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Preparing Planning Evaluating
Planning and sustaining 1-to-1 access to technology Implementing

RESOURCES
Tool/Resource Description Who could use it
Global2 Global2 is the Department’s blogging community for online
collaboration and to teach students to use social media safely
and responsibly. Teachers TeachersTechnicians TechniciansStudents StudentsCommunity CommunityICT Leaders ICT LeadersSchool Leaders School Leaders
http://global2.vic.edu.au/
iTunes U The Department has its own iTunes U Campus which
hosts courses and collections developed through DEECD
projects and initiatives for teachers to subscribe to and Teachers TeachersTechnicians TechniciansStudents StudentsCommunity CommunityICT Leaders ICT LeadersSchool Leaders School Leaders
access on iPads.
http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/itunes-u/

Virtual Conference Centre The Virtual Conference Centre offers free web conference
sessions for meeting, learning and collaborating online.
This facility is available for use by Victorian educators ICT Leaders School LeadersTeachers Technicians TechniciansStudents Students ICT Leaders ICT Leaders School Leaders
Community
Students
Technicians
Community School Leaders
Community
Teachers
Teachers
in government, catholic and independent schools, and
Departmental staff in regional and central offices. Virtual
conferencing tools include Polycom, Blackboard Collaborate,
Microsoft Lync and Skype.
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/support/Pages/vcc.aspx

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