Annual General Meeting

Members of ECAWA are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting 

The Annual General Meeting of the Educational Computing Association of Western Australia (Inc) will be held on Friday the 4th of December 2009 at Churchlands Senior High School in Memory Place, Churchlands, beginning at 5.30 pm.

Please read the attached letter from ECAWA Life Member and Tertiary Coordinator Paul Newhouse.

The invited speaker will be announced shortly.

Queries to the Secretary: secretary@ecawa.wa.edu.au

Downloads:

PDF: Map of School           Word doc: Organisational_Member            Word doc: AGM_Notice_2009

At the meeting we will be electing the members of the 2010 ECAWA Committee. There are 15 positions up for election, including President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, LOGIN Editor, Primary Coordinator, Secondary Coordinator, Tertiary Coordinator, and seven General Committee Members.

ECAWA is your organisation. If you would like more input into decisions, initiatives and the running of the association, then a place on the committee could be for you.

To nominate yourself or another ECAWA member please complete the nomination form, including the signatures, and email or post a copy to the Secretary, to be received by the 27th of November. It is essential that the nominee sign the form to indicate that they are willing to accept the nomination.

You do not have to be present at the AGM to be elected to the committee.

There are also other opportunities to contribute to the association. Please consider working as part of a LOGIN subcommittee, assisting either the Primary or Secondary Coordinator to arrange PD/PL events, joining the Conference Committee or organising a Special Interest Group.

Will you be the representative of your school or organisation and be voting at the AGM?

The ECAWA Rules gives voting rights to individual members and to one representative member from each Organisational or School membership.

In order for Organisational or School members to vote we need to ascertain who that representative member is. If you are attending the Annual General Meeting and will be voting on behalf of your school or organisation, please ensure the appropriate form is completed and signed, and return it to the Secretary before the beginning of the AGM.

Non voting members, including Student Members and additional members attached to Organisational or School Members, are welcome and are encouraged to attend the meeting.

After the AGM members are invited stay a while longer to share pizza and wine and informal discussion.

For catering purposes please email secretary@ecawa.wa.edu.au as soon as possible and indicate if you will be attending the Annual General Meeting.

In brief:

Date: Friday 4th of December 2009
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: Churchlands Senior High School Library
Parking: Park toward the end of Memory Place and walk to the eastern end, turn left up the stairs and follow the path from the street to the library.

The Agenda

• Welcome
• Invited Speaker
• Apologies
• Minutes of AGM 2008
• President’s Report
• Financial Report
• Election of 2010 Office Bearers
• Other Business
• Close of Meeting - Please stay to share pizza and wine and informal discussion

ECAWA on the Road - Yanchep

After some very successful workshops last term, ECAWA on the Road 2009 - ICT, Your Money and Your Classroom will be in Yanchep - at Yanchep District High School - on Saturday, the 31^st of October - bringing information about Consumer and Financial Literacy for students, as well as workshops for teachers.

The ICT emphasis for this workshop will be on learning to use Photoshop CS4 more effectively, and will suit beginners as well as people who may have some experience with one of the previous versions of Photoshop.

A parallel strand will include presentations about incorporating the use of Learning Federation learning objects and Excel in classroom activities, and explore the use of low cost or free software and Web 2 tools in the classroom.

Morning tea and coffee with pastries and muffins will be available from 9.30 am and the programme will begin at 10.00 am. Registration includes morning tea and lunch.

An acknowledgement will be sent to participants when their registration form is received.

We are very grateful to Yanchep District High School for making their facilities available for these workshops.

Presentations and Workshops

Belinda Lux will present:

Principles of Design

Using Photoshop CS4 - Introduction

More Photoshop CS4

Roger Sor will present:

Consumer and Financial Literacy Across the Curriculum

Using Excel in Your Classroom

Other presentations will explore the use of low cost or free software and Web 2 tools in the classroom.

In brief

Date: Saturday the 31st of October 2009

Time: 9.30 am - for 10.00 am, finishing at 2.30 pm

Venue: Yanchep District High School, 15 Primary Road Yanchep

Parking: Ample parking is available.

Registration: Places are limited to ensure that each participant will have access to a computer.

Please register as soon as possible. Registration Form

Cost: ECAWA Members - $10.00 inc GST; Non Members - $20.00 inc GST

Contact: projects@ecawa.wa.edu.au for more information or a registration form or

Download: Registration Form

Do you have other ICT professional learning needs?

Contact the Coordinator as soon as possible. 

This project is made possible by a grant from the Australian Government Quality Teacher Program (AGQTP)

ECAWA on the Road - Albany

ECAWA on the Road will be back in Albany this week,  the last week of Term 3 – the 22nd - 24th of September.

Roger Sor will be working with teachers to integrate Consumer and Financial Literacy and ICT into Primary and Secondary mathematics classes. 

