution and an industry standard product
ADA CADPartners	Complete Design Documentation – Session 2 – Documenting and annotating your Design	In Part 2 of our Complete Design Documentation Workshop you will be shown How to: ü        Edit styles and standards to create a custom template. ü        Use the assembly, presentation (exploded) view and own template to document the assembly ü        View creation/manipulation, balloons, parts lists, customizing all of these. This is a hand on training session. Autodesk Inventor is a complete design solution and an industry standard product.
Richard Kelly	IPT Online	Traditionally, IPT has required many different software packages be installed, including database management systems, programming environments, expert system shells and so forth. There is another option - your entire IPT course can be taught using online programs. This workshop will demonstrate the IPT Online site at http://www.ipto.com.au/ which includes programming (RoboAnt and PHP), information systems (MySQL), artificial intelligence (expert systems and neural networks) and online database / web development (PHP / MySQL).
Jonathan Clark	Literature Circles in The Learning Place	I needed to engage my students in reading – and to get them talking about what they are reading in sophisticated (rather than superficial) ways. The Literature Circles model describes roles for students to take in group discussions about novels they are reading together. Learn how my use of TLP has evolved, using forums for students' online discussion about their reading. Build and seed a forum in this workshop.
Elizabeth Perry	Digital Portfolios for Digital Natives	Students today are 'native speakers' of the digital language, constantly exposed to instant methods of communication and shared communities.  Journals are a powerful educational tool and are used in many areas of the curriculum, this session will focus on engaging the digital native student through digital portfolios created in iWeb.
Elizabeth Perry	Podcasting: What they are, how to find them and how to create using Garage Band	Knowing just what a podcast really is, what you need to create a podcast and how to go about it can be challenging. This hands on session explores what a podcast is, how to access them and how simple it can be to create quality podcasts using Garage Band.
Terry Hitzke	"Stress is Overrated"	Without a doubt, stress is the number one cause of dis-ease, but without some stress we would not get out of bed in the morning or even feed ourselves. Finding a balance in today's fast paced working environment can prove more difficult that in past times.   "Stress is Overrated" will bring an understanding to the four key vectors of stress, how to manage them and create your own balance.
Karren Needer	Creating Photo Documentaries/ Storybooks.	Turn your digital snapshots into meaningful learning experiences. Learn how to create quality photo presentations which include titles, transitions, narrations and sound tracks. Photo Story 3 for Windows can be used in the development of video style presentations, digital storybooks, photo documentaries and even digital scrapbooking. It is simple to use, has many educational applications, and is free to download - perfect for use in schools.
Jason Meijboom	Making Movies is Simple	Video editing has always been one of those things that was best left to the professionals. Well with today’s technologies one is easily able to take video footage, capture this to a computer and then use video editing software to successfully make an awesome movie (with music and effects). Participants of this workshop will be engaged hands on with the Microsoft program Movie Maker (in the MOE image). You will have a chance to edit video footage to produce a short movie.
Liz Blumson	UQL Cyberschool - bringing online resources into the curriculum	The UQL Cyberschool through its website http://www.library.uq.edu.au/schools, provides teachers and students in Queensland schools with access to quality electronic resources for effective teaching and learning. Through it information literacy program it helps prepare students for university study while still at school.
Matt Burgess	Blade Servers and Virtualization	Blade Servers and Virtualization A discussion of how Blade Servers compliment and extend the features of VMware ESX Server. -          Why Choose Blade Servers? -          Why VMware ESX Server? -          Why Blade Servers and VMware together? -          VMware VMotion -          VMware High-Availability -          HP BladeSystem VirtualConnect Technology -          Blade Virtualization success stories.
Shane Hiscock	server and blade technology	IBM are at the leading edge of server consolidation with their blade server technology. Blade allows you to physically reduce the footprint of your server investment and at the same time start reaping the benefits of reduced power consumption and increased manageability. In this session Shane Hiscock from IBM will discuss Blade Server technology and give an overview of the X series servers and storage technology.
