1. Microsoft Partners in Learning aka Connected Schools project

2. What is this project? Run jointly by DET schools and Microsoft Funded by DET and Microsoft Focus Areas Integration of ICT into the curriculum Engagement in Middle School Quality Teaching

9. What’s the timeframe? 2007… – Form a staff and student committee to design the portal and the task. – Implement a new school web site and portal. This includes space for uploads, downloads and wikis so far. – Meet with representatives from partner schools to discuss their involvement. – Implement the first year’s claymation project. This includes purchase and training on relevant hardware and software for all participants in the project.

10. What’s the timeframe? 2008… – Reflect and evaluate. – Modify the portal and the tasks to address problems encountered in 2007. Suggestions include using live action movies, other forms of stop-frame animation, 3-d modeling cartoons. – All students get motivated, engaged and enthusiastic about continuing school . – All staff get rich and famous because the project has worked so well .

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