There exists a large netbook rollout underway in primary schools in Northern Victoria. The support wiki is netbook trial:
10,000 netbooks for 1:one use in 12 months 5 and six classes (in Victoria Yr 6 may be the closing yr of Major college)
software is really a combination of proprietary (Microsoft, Adobe) and FLOSS (see checklist below)managing Vista working program (tough to figure because most netbooks are marketed with XP)
cost of every netbook is $550 - computer $480, bag $30, application $40 - this incorporates insurancecosts are shared from the families, university and government; households stop up paying a dollar every week, spread about 3 yearsAnywhere Anytime Learning has long been involved in the consultation method. Their 21 measures to 1:1 achievement presentation is accessible from this page in the wiki.
the netbooks are Acer Aspire 1 and Lenovo S9, thorough specifications hereHere is really a checklist in the software program to the machines:
Adobe Flash Player
Create and watch animated content
Adobe Reader 8
Provides options for basic PDF viewing and comment-making
Adobe Shockwave Player
Displays internet content that has been produced by Adobe
Apple Quicktime
A multimedia framework capable of dealing with different formats of digital video clip, media clips, sound, text,
Windows 7 Home Premium Key, animation, new music and interactive panoramic images
Audacity
Open supply application for recording and editing sounds
Blender
Open resource,
Office Professional 2007 Key, cross-platform suite of instruments for 3D creation
CD Burner XP
Application to burn up CDs and DVDs, which includes Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs
Cute PDF Writer
Create PDF files from any printable document, preserve PDF forms utilizing Acrobat Reader, make PDF booklets, impose, rearrange pages and more
Debut
A simple, easy-to-use video recorder program that allows you to seize files directly
DEECD Fonts Victorian Cursive
Downloadable electronic font of Victorian Modern Cursive script to generate handwriting workout routines, posters, crosswords, flashcards and other classroom resources on your netbook
DVD Flick
A basic DVD authoring tool
Free Mind
A Brain Mapping application
Gamemaker
www.yoyogames.com
Make enjoyable pc games, without having the need to publish a single line of code
GIMP
Stands for the GNU Image Manipulation Program and it is a raster graphics editor utilised to approach digital graphics and photographs
Google Picasa 3
Helps you organise, edit and share your photos
Google Sketchup
Create, modify and share 3D models
Irfan View
An image viewer and convertor that opens and edit images, as well as several media formats
Jahshaka
An open resource video clip editing and effects application
Java runtime environment
Run Java applications
Kahootz V2
Create, discover and invent in 3D (V3 upgrade available shortly)
Microsoft Net Explorer
Web browser
Microsoft Office 2007
Word,
Office 2010 Pro Plus, Excel and PowerPoint
Microsoft Office Media Content
Includes the Microsoft Clip Organiser along with a library of clip art along with other media files that customers can insert into Workplace documents
Microsoft PhotoDraw two.0
Graphic software
Microsoft PhotoStory 3
Create multimedia video clip presentations making use of still images
Microsoft Producer for PowerPoint
Provides users with a lot of potent new capabilities that make it less complicated to synchronise audio, video, slides and photos to produce engaging and successful rich-media presentations
Microsoft Silverlight
Delivers high-quality, interactive video across the world wide web and cellular gadgets.
Microsoft Pupil with Encarta Premium
Encyclopaedia software
Microsoft Windows Media Player
Store and play music, video and pictures
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise
Operating system
MonkeyJam
Create stop-motion movies
MSW Logo
Logo is really a pc programming language used for useful programming
NVU
Create web pages using a method that does not call for past net editing knowledge
Paint.NET
Image and photograph editing application for pcs that operate Windows
Scratch
Create your own personal interactive stories,
Genuine Windows 7, animations,
Office Standard 2007, video games, audio and art
Symantec Client Safety (anti-virus)
Anti-virus software
Tuxmath
Educational maths tutor for children starring Tux, the Linux Penguin
Tuxtyping
Educational typing tutor game starring Tux, the Linux Penguin
VLC Player
VideoLAN Consumer is really a moveable multimedia player for various audio and video clip formats