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Primary ICT UpdateA termly newsletter for leaders and developers of ICT in Hertfordshire primary schools from the Primary ICT Team. Welcome Back! A warm welcome to our existing colleagues and those who have just joined us in posts across Hertfordshire. 2009 ICT Conference
The keynote speech will be delivered by John Davitt, a writer, broadcaster and education technology specialist, who has worked in the education sector for the last twenty-five years. The keynote will be followed by a wide range of workshops/seminars from which delegates can select. Full details of the keynote speaker and workshops will be made available on the HGfL and the Herts Learning Platform. Learning Platform UpdateAt the beginning of this term your school will have received an email regarding the latest developments with the Hertfordshire Learning Platform and what it means for your school. The new version of the LP (version 2) is now available and schools can select their route for migration. Please contact Patsy Woodward Tel: 01438 844813 or by email: patsy.woodward@hertscc.gov.uk. Please note that there are now two log-on boxes for the learning platform on the HGfL: version 1 for existing users and version 2 for users being trained in the Autumn term or that have had their sites migrated (example shown below).
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Changes to Addresses & Phone Numbers for ICT Team Our postal address is now: ICT Team:
SROB104 Further information about individual contacts: Tel: 01438 843463
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Advanced notice that the annual Herts ICT conference will be held at HDC Robertson House, Stevenage on 31st March 2009, entitled, ‘
Following another successful collaboration with Herts Schools, Hannah East (PNS) and Sue Pennington (ICT) have published further fantastic teacher-developed resources to support the teaching of SEAL units throughout the primary phase. 
ICT Clusters are a great way of networking with ICT subject leaders or anyone interested in ICT. The clusters are free of charge and held at locations across Hertfordshire. 
This grant needs to be spent by August 2009. Priorities for use of the funding are that all proposed purchases should benefit learners and the educational process, and be spent on ICT hardware based on school level ICT needs and priorities.
Those of you who have recently attended ICT cluster meetings or conferences will probably be aware of the handheld learning projects that are currently expanding. In September, our eDevelopments Adviser, Chris Carter will be working with schools in the Letchworth area to pilot a large scale PDA project that will span pupil transition from Year 6 to 7. 
CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) has now launched resources to support the teaching of eSafety for KS1.
By now, most of you will have the new phone numbers and addresses for the team at Robertson House. 