Michael Francis	VMWare	Virtualisation is the buzzword in the IT industry at the moment. What does it mean? Michael Francis from VMware will take you through what virtualisation is and how server consolidation through virtualisation can save money on server hardware, power requirements, management and disaster recovery while at the same time increasing the efficiency of servers. Michael will also discuss a useful technology for the education area in virtual desktop deployment with the VMWare VDI and ACE products which allow a single managed desktop to rolled out to older machines or a secure corporate image to be deployed to any machine in a secure manner
Michelle Allen	Tivoli Session	Backup is important but how hard is it to implement in your environment? Data is growing, the amount to backup is growing and the time to back it up is shrinking as we steadily move to a 24/7 environment. How do we cope? Simple backup to tape just does not cut it anymore. IBM’s Tivoli software division have the tools to enable true disk to disk to tape backups that you do not have to think about once installed. Data Decay is covered within this product as well as information on the Storage Management products to allow you to analyse the data on your network.
Bruce Madden	Scholaris Session	The Scholaris Learning Gateway is the definitive portal solution for Australian K-12 schools and colleges. The software applications you already own are blended with powerful and intuitive new tools to create an exciting and compelling teaching and learning environment. Bruce will go through all the features of this product based on Microsoft’s SharePoint Portal 2007 to empower the use of the technology you have in your school.
Grant Armstrong	Corebuild.NET	Windows 2003 has provided a generational change in stability for Microsoft Networking, and is designed specifically to scale to very large networks. But how does it fit in a school’s networking environment? Coretech has refined the use of Windows 2003 server with Active Directories in a school environment, our Senior Corebuild.NET Coretech Systems Engineer, Grant Armstrong, will provide an overview of what Corebuild.NET can provide in a school environment, tempered with a real world insight into what is actually practical and achievable. Grant has spent much of the last 6 years integrating Corebuild build into school environments and working with our team of Engineers on the further development, design and integration of this product for school use. Recent developments to the product include a web based interface for user management. The workshop will include a question and answer session.
Jason Trump	Microsoft Tools for Teachers	coming
Brian Kealey	Windows Vista Top 20 Features.	In the last 12 months, Microsoft has conducted its largest product release in its history.  Windows Vista and Office2007 represent one of the largest R&D investments on the planet and over 6 years in the making.  Come along and see just a few of the highlights for educators, students and technologists.  Brian’s session will be interactive and could even contain prizes and giveaways for those paying attention!
Sean Tierney	Student Laptop Programs (1-to-1)	What are the realities of implementing a student laptop program in your school?  This session will explore the global trends of 1-to-1 student computing and what it means to Queensland schools.
Mark Kenny	Lunch time “Ask the experts” panel session.	Bring your lunch to this informal session and have an opportunity for a Question & Answer discussion with the Microsoft team. Your questions might include: software licensing, current products, software development tools, and future product plans. All delegates attending this session will go into the draw to win an X Box 360 for their school.
Scott Barnes	Microsoft's new wave of Developer Tools.	A great session for software programming teachers
Jason Trump & the DETA Learning Innovation team	Games in Learning	Come and hear about the future of XBox and PC Games in education
Sue McPherson and Graham Reid	ICT tools in Secondary English	ICT tools in Secondary English ICT helps pupils learn in English by enabling them to communicate, edit, annotate and arrange text quickly and flexibly; they also provide access to online learning tools and activities. This session will involve the sharing of ICT integrated strategies in the English classroom.
Murray Mitchell	Automated Test Processing	The automation of many labour intensive, tedious activities frees up the valuable time of teachers and administrators.  The Lexmark Automated Test Processing Solution is aimed at automating the tedious process of grading large numbers of test papers in order to free up the time of Teachers and others who may carry out this activity ebabling them to focus on higher value activities.
