by Sandy Phillips | Jul 27, 2016 | Class Activities, Curriculum, Digital Learning, Digital Literacy, Literacy
Looking for some quick inspired ideas for your planning with young students? Here are some English ideas featured in the Ideas to Try resource released this week for teachers. All have direct links to the Victorian Curriculum. #032 Story boarding Use the Storyboard...
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 | Mar 1, 2016 | Class Activities, Curriculum, Digital Resources, languages, Literacy, LOTE, Reading
Automatically generate a story, a plot for film or start you own novel using key words of your choice. Select from a variety of styles and either publish them online or destroy them forever. Sounds like fun!Plot Generator is very simple to use It is also a great way...
by Sandy Phillips | Feb 25, 2016 | animation, Arts, Challenge, Curriculum, Digital Literacy, Digital Resources, Digital Stories, Digital technology, How To, languages, Literacy, Mathematics, music, Online Projects, Online Resources, Science, STEM
Art, Maths, literacy? ….I am not sure which teachers and students will grab this first. Pixar in a box is a collaboration between Pixar and Khan Academy. It is a free online tool/course which not only presents students with an amazing set of tools but also the...
by Sandy Phillips | Feb 18, 2016 | animation, Curriculum, Digital Learning, Digital Literacy, Digital Stories, Digital technology, Literacy, Online Projects, Uncategorized
Last post I congratulated Yanni from Northcote High School for winning the Tropfest Junior Film Festival. Here is the link to see his, and all the finalists’ films. The event is sponsored by the Australian Television Foundation. All students (and...
by Sandy Phillips | Sep 16, 2015 | Class Activities, Literacy, Web conferencing
Tomorrow at 2pm AEST join the final in the ABC Splash three-part ‘Meet the author’ series: a live-streamed chat with author-illustrator Sally Rippin. You are invited to ask the questions! Start sending them to the ABC here – They will pick five sent before 5pm today...