 

Contact the Coordinator at projects@ecawa.wa.edu.au if you would like more information or would like to be involved.

 

Do you have other ICT professional learning needs?

 

Contact the Coordinator to make your suggestion or request as soon as possible.

 

ECAWA on the Road 2009 - ICT, Your Money and Your Classroom is a project made possible by a grant from the Australian Government Quality Teacher Program (AGQTP)

ECAWA on the Road - In the City – Part 2 - Photoshop CS4 and more!! Sept 19th at Aquinas College

 

 

After a very successful workshop this weekend, ECAWA on the Road 2009 - ICT, Your Money and Your Classroom will again be in Perth next Saturday, the 19th of September - bringing information about Consumer and Financial Literacy for students, as well as workshops for teachers.

 

 

The ICT emphasis for this workshop will again be on learning to use PhotoShop CS4 more effectively, and will reinforce and extend the material covered in the first workshop.

 

This second workshop will best suit people who have at least some experience with Photoshop - whether or not you participated in the Week One workshop - however places are limited, so please register soon. http://bit.ly/UV1eU

 

 

Programme Week Two

 

Belinda Lux will present:

Using Photoshop CS4 – Revising Week Last Week’s Introduction

More Photoshop CS4

 

Roger Sor will present:

Consumer and Financial Literacy Across the Curriculum - Part Two

 

 

 

Morning tea and coffee with pastries and muffins will be available from 9.15 am and the programme will begin at 9.30 am and go through to 1.00 pm.

 

We are very grateful to Aquinas College for making their facilities available for these workshops. The College is close to Perth and Fremantle, just off the Manning Road exit from the Kwinana Freeway, and plenty of free parking is available - see the maps linked to this page.

 

An acknowledgement will be sent to participants when their registration form is received.

 

In brief  

Date: Saturday the 19th of September 2009

Time: 9.15 am - for 9.30 am, finishing at 1.00 pm

Venue: Aquinas College, Salter Point - Redmond Learning Centre. Please see the map at on the website.

Parking: Ample parking is available. Please see the map on the website for instructions.

Registration: Places are limited to ensure that each participant will have access to a computer. Please register as soon as possible. Registration Form 

Cost:$10.00 (inc GST)

Contact: projects@ecawa.wa.edu.au for more information or a registration form or 

Download: Registration Form Week 2 

Web page: http://bit.ly/UV1eU     

 

And next……

 

ECAWA on the Road will be back in Albany in the last week of Term 3 – the week ending on with Friday the 25^th of September.

 

Contact the Coordinator at projects@ecawa.wa.edu.au if you would like more information or would like to be involved.

 

 

 

Do you have other ICT professional learning needs?

 

Contact the Coordinator to make your suggestion or request as soon as possible.

 

 

ECAWA on the Road 2009 - ICT, Your Money and Your Classroom is a project made possible by a grant from the Australian Government Quality Teacher Program (AGQTP)

 

ECAWA on the Road - In the City - Photoshop CS4 and more!! Sept 12th at Aquinas College

ECAWA on the Road 2009 - ICT, Your Money and Your Classroom will be in Perth next Saturday, the 12th of September, bringing information about Consumer and Financial Literacy for students, as well as workshops for teachers.

The ICT emphasis for this workshop will be on using Photoshop CS4.

Adobe’s Photoshop is very powerful software with a wide range of uses and incorporating a large number of tools. Come along and find out how you can get more out of your school’s Photoshop CS4 investment.

Belinda Lux will present:

Principles of Design

Using Photoshop CS4 - Introduction

More Photoshop CS4

Roger Sor will present:

Consumer and Financial Literacy Across the Curriculum

Morning tea will be served from 9.15 am and the programme will begin at 9.30 am

We are very grateful to Aquinas College for making their facilities available for this workshop. The College is close to Perth and Fremantle, just off the Manning Road exit from the Kwinana Freeway, and plenty of free parking is available. A map and parking details will be sent to participants when their registration form is received.

In brief

Date: Saturday the 12th of September 2009

Time: Coffee, tea and pastries served from 9.15 am - Programme begins at 9.30 am and ends at 1.00 pm

Venue: Aquinas College, Salter Point - Redmond Learning Centre (a map will be emailed to participants)

Parking: Ample parking is available and will be marked with signs

Registration: Places are limited to ensure that each participant will have access to a computer. Please register as soon as possible. Registration Form

Cost: $10.00 (inc GST)

Contact:  projects@ecawa.wa.edu.au  for more information or a registration form or

Download: Registration Form

Do you have other ICT professional learning needs? Contact the Coordinator as soon as possible.

