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Ken Olah, Relieving Director of Curriculum K-12, facilitates this panel discussion at the Digital Education Revolution NSW Teachers' Forum. The panel members discuss what laptops will mean for them as teachers, principals and students. Listen to podcasts of the discussion. There are 5 in total.
Download the full panel discussion transcript (.pdf 124 kB).
Download the full panel discussion podcasts (.zip 53.6 MB)
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1st of 5 podcasts: Members of the panel discuss what laptops mean to them. Panel members are: Ben, a year 10 student from Homebush Boys HS; Tina, a year 11 student from North Sydney Girls HS; Kathy O'Sullivan, Head Teacher Administration (Teaching and Learning) North Sydney Girls HS; Stephen Plummer, Head Teacher English Cecil Hills HS; and Barbara Bober, Principal Beverly Hills Girls HS/ Professional Learning and Curriculum Support Project Leader DER NSW.
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2nd of 5 podcasts: Tina comments on the benefits of using the laptops from the perspective of a student at a school where the use of laptops has already been implemented into the curriculum.
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3rd of 5 podcasts: Stephen outlines basic concerns of teachers about how best to implement the use of laptops in their classes. He suggests that negotiation and collaboration between teachers and students regarding ways of using the laptops in their teaching and learning is one of the keys to the success of the laptops in schools program.
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4th of 5 podcasts: Kathy describes her experiences in using laptops with her students. She provides a variety of hints and information to encourage and support teachers embarking on the use of laptops in their classes.
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5th of 5 podcasts: Barbara shares her views on the innovative ways in which the use of laptops will engage students, giving them access to a variety of learning situations and strategies to support their different needs and backgrounds.