2Simple Software is well-known for producing award-winning, quality educational software for primary students. Focusing on digital storytelling and gaming, with curriculum ideas for both early and upper phase, this session will give you the opportunity to discover how 2Create a Story, SuperStory and 2Do It Youself can be used to embed ICT into the primary classroom.

We will also look at 2Simple’s brand new creative tools website, www.purplemash.com.au. Purple Mash brings you a mash-up of creative tools and curriculum focused applications to support and inspire children throughout the curriculum. We’ll go online and check out the “Apptivities” and programs purplemash has to offer.

Need to know more about us? You can:
Visit our website @ www.2simple.com.au
Visit our blog @ http://2simpleblog.wordpress.com/
Follow me on twitter @ Rachel2Simple

Got an iPhone? You can even download our new FREE app!!

IPT Online (ipto.com.au) is a website containing a suite of software, textbook style notes and interactive activities that cover the major aspects of the IPT course, including programming (from simple algorithm design exercises using RoboAnt to complex programming tasks in PHP), databases (information system design and SQL), artifical intelligence (expert systems and neural networks) and dynamic web development (MySQL and PHP). The catch: eveything is online. There is no need to install any software - it's all in the cloud. This workshop will guide participants through the software on IPT Online and show the full potential of using purely online resources to teach your IPT course. A free 18 month unrestricted subscription will be provided to all participants.

This workshop will guide participants through the process of creating an online database in MySQL and developing a PHP web interface for the database. The skills learnt in this workshop could provide the basis for a major project in your IPT course.

You can connect with other QSITE members through these Web 2.0 sites:

• QSITEr’s Ning http://qsiters.ning.com/ – for member social networking, sharing of practice, discussions etc. This will grow to replace the social networking that has been available through the QSITE website.

• Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=52638038917 – social networking and to promote your QSITE membership through your social

• LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=82530 – professional networking

• diigo http://groups.diigo.com/groups/qsite_group – for sharing website and resources

• Follow @qsite on twitter http://twitter.com/qsite – to stay up to date with QSITE activities, announcements and 140 character conversations

Why not make this an opportunity to learn about some Web 2.0 tools and to connect and share with your fellow QSITErs.