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Stephen brewer
I will be asking faculties to initially select a unit of work and work it so the unit can be used and accessed via the laptops. It appears as if the adobe suite will be very good for this. In order to do this you would need to pair up (another suggestion already put forward).
Stephen brewer
You also need to produce lessons or units of work that will work away from the wireless. Work could be emailed to students so they can pick it up and have it on their laptop for class the next day – like homework (how last century is that word).
tracey breese
hey darc, i have taken three words to lead us.
responsiveness, capacity & relevance.
we are trying to get people moving!