Writing a text such as this is an enormous task. Technology changes continuously, indeed some technologies that were in common use when the first edition was published in 2004 have now (2009) been completely replaced with new technologies. Fortunately, there are numerous professionals across the globe who were more than willing to assist with valuable information and feedback on these new technologies – without the Internet, email and newsgroups such information would be simply impossible to obtain and verify. There are too many of these people to mention by name, but thankyou, your knowledge and comments has greatly enhanced the accuracy of the text.
The original text was reviewed by Stephanie Schwarz. Stephanie’s review comments, as expected, were always accurate, insightful and right on target. She has an uncanny ability to express relatively complex ideas in a succinct, yet understandable manner. Stephanie and I worked together as senior HSC marker for numerous years. We’ve worked together at the NSW Board of Studies and on numerous Trial HSC Exams. Many of the HSC Style Questions included within the text where originally published within past trial exams. Stephanie’s knowledge and enthusiasm for technology and education is legendary.