NSW Department of Education and Training

• Home
  • Director's message
  • Educational institution links
  • Copyright, trademarks & discalimer
  • About us
  • Contact us
• Kindergarten-Year 6
  • Creative Arts
  • English
  • HSIE
  • Languages
  • Mathematics
  • PDHPE
  • Science and Technology
  • Connected Outcome Groups
• Years 7-12
  • Creative Arts
  • English
  • HSIE
  • Languages
  • Mathematics
  • PDHPE
  • Science
  • Technology
• Curriculum policies
  • Animal Welfare in Schools
  • Curriculum planning, assessing and reporting
  • Environmental Education and Sustainable Schools
  • Gifted and Talented Students
  • Homework policy
  • Libraries in NSW Government schools
  • Literacy Policy
  • National Assessment Program
  • Numeracy Policy
  • Religious Education
  • Road Safety Education
  • Curriculum guidelines & memoranda
• Curriculum initiatives
  • Australian Government Quality Teaching programme
  • Consistent Teacher Judgement
  • K-4 Initiatives
  • NSW HSC Online
  • Middle Years
  • Quality teaching
  • School Libraries and Information Literacy
  • UNICEF's Day for Change
• Curriculum services
  • The School Magazine
  • Professional learning courses 2009
  • Curriculum Support Newsletter
  • Education Week

A digital school

What opportunities could digital technology afford that enhance the quality of education?

Digital Education Revolution

The Australian government’s Digital Education Revolution aims to stimulate change in teaching and learning to prepare students for life, work and study in the 21st century. It includes grants for new ICT for secondary school students in Years 9-12, fibre connections to schools, professional learning in the use of ICT and online curriculum tools and resources.

More information:

• One-to-one computing: literature review  (Word, 132 kB) focuses on the laptop environment, classroom uses of laptops, reported effects on student learning, factors influencing a successful implementation and support for teachers.
• DEEWR, Digital Education Revolution website, overview, guidelines for funding
• Australian Labor Party, Policy document 2007
• ACER symposia information, 2008, Powerpoint, PDF and multimedia presentations

education.au

education.au provides information and solutions to support Australian government’s priorities in education. Subscribe to a RSS feed to get up-to-date news and information.

IWBNet

IWBNet Pty. Ltd. provides teacher professional development to support educational use of interactive teaching and learning programs and resources. The Digital schools section of their website provides information about developing digital school.

© State of New South Wales through the Department of Education and Training, 1999 - 2009. All rights reserved.

Conditions of use | Help | Contact us
Report incorrect, out-of-date or missing information