Sean Sweeney & Sally Vellar	Google Sketchup - free, easy 3D models!	Google Sketchup is a free and very simple 3D design application that can have students design and navigate around their 3D model in just a few minutes. It is so simple that a single lesson will have most students happily designing their models. There is a lot of onine help and downloadable online models. It works in well with Google Earth. Coolum State High School has used this software in areas as diverse as English, Science and Technology.
Gadj and Jodie Maymuru	Sharing Culture Education Kit - Aboriginal Culture in the classroom	We develop interactive educational tools, designed to teach children about Aboriginal culture, keeping learning fun and simple. This workshop will allow you to explore the contents of the Sharing Culture Kit which has been designed to use in the classroom. We will be happy to try to answer any questions you have about Aboriginal culture and discuss protocols and ways to introduce Aboriginal Culture into the classroom.
Tim O'Sullivan	Blade Server and SAN storage in a school environment, how would you implement?”	Tim O’Sullivan from IBM will lead you through a real world example of how you would implement industry best practice by deploying Blade Server and SAN storage in your school environment and using VMWare to utilize the hardware to its maximum potential. This session will help demystify what Blade and SAN are and how they can provide greater efficiencies and reliability for your school network.
Chris Gissing	A library at your fingertips	A showcase of online services available at BCC Library Service. Make your working life easier by digging in online to your public library's online resources. Find out how to access free today's newspapers world wide, journal articles, encyclopedias and online tutoring services.
Greg Egan	Joomla - Adding Content through the Front End	Is your school using Joomla as its website solution, or perhaps considering it?  Would you like teachers to be able to post articles about what's happening in their classrooms?  Or the office staff to be able to post the newsletter to the site, images to a gallery, or add events to the calendar?  This workshop will demonstrate these features using a sample Joomla school website.
Evan Clark	ClickView 24/7 - Record everything, miss nothing	ClickView 24-7 maintains a constant 7 day archive of recorded digital television shows, storing more than 1000 hours of digital television. By recording 6 digital stations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, ClickView 24-7 gives you a constant supply of digital television, available for the preceding 7 days. Your requested show is simply extracted from ClickView 24-7 and made available on the ClickView Library Server.
Garrett Huston	Changing How the World Learns-- Next Generation Interactive Classroom Tools	Get a taste of Interwrite Workspace interactive software and Interwrite Response (voting sytem "clickers"). Deliver a World of Learning! Workspace allows teachers to deliver exciting and engaging lessons and presenations regardless of content source or format.  We'll give you a taste of this exciting new software. This changes everything! Interwrite Response:    Response systems are Powerful tools in the classroom.  Get instant feedback from all of your students with the touch of a button.  Assess your students, your lesson and yourself. Response systems are challenging how we look at teaching.   Learn more about response sytems in the classroom and see them in action!
Guy Wright	New Literacy Programme for all Interactive Whiteboards	These sessions will launch the Very New Literacy Programme for all Interactive Whiteboards, Designed and written by Teachers for Teachers over the Past 2 years designed solely for Interactive Whiteboards from Upper Primary to Lower Secondary. Contents are 27 sessions covering topics such as - Grammar Poetry Language & Genres All incorporating the BLM activity Book (130 Pages) that can be copied to use with the IWB which shows Flash animation and Sound effects with each section finishes with a game, These are designed to enhance Student Self-esteem, gain competence as they master the rules and understanding of how Language works. ReadMe is a new exciting interactive literacy programme designed by practising teachers. The programme begins with lessons on basic grammar skills and progresses to aspects of language, poetry and text types. ReadMe is action-packed and uses vibrant colours, realistic sound effects and humorous animation to engage the reluctant reader. Some lessons conclude with a game to reinforce the learning. It is stimulating and entertaining, not only for the student but for the teacher as well. Teachers require few ICT skills but ReadMe can be used effectively by highly skilled ICT staff. ReadMe is the perfect partner for AV Media System whiteboards.
Birgit Loch	Electronic ink in the classroom	This workshop will explore the usefulness of electronic handwriting hardware and software in the classroom. Differences between graphics tablet, pen mouse and tablet PC will be shown, and the potential of mobile teaching through wireless projection will be highlighted.
