[LINK] ABC Splash - beta launch of online education resource for

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Syl writes, 
 
> ABC Splash -  beta launch of online education resource for Australian
> Curriculum  http://splash.abc.net.au/  <quote>  ABC Splash brings you
> the best Australian content from across ABC TV and Radio plus high
> quality video from around the world ..

You can bet Australian teachers are right there :)

Good on you Syl. And perhaps of Linker interest, you can also believe
that Aussie teachers are all over Splash since its recent launch. For
example, here is one email from the Splash Senior Manager, (if anyone
has suggestions) via the main Aussie teacher's mailing list on Friday:

> Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 10:25:40 +1100
> From: "Robertson, Leanne" <leanne.robertson at esa.edu.au>
> To: Professional community for teachers, oz-teachers at rite.ed.qut.edu.au
> Subject: Re: [Oz-teachers] ABC Splash
> 
> Thank you all for your bug reporting and thanks for the collation
> of site reports and follow up ..
> 
> Cheers
> Leanne
> 
> Leanne Robertson
> Senior Manager ABC/ESA Education Portal Project
> T +61 3 9657 9758  | F +61 3 9910 9807  | M 0413 043 871
> leanne.robertson at esa.edu.au
> www.esa.edu.au
> 
> ________________________________
>>
>> From: Barbara ..
>> To: Professional community for teachers, oz-teachers at rite.ed.qut.edu.au
>> Sent: Thursday, 1 November 2012 8:43 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Oz-teachers] ABC Splash
>> 
>> The URL was shared on Oz-teachers and there is feedback that "it
>> doesn't seem to work on Mac computers and it's flaky on the iPad."
>> and that "on Mac (10..7.5) it doesn't work, (fails at Scootle re
>> direct) in Chrome but does in Firefox inside the NSW DEC network.".  
>>
>> These are from people who know what they are doing, and I'm posting
>> the comments because I can access it on a PC using IE.
>> 
>> Barbara ..
>> 
>> Teacher Librarian
>> M.Ed.(TL), M.App.Sci.(TL), M.I.S. (Children's Services)
>> AUSTRALIA
--

Cheers,
Stephen