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Hardware

 * Technology in school is perfect - no loss of connection etc
 * More computers in classrooms! Create interactive classrooms
 * one-to-one laptop program for all students - reallocate funding resources

Staffing

 * Smaller workloads
 * Hire more technies
 * Redesign teachers timetables to create more time

Policy

 * Open policies regarding techn less restrictions
 * Set up a strategic plan to work through bringing up consistency with ICT skills amongst staff
 * Develop security protocol plans to allow ICT permissions that are effective learning purposes
 * Train students in basics e.g how to respond on forums

Teachers

 * Change the time tables - More time "blocks' of time to get into work in depth
 * mentoring system for staff
 * identify who are the experts on the staff and get them to buddy with a novice to use other IT

School of the future

 * Smaller classes so easier to implement and teachers have more time
 * podcast everything and work from home
 * Get kids to teach us and the class if we want to facilate then make them lead
 * Can be made if national educational guidelines and resources allocation could occur to abolish traditional forms of assessment and provide learning environments that value and develop strengths in a community environ

Community/networking

 * Setting up a network website for teachers to share their ideas
 * Partnerships with schools and the community, eg. universities, businesses and make schools the hub for all learning e.g parents, groups etc
 * learn from each other
 * stronger links between Universities and secondary schools
 * links - more sharng between schools in the area

Students

 * Show n tell becomes IT based in primary school
 * Resource leading students - students as teachers

1-1

 * Computer access -- all students to be part of a 1:1 program from year 4 up
 * 1: computers

Exploring

 * Try and experiment
 * Be open to new ideas
 * Have time to think about ways to make IT meaningful

Assessment

 * External testing e.g. NAPLAN, WAMSE which encourage thinking skills

Professional Development

 * Become educated more regularly and become aware of changing technologies
 * Offer PD for all teachers
 * More PD for teachers on how to use and implment these technologies
 * Staff use PD days to locate and develop curriculum around specific topics
 * Restructure the time used in staff meetings or create PD (in school) days with a learning coach to focus on an area of ICT use. Do this with small teams of teachers.
 * Each team member responsible for the implementation of one idea
 * Form an informal support group of interested colleagues to kick start a different topic each time.
 * Train teachers in pedagogy using technology for their sub area.
 * Education about how to make social networking sites look prettier
 * Develop digital literacies
 * Provide staff with support and PD in advance

=Parents=
 * Parent seminars on 21st Century
 * Offer information evenings for parents
 * Parent nights to sell ideas
 * PD parents on the tech being used or introduced at the school
 * Get parents on board
 * Parent training
 * Involve parents

=Curriculum= > eg: Years 1 & 2- Blogs, Years 3 & 4, Years 5 & 6 Twitter ect.
 * Perhaps specific year level could target certain ICT sites
 * Implement computer literacy classes as part of core curriculum
 * Make curriculum relevant --> prevent misuse
 * Reduce formal lesson plan time for students
 * Exam structures change to include/embrace lateral thinking

=Time= =Money=
 * Pupil free days with structured "play time" end result concrete
 * Funding for more teachers to give release time for ICT play
 * Peer PL groups -- time release for working together in similar subject areas
 * Mid-term student free times for workshoping to create effective lesson plan strategies
 * Targeted time release per teacher (pairs) to learn and play with new tools
 * Extra resources to pay for professional ICT staff to provide PD support
 * Provide more money for hardware that works
 * More computers available
 * Pay for extra external PD may be incentive for reluctant staff
 * Resource leading teachers

=Support=
 * Provide teacher support
 * Provide simple web resources without 1000s of conflicting resources