On top of the $1 billion commitment from the federal government to provide fast broadband connections to every school, and computers for every student, the New South Wales government is now making promises of its own.
Via the SMH (“Dial-up duxes“), NSW Premier Morris Iemma has indicated every school will be provided with a student portal and universal email system, and has also outlined a strategy for sharing and producing digital work.
“The $66 million interactive whiteboards strategy is meant to connect classrooms across the state and thus provide subjects not previously …