9.00 am

5101

Keynote: Nicola Yelland

Professor of Education School of Education Victoria University .

Redesigning learning with ICT in the early years
Information and communication technologies have changed the nature of how we do things in every aspect of our lives. Millennial learners have a wide range of experiences with ICT that can be built on to support their learnings and understandings in a myriad of ways. The use of ICT in the early years can facilitate learning and enable young children to make the connections between representations that is so essential for deep learning. This session will highlight exemplars of how this can be achieved and link this to the new digital literacies that are essential for 21st century living.

10.10am
TBA

Rachel Mustovic

2Simple for the Early Years
2Simple makes software that is simple, powerful and creative. Using a range of our programs, this workshop will provide practical ways of implementing ICT across the primary curriculum, inspire new ways of stimulating children's thinking in the classroom and motivate teachers and children to use technologies to enhance learning with VELS in mind. We'll also have some fun!

10.30 am

MORNING TEA

11.00 am

5201

Anne Mirtschin, Hawkesdale P-12

A 21^st century classroom for early school educators

Learn what web2.0 applications may be used in early childhood education to improve learning outcomes to take this educational level into the 21^st century. Different approaches, potential tools and practical applications eg delicious, blogging, voicethread, podcasting and social networking etc will be demonstrated and shared with participants

11.40 am

5301

Jenny Seljak

Corio South PS

Prepknowlogy

Corio South Primary School incorporates up to date use of technology in classrooms from prep to year 6. Preps are engaged at our school using computers and interactive whiteboards. Developmental Curriculum allows them to conduct personal learning through investigations exploring interactive programs, games and software options. Presentation of their learning journey is highlighted through a variety of media applications.

12.20 pm

5401

Andrew Hocking

Corporate Community Relations Manager, IBM Australia

IBM KidSmart Early Learning Program

Since 2001, the IBM KidSmart Early Learning Program has provided technology and training to enhance learning in Australian schools, pre-schools and child care centres. Over 770 centres have received KidSmart units consisting of colourful Little Tikes furniture, a PC, printer and early years educational software. This presentation will provide an overview of the IBM KidSmart program and a teacher’s account of their journey of integrating ICT into the early years curriculum.

1.00 pm

LUNCH

2.00 pm

5501

Judy Hanke

Early Childhood Development Division

DEECD

Early Childhood Development

Judi has been seconded from her role as Assistant Regional Director, Eastern Metropolitan Region in Victoria, to manage the Integration Branch of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) and will discuss the opportunities that exist as a result of the creation of the Department, a little over a year ago, what the integration of education and early childhood services means from a birth to adulthood perspective and how it is played out on the ground. Judi asks us to consider the opportunities that arise and reflect on the comment: "It's not business as usual with a different organisation chart."

2.40 pm

5601

Pia Waugh

OLPC

Enhancing early childhoood with Open Source software.

This session will cover top Open Source applications like gcompris and Tuxpaint that are suitable for early childhood learning and free for anyone to use. There are applications to assist with computer skills, english, maths and other education. The session will also briefly cover the One Laptop Per Child

project, and the useful software it has available for children

3.20 pm

5701

Susie McNaughton

Glen Iris Primary School

Developing Teacher Confidence in ICT

Learn how to implement practical solutions to best use with limited ICT resources to enhance teaching and learning including Interactive Whiteboards and P-2 strategies, ideas and solutions for building teacher confidence.

4.00 pm

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