by rcrellin | Apr 19, 2018 | animation, Class Activities, Digital Stories, History
“In My Day” brings Natimuk Primary School, 1934, to life. The animated film by Dave Jones features interviews with senior Natimuk residents and student animations. He also revisits the students and subjects to reveal storytelling and animation processes....
by Sandy Phillips | Jul 28, 2016 | Class Activities, Digital Learning, Digital Resources, Digital Technologies, History, Science
Here are some of the great ideas to use digital technologies in your classroom in junior classes from Ideas to try – Humanities for Years F-2 fuse.education.vic.gov.au/?58YNC9 #090 Video story prompts Use the National Geographic app to watch videos of natural...
by Sandy Phillips | Jul 22, 2016 | Arts, Curriculum, Digital Learning, Digital Literacy, Digital technology, Financial Literacy, Geography, Health Education, History, languages, Literacy, LOTE, Mathematics, music, Reading, Science, STEM
Here are some practical ideas for teachers and students at Foundation level (Prep) to use digital technologies in their classrooms. Linked to all areas of the Victorian Curriculum (VC) it is a handy resource to have when planning, and includes a number of activities...
by Sandy Phillips | Apr 20, 2016 | Class Activities, Curriculum, History
Every ANZAC Day my old principal used to read the students Simpson and his donkey over the loud speaker. I remember the senior kids knowing it off by heart. Its a lovely story but for those who want to mix it up Annabel Astbury from ABC Splash has presented some great...
by Sandy Phillips | Jul 1, 2015 | Curriculum, Health Education, History, Literacy, LOTE, Mathematics, music, Reading, Science
Finland schools: Subjects scrapped and replaced with ‘topics’ as country reforms its education system Marjo Kyllonen, Helsinki’s education manager – who will be presenting her blueprint for change to the council at the end of this month, said: “It is not...
by Sandy Phillips | Aug 14, 2014 | Challenge, Class Activities, History
Over 350 primary schools across Victoria have already registered, for the Gallipoli Oaks Project. The Quercus Calliprinos (Palestine Oak) saplings are now being grown at various nurseries and Burnley Horticultural College for planting by Victorian primary students at...
