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__**Breakout 3 - Showcase the future: The new, the wild, the wacky!**__

//**Peter Hill - Cloud computing and Fibre optic cables**// What do schools really want? What is coming? What are we gonna do about it? Affordable high speed broadband, fiber opitc - What does this mean? What can it do for us? How do we pay for it? At present, being used mainly for hight speed internet.

What do we do first? And what does it do? [|www.virtualeducation.net.nz]

No servers on site, web based everything, cloud computing is about taking away the onsite network server thing, much more reliable. Can be accessed at home and school. It will happen. Fiber is not about internet connectivity on its own, its about outsourcing the IT, will lessen the IT budget. $65 g vs $40 g. Quality and service is better.

Based in the USA, NComputing, sharing PC's, one 'hard drive', multiple users/screens. One host PC and 4 users. "x350 kit". Only 4 PC's need to be wired to your LAN and then the other computers are just wired to the host PC. this man says PC a lot. im a bit lost. Device is only 1 watt. Licensing is required.
 * //John Robenson - Maximum computing, minimum cost

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//**Marion Boyes - iPhones iPhone 3GS can email, map, phone, message, camera, internet. Can enable us to have the connectivity to be an active learner in the 21st century. Phone + iPod + web browser. blahhhhh blahhhhhh blahhhhhh blahhhhhhh i think this lady work for apple and is on commission. **//

//**Darren - LEARNZ Virtual field trips They are free!! woohoo Supports the RNZC. The LEARNZ teacher goes to a remote location, and teach from site. The students link from the classroom to the teacher. Background info on site a month before the trip. Curriculum links and activities. Video clips, panoramic images, audio conferences with experts. (Live) Send an ambassador (soft toy) **// //**