Sel Kerans	Smart Classrooms Professional Development Framework - Pedagogical Licence and Advanced -	QSITE and Education Queensland Projects: Accreditation of Pedagogical Licence and Pedagogical Licence - Advanced During 2007, QSITE are partners in a project to facilitate the moderation of digital portfolios of teachers, for accreditation with the Pedagogical Licence - Advanced, associated with the Smart Classrooms Professional Development Framework. The session will give participants an overview of the Framework and its implementation, but have as its focus the Pedagogical Licence and Advanced Licence levels - the aims, the strategy and progress to date. What is required of Aspirants' Portfolios and how can you compile a successful one?
Pamela Gibson	United streaming	Marcom Projects recently launched Discovery Education unitedstreaming for the digital delivery of educational content via video on demand technology to educational institutions throughout Australia and New Zealand. unitedstreaming is the largest digital video library available for teachers and students. It is a web portal that is accessible anywhere,anytime. An essential tool for lesson planning, in class viewing & participation and assignment resources.
Dee Marshman & Terri Barker	Learning Engagement Online	This is a practical workshop in which you will learn how to use a free audio-recording program called Audacity to create amazing pod casts.   You will: •    Discover the best websites to visit for free audio files to enhance your pod casts. •    Record and manipulate your own voice with fun and quirky special effects. •    Import sound FX and music files. •    Export your work to achieve a creative, polished pod cast you can use with your students. •    Discuss a range of classroom applications and get inspired! Take a sneak peak at some very effective and imaginative podcasts, produced by both students and teachers
Greg Stroot	Total Traffic Control	A multi award winning software product which provides total management and an unparalleled view of your network through extensive and comprehensive reports on all network traffic, desktop applications, and installed hardware. Stop undesired web downloads, ban specific applications from running on the network, create virus signatures or perform hundreds of other actions with a few clicks of your mouse. Greg will provide an overview of TTC and the benefits it holds to the outcome of educational needs, duty of care, and enhanced security. The management interface of TTC will be presented to show its functionality.
Joanna Walker	Tools for Next Generation Learning Classroom	HeuLab software is a range of products designed for the innovative integration of ICT into the classroom. During this session you will have a ‘hands-on’ introduction to 3 products from the HeuLab range, Fun with Construction’, ‘Mindbook’ and ‘HeuCampus’. For use on Desktop PC’s and Tablet PC’s this session, aimed at both primary and secondary school levels, will give teachers an insight on creating and operating a ‘Virtual Classroom’ and also how to effectively engage students in the classroom. A session not to be missed, these programs will help to create an exciting and innovative classroom program.
Len Henderson	Becoming a Multimedia Mogul	Composing music using royalty free loops, making video, soundtracks, and just being cool comes easily when using software tools like Sony Acid Music Studio and Vegas. See how easy it is to become a multimedia mogul in this hands-on interactive workshop.
James Humberstone	Groovy Music Software	Explore and Create with the new Groovy Music software from Sibelius. See the fun music activities and interactive e-learning now available for primary children. View the 3 volumes: Shapes (for ages 5-7), Jungle (for ages 7-9), and City (for ages 9-11). Discover how students can learn at their own pace with positive reinforcement all along the way
James Humberstone	O-Generator/ World Music Software	Get students excited with this cool rhythmic skill builder. Discover what makes hip-hop jump and reggae jive with the O-Generator. Let the O-Instructor help you create World Music styles with authentic instrument sounds and rhythms. O-Generator - music styles that kick.
James Humberstone	Sibelius 5 - the complete music scoring tool	Sibelius 5 is the latest version of this complete music scoring and composition powerhouse. You'll be composing in minutes with the intuitive workflow, new sampled sounds, and the Ideas Hub to help you get started.
Len Henderson	Mastering Music Software	See how integrated e-learning can be used in the music classroom to allow students to progress at their own pace in music theory, composition, publishing and performance.
