Teachers learn new technology

Forty Central Coast teachers became students for the day recently when Brisbane Water Secondary College's Technology Futures centre held a technology expo.

Six companies set up interactive workshops at the centre featuring the latest technology and teachers circulated through these during the day.

In one room of the centre, Optima Technology Solutions provided hands on experience in setting up and using wireless networks while in another, Electroboard instructed the "students" on how to use an interactive whiteboard powered by Smart Technology which could be manipulated by the touch of a finger.

Principal Mr Pat Lewis said the software also contained hundreds of lesson plans and thousands of colourful images sure to keep any student in the classroom engaged.

Mr Lewis said that Webster's on line encyclopaedia was a huge hit, with its e-learning capacity and the option of families being able to access the contents through the school licence.

An on line course creator and lesson planner were also on show from XS IQ and teachers agreed that this had great application across all teaching grades.

Two of the centre's major sponsors, D-Link and Krone, provided vital experience and information for school technology coordinators in managing switches and routers in a network and the application of networking and laser broadband.

Mr Lewis said that from the point of view of both the teachers present and the centre it was an outstanding day's activity.

Teachers learned a great deal about new and emerging technology and the centre was a hive of learning activity.

Another day is being planned for next year featuring different technologies.

People wishing further information about these technologies can contact the centre on 4341 5846.

Press release, November 25 Pat Lewis, Brisbane Water Secondary College