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Sept  08
Received Generous Donation of approximately 20 pre-loved PIV PCs, as well as a few 15inch LCD monitors

March  08
New software - 'Math Invaders' purchased for classroom use.  Students can practise math skills in an exciting  'drill' format.

February 08
New software - 'Inspiration' purchased for classroom use.    Inspiration is a visual thinking tool, which helps organise information and ideas in a logical, yet non linear fashion. 

January 08
Purchased 4 new Quatro Core PCs to continue updating the computer lab in the library.
Purchased 4 new Duo Core 2 laptops for use in the senior grades.
Received Generous Donation of approximately 30 pre-loved PIV PCs.
Re-distributed PCs across the school - each grade has four per class.

December 07
Electronic Whiteboard installed in classroom set to be P-1AC team teaching grade.

October 07
Purchased 6 new Duo-Core2 PCs to begin updating the computer lab in the library.
Received quote on installing a new electronic whiteboard.  To go ahead at the end of this year in one of the classrooms. 
Trials on recording TV through the TV tuner card in the whiteboard's PC have proved reasonably successful.

September 07
Lots of E-waste was removed from storage areas and taken to the Moonee Ponds Transfer Station with thanks to Ella & Zoe's Mum for her assistance in doing so.

July 07
The new PCs are humming along nicely and getting a good work out in the senior area.
With more students this year, we have been allocated more technical support time, which is fantastic news for keeping our machines in order.
We have just purchased a new colour printer for printing photos and other special pieces of work such as graduation booklets.  

June 07
At the recent curriculum day the KPS staff participated in some professional development on the use of digilearn in the classroom and other top websites and software available at the school were also discussed.
2-3J presented a snapshot of the movies, they created using stills and narration, about Australian animals, a project that all of unit 2 undertook.

April

Late March 07 
Staff completed e-potential survey, designed to provide the school with data to drive improved ICT teaching and learning.  
Jenny ran PD on the use of DIGILEARN (new online digital resources -including learning objects) 
A number of 17inch screens, keyboards and some mice were donated by a parent (after consulting Jenny).  :) 
Aliye (technical support & multicultural aide) has taken some time off for personal reasons.  He will be temporarily replaced.

Early March 07 
Jenny and Julie attended professional development on digilearn online objects and discussed the implementation of a whole school teacher survey known as 'e-capabilities survey' designed to support teachers professional development and help to determine areas for improvement.  
Jenny to present digilearn to staff at upcoming curriculum day and administer survey.  Results of survey to help drive a whole school e-learning plan to improve ICT use in classes.

February 07 Jenny ran optional PD on the basic functions of the electronic whiteboard.  Several staff in attendance. Another PD on this planned later in the term.

January 07 Paul, Aliye and Jenny worked hard during the holidays getting equipment into the classrooms including new laptop computers for student use and a fancy new computer to drive the electronic whiteboard. 

December 06Kensington Primary School has just purchased an electronic whiteboard, which combined with the computer driving it will....act as a whiteboard...but record all pen strokes electronically for retrieval or highlighting later....play DVDs  & TV, display data, perhaps even cook toast*! .... and be just plain all-round COOL AS!

*note: Any claims of the whiteboard cooking toast have been sensationalised (o.k. falsified).