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Today’s students have unprecedented access to cheap and sophisticated technology. Web 2.0 or the Read/Write Web is becoming an increasing influence on the way students learn and interact with their peers in and out of school. As educators, we too are ever evolving to provide the best possible opportunities for all our students.Online tools, spaces and communities are starting to have more impact across the globe and in our schools. The N.O.W. Conference is a chance for us to begin and extend our conversation around **Navigating the Online World** and **Teaching for the NOW Generation.**

__**About the Conference**__
The conference runs over three days, from October 7 to October 9 and offers educators the opportunity to participate in online, interactive presentations on a variety of practical ways teachers can incorporate web 2.0 applications and eLearning into their classrooms. These online presentations are followed by two weeks of traditional-style, face-to-face, hands-on workshops at Debney Park SC. All online presentations and hands-on workshops are __**free**__ and teacher sessions are being offered in the 4-5pm time slot making it easier for them to attend.

Participants are not limited in the number of sessions they may attend and school teams are particularly encouraged to participate.

Many people are not comfortable with the idea of an online, collaborative professional learning activity and are reluctant to take part. It can be very overwhelming; where do I start?, what do I have to do?, what do I need?, who can I ask for help? To help people get started, we have provided access to computer labs in five schools, for the Keynote Presentation on October 7, where participants may go to 'join the conference' in a supported environment. The schools are spread across the region, so there will be a location near to you.

The online conference presentations will be delivered using [|Elluminate], a live web-conferencing application that enables people to communicate in real time through an internet connected computer. Participants use their own computers and headphones to listen, speak to others and participate in activities. For support on how to get started,click here.

Click the orange buttons on the left to read about the sessions being offered and to register for the sessions you would like to participate in. We hope you enjoy our conference.

__The Essential Questions for our conference......__
How do we support students to work in an online world? How can teachers and students collaborate online? What online tools can we use in our classrooms?**
 * How can Web 2.0 technologies support Teaching and Learning?

__**Support Centres for Keynote Presentation [Tuesday 7 October**__]

Coburg Senior High School (25 Seats) Williamstown Primary School (25 Seats) Caroline Springs Community Library (50 Seats) Kurunjang Primary School (28 Seats) Iramoo Primary School (25 Seats)

__**Session Recordings**__

Keynote: "The Song Remains the Same" Kym Nadebaum https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/recording/playback/link/meeting.jnlp?suid=M.C8A0D08ED2A3DB0DCB78F9E8EBBE15

Session: A School Environment For The Future https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2008-10-07.1704.M.BE67DEC63A7D1AB5ECCFFFB18E366C.vcr

Session: Budgeting And Resourcing For Elearning https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2008-10-07.1722.M.C6F1709976AE4426F7B3F2A66C66F3.vcr

Session: Google Docs https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2008-10-07.2115.M.99AE2171223BBE42C6B125387BF600.vcr

Session: The Power Of Digital Stories In The Classroom https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2008-10-07.2117.M.D4D3CD4312A69EEB0AE5ADA0060ADB.vcr

Session: Online Learning Communities https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2008-10-08.1656.M.A24487A44603FA378CECCEA935DA32.vcr

Session: Online Thinking Tools - Intel [|https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2008-10-08.2129.M.D85E49F7C160BDAA211ECE7B2ECBE5.vcr]

Session: Why Wikis [|https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.DAE09051B1022BB88EF01D946333FB]

Session: Around the World NOW - Blogs https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.631328F452917083B1ACBB52E75EE1

Session: Ten Ways to Stay in Touch https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.80466E45EA65518BEDDC85E03BDA69

Session: ICT Ethics: Accountability, Online & Web 2.0 https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.B4E0F00AE72F3F782AEBCDFFD09A96

Session: Using the technology in your pocket; mobile devices https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.E0DEF24E8B133BAD7D867C98C61940