AEU 163 Greenhill Road, Parkside 5063

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MINUTES OF THE MEETING

AEU 163 Greenhill Road, Parkside 5063

THURSDAY 4 March 2010 4.45 to 6.30 pm

Chaired: Peter Cavouras

Minutes: Penny Cavanagh

Guest Speaker – Re Flip Cameras in the classroom

See attached handout

Conference Idea – Martyn to present a workshop on using these new technologies in the classroom

for enquiries

Discussion of privacy issues – suggested best to include just teacher name and Port supporter etc – do not put a picture of yourself

Discussion agreed it can be used to enhance learning and should be used in conjunction with other methods

Harassment issues: teacher has a quick check each day – say it is being used to assess your communication – can delete offensive materials or comments

1. Exchange of Accounts and Administration and Change over etc

2. Present and Apologies

Apologies: Geof Bailey, Ty Cheesman, Annette Chigros, Helen Douglas-Irving, Shane Hennessy, Paula Hensing, Scarlett Lucero, Kathleen Meyers, Jodie Papadopoulos, Jane Penhall, Mareea Smith

Present: Robin Aukett, Penny Cavanagh, Peter Cavouras,

Donna Foster, Irene Frangos, Jarrod Lungley, Helen Peake, Rick Sommariva, Nik Surikov.

Non-attending:

Minutes from Previous Meetings

Moved Rick Sommariva

Seconded Helen Peake Carried

3. Business Arising from the Minutes

Constitutional Change Discussion – LETASA Aims Revision current at top of all our documents

Discussion Changes

October 2009 Discussed Ideas below:

To promote and provide support to the teaching and learning of legal education

To produce and disseminate legal education resources

To facilitate links to the broader legal community a forum for discussion / networking

To create forums to broaden the understandings of legal education within the SA community

Agreed Suggestions of changes to Objects of LETASA March 4, 2010

To promote and provide support to legal education in schools in SA

To produce and disseminate legal education resources

To link with the broader legal community for teachers and students

Suggest next meeting we have 10 min discussion as some people apologies this evening and then formulate a motion for the proposed change at the AGM and Peter to write a paper in support to present at the next AGM August 2010.

4. Correspondence

Nil

Out

Nil

5. Reports

· Executive Report

Remind people of 15 March 2010 Twilight Session “Murder v Manslaughter” with Bill Boucaut – Carly Ryan trial focus

Will be a Centra event

Reminder Law Society Conference (Saturday free event)

· Treasurer’s Report – Report tabled and accepted

· New SACE

Workshops next term for Stage 2

Recommend you only attend one workshop even if teach several subjects

SACE Board are suggesting for each assessment task you have the full rubric shown

· Technology Report

Penny’s laptop being fixed

Obtaining quotes for external hard drive for Geof

LETASA week-end at Carrickalinga 11 and 12 April Sat and or Sun – free sausages 24/7

Robin to send out an invite

· Publications Report

Nil

· Membership Report

51 current financial members

Paula will be sending out reminder emails

Suggest on Membership Form – say for Calendar Year of 2010

· Country Liaison

Nil

· Annual Conference

Yvette Winter to contact Julian Burnside as possible speaker

We have written to Harry Evans but not had a response

Alex Ward fantastic at last conference

Penny suggested that next conference emphasis on New SACE Stage 2 Curriculum

And that we print 120 of everything to hand out as previously new curriculum biggest conference ever and printing extras at last minute very expensive and time consuming

6. Any Other Business

Helen acknowledged Peter, Robin and Geof’s work at New SACE Stage 1 Seminar and Kathleen catering. Informal feedback everyone really appreciated the seminar.

Next Meeting Discussion – LETASA role in resource development for New SACE Stage 2

Suggest workshop in Term 1, 2011 and suggestion maybe Term 4, 2010

Meeting Finished: 6.03 pm

NEXT MEETING: Thursday 25 March 2010 4.45 pm AEU

Nibbles: Chaos

MARTYN ANDERSON HANDOUT

Flip Cameras

Available through Edsoft: www.edsoft.com.au

Click on “Meet the Flip Family”

We bought the Flip – Ultra II HD at $249 (120 minutes of HD footage)

You could also check the Flip website: www.theflip.com/en-au/

Microphones

Available through Edsoft: www.edsoft.com.au

Search for Microphones

We bought the “Easi-Speak” microphones for $81 (4 hours of recording time)

*Check out Diigo – www.diigo.com If you would like to see some examples you can click on groups and type in Immanuel College.

Sites of Interest

Edmodo

Edmodo is an online learning tool which allows teachers to tap in to the student's use of websites and web based learning from home as well as at school. Through the site you can monitor student work, mark it and see how students work through the process. You can set up a class based page and give students the password so that they access it from home or school. Create assessments, homework, ideas, discussion groups or anything you wish.

www.edmodo.com

Blogger

This allows you to create a class blog. Can be helpful for alternative forms of discussion and setting homework and posting videos.

www.blogger.com

Gcast

This is a podcasting channel. You can create your own podcasts and upload them to this website for free. It will hold your podcasts for 12 months and allows students to access podcasts from home.

www.gcast.com

Prezi

Prezi is a form of presentation software that students can use. It's a form of digital storytelling without using slides.

www.prezi.com

Study Search

Studysearch.com.au uses the power of Google's search engine combined with a growing database of educational websites. When a search is done Google checks our database and gives those sites priority in the search results. The student is still doing a full Google search but the results are tuned to display sites that are more relevant.

www.studysearch.com.au

Dipity

A timeline creator. With this site you can create timelines in relation to any topic or you can view those already made. This site is great as a digital classroom tool which teaches the skills necessary while using technology.

www.dipity.com

Wikispaces

A place to create group blogs and share information.

www.wikispaces.com

Photostory

This can be downloaded from the Microsoft website for free. It is a great alternative to Powerpoint and allows students to easily add voice recordings to their work. It is another alternative for students to present their work