This project is made possible by a grant from the Australian Government Quality Teacher Program (AGQTP)

Competitions

Some competitions in the ICT area that may be of interest are listed at http://ecawa.wa.edu.au/projects/competitions/

These competitions are not managed by ECAWA so please verify all details, including dates and conditions with the competition organisers, to be sure that the event is suitable for you and your students.

If you know of other competitions that may be of interest to ECAWA members and their students please email the details to secretary@ecawa.wa.edu.au

Value Adding Quest
Plan for your students to participate in the Value Adding Quest this year. Check the website at http://vaq.wa.edu.au   ECAWA Vice President Jeff Herd is ECAWA’s representatives on the VAQ Committee.

ABC3byme promo competition
The ABC wants primary school-aged kids in Australia to create a 15-30 second video promo or online banner that shows why ABC3 is the channel all Australian kids will want to watch. Promo videos and online banners must be uploaded by the close of competition at 6 pm AEST on Friday 18 September, 2009. For more information go to http://www.abc3byme.nsw.edu.au/cli/aswda/intro.shtm

Schools, Social Networking Sites and the Law - The latest addition to the ECAWA 2009 Conference programme

 

Social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook are all the rage and they attract millions of users. Facebook has some 200 million active users and MySpace is allegedly signing up about 500 000 new users a week.

 

Social networking sites have profoundly changed the way people, including educators, communicate and interact. In fact, electronic communications are borderless and very public.

 

The social and educational advantages of social networking sites have been applauded. However, the exponential growth in the use of social networking sites by students and teachers alike has presented new legal issues for schools. As stated by an attorney for the National School Boards Association in the United States: ‘This is a new frontier in education, where technology and social norms are outpacing law and policy’.

 

This presentation will provide an overview of the law relating to privacy and copyright and the use of the Internet, in particular social networking sites, within the school context and the implications for school policy.

 

Presenter: Associate Professor Joan Squelch, Head of the School of Business Law and Taxation, Curtin University of Technology

 

Information about lots of other great presentations other presentations and workshops can be found linked a at http://ecawa.wa.edu.au/conferences/state-conference-09/

Register now for the ECAWA 2009 State Conference at 
http://ecawa.wa.edu.au/conferences/state-conference-09/register-now

Course Choice - Career Choice: Connecting Education to Industry - The latest addition to the ECAWA Conference programme

 

When students ask about careers in ICT - do you have the answers?

Are you interested in industry supported professional development, lesson plans, field trips, work experience and scholarships?

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) is working with the local ICT industry to improve interaction with educators.

The presenters will describe what is available and in progress and will seek your input on what we can do to help increase student interest in ICT courses and careers.  Presenters: 

Tony Errington (ACS Vice-chair WA Board)
Arnold Wong (ACS Vice-chair WA Board)
Carolyn Toleman (ACS Foundation Scholarship Administrator) 
 
Information about lots of other great presentations other presentations and workshops can be found linked a at  http://ecawa.wa.edu.au/conferences/state-conference-09/

Register now for the ECAWA 2009 State Conference at 
http://ecawa.wa.edu.au/conferences/state-conference-09/register-now

Create a Game in 60 minutes - The latest addition to the ECAWA Conference programme

Create a Game in 60 minutes: Scratch for Absolute Beginners - The latest addition to the ECAWA Conference programme 

Scratch is the world’s easiest programming language. Created by the ‘Lifelong Kindergarten’ group at MIT, Scratch follows in the tradition of Logo and Lego Mindstorms by creating a free tool for students to learn 21st century skills: creativity, collaboration, computation and mathematics. 

In this hands-on session, participants will learn how Scratch can be used to teach students mathematical concepts in a context they love: game creation.

Presenter: Paul Fuller, Teacher, Orange Grove Primary School  

Information about lots of other great presentations other presentations and workshops can be found linked at http://ecawa.wa.edu.au/conferences/state-conference-09/

Register for the ECAWA 2009 State Conference at http://ecawa.wa.edu.au/conferences/state-conference-09/register-now/

Play the Game - The latest addition to the ECAWA Conference programme

We face a paradox - kids love computers and games, but aren’t interested in studying them. The reality is that they are using amazing technology every day without an awareness of how they work or what else they could be used for.  This presentation will expose game technology including the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Playstation 3, iPhone and Sun’s Wonderland (open source equivalent of Second Life). See how games tech can be leverage to more thoughtful use of technology and be a step towards advanced computing concepts.

Presenters:
Valerie Maxville, Education Program Leader, iVEC
Dr Chris Hines, HPC Systems Administrator, iVEC
iVEC - the hub of advanced computing in Western Australia
http://www.ivec.org/ 

Information about lots of other great presentations other presentations and workshops can be found linked at  http://ecawa.wa.edu.au/conferences/state-conference-09/

Register for the ECAWA 2009 State Conference at http://ecawa.wa.edu.au/conferences/state-conference-09/register-now/