Len Henderson	Easy high-tech gadgets for creative outcomes	Let your ears be the judge as we test-drive some of the latest in portable digital audio recording devices. Come and see how easy it is to use a hand-held field recorder, a direct to CD recording unit and edit/master audio recordings on the computer.
James Humberstone	The Sibelius Educational Suite	See how Sibelius Educational Suite helps music students and teachers alike in their musical endeavours. It comprises Sibelius Instruments (a musical instruments encyclopaedia), Auralia (drill-based ear-training), Musition (drill-based music theory), Compass (composition toolbox) and Starclass (primary music learning activities)
Len Henderson	Band in a Box - Digital Music Tool-Box	Come and see why Band in a Box is almost a household name in the world of music software. Witness our top 10 uses for Band in a Box, the all-in-one software for creating automatic music accompaniment, backing tracks, arranging, recording and improvisation and see why this utility program is so popular and versatile.
Len Henderson	SmartMusic - the complete practice system	Find out why students get better faster when they use SmartMusic software. An on-call intelligent accompanist with a huge repertoire incorporating interactive performance assessment, recording, band methods and more.
Kieran Cook	Defeating the influx of SPAM and online threats Note: This presentation will be held in the trade show area.	Today’s education environment is drastically changing—as sophisticated security threats jeopardize confidentiality as well as staff and student privacy. A single attack can claim high costs, ranging from network downtime and lost productivity to data theft, reputation damage, and compliance violations. For smaller networks the job of protecting the privacy and productivity of staff and students can be an overwhelming task. Protecting the network at the gateway (the entry point to the network) is the easiest and most effective way of halting SPAM and online threats before they can reach your staff and students. Trend Micro™ InterScan™ Gateway Appliance is an all-in-one dynamic security platform that stops threats, including spam, viruses, Web threats, and more at the Internet gateway¾before they can damage your network. In a single, easy-to-deploy solution, it delivers hosted services, appliance-based protection, and automated cleanup of malware to medium business. InterScan Gateway Security Appliance has been awarded the premier rating from analysts, independent tests, and CIOs. Trend Micro’s InterScan Messaging Hosted Security integrates powerful anti-spam and anti-phishing with award-winning antivirus and anti-spyware. You can choose the service level that best suits your security strategy with either streamlined management for complete security with minimal administration or granular access and control with content filtering to enforce compliance and prevent data leakage. As a hosted service there is no need for extra hardware. Since its inception, Trend Micro has consistently been at the forefront of secure content and threat management with technology advances that protect customers from emerging threats. Trend Micro’s innovations include: The first antivirus protection at the Internet gateway, the first centralized Web-based management console for antivirus products, the first antivirus protection for email and file servers, the first comprehensive, customer-centric approach for managing the complete threat lifecycle.
Zbigniew Madro	Complete Enterprise Messaging Security – Stopping Spam and other Malware at the entry point of your network. Note: This presentation will be held in the trade show area.	Today’s education environment is drastically changing—as sophisticated security threats jeopardize confidentiality as well as staff and student privacy. A single attack can claim high costs, ranging from network downtime and lost productivity to data theft, reputation damage, and compliance violations. Email and the messaging infrastructure is a critical communication mechanism within the simplest to most complex network environment. Halting the influx of damaging and annoying content can be a full time job, however through the use of the right technologies it is not an insurmountable task. Win the battle against email threats with Trend Micro’s InterScan Messaging Security Suite. It protects your network by integrating award-winning antivirus with zero-day protection, powerful anti-spam, and anti-phishing along with content filtering for compliance and data security. This flexible software solution is delivered on a single, highly scalable platform with centralized management for easy, comprehensive email security at the gateway. Since its inception, Trend Micro has consistently been at the forefront of secure content and threat management with technology advances that protect customers from emerging threats. Trend Micro’s innovations include: The first antivirus protection at the Internet gateway, the first centralized Web-based management console for antivirus products, the first antivirus protection for email and file servers, the first comprehensive, customer-centric approach for managing the complete threat lifecycle.