Transition


 * Teach teachers this stuff at uni and across the whole curriculum
 * Develop explicit links with our feeder primary schools and the senior schools we feed into
 * Better relationships with primary schools, what are they doing with netbooks?
 * Get rid of NAPLAN
 * Get rid of central testing like NAPLAN
 * Abolish standardized testing programs like NAPLAN and on-demand testing
 * Reserarch, findings showing that technology/netbooks do improve results
 * Security for netbooks, ownership, responsability
 * More staff need to be exposed to programs such as PLP either at local or state level
 * If performance-based pay is a 'given' perhaps some is attached to people undertaking PLP or developing programs
 * Implement the netbook program in grade 5 every year
 * Expand the trial to all schools
 * Clear protocols and documentation provided for all schools for introducing netbooks
 * Free wireless access to all communities
 * Elect a government who genuinely supports what we want in education
 * Clear procedures and policy documenting rate of techies and their accountability
 * Unblock useful sites
 * Central management of all technology, state-wide, leasing netbooks, computer roll outs
 * Schools should be allowed to be responsible for blocking and un-blocking sites
 * Mandate minimum teacher skill levels, provide courses
 * Policies and safety for netbooks, lockers, charging
 * Reduce teaching loads, maximum 20 sessions face to face
 * Smaller classes, reduce teaching load,
 * Reduce class sizes