by Sandy Phillips | Nov 19, 2015 | Curriculum, Digital Learning, Digital Technologies, How To, Leaders, Online Resources, Professional Learning
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new DigiPubs site! Created by DET Digital Learning and STEM Branch for Victorian school educators, DigiPubs are digital publications which provide practical advice and resources that can be accessed online on any device...
by Sandy Phillips | Nov 5, 2015 | Creativity, Curriculum, Digital Learning, Gaming for learning
BrainPOP has been known and loved by teachers and students since the early days of the WWW. It hosts some great resources including this educational games portal. There are a couple of ways in which teachers and students could use these resources. They could let their...
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 29, 2015 | Assessment, Digital Learning, Digital Resources, Digital Technologies, Student activities
We are always looking at ways to assess for, as and of learning. Encouraging students to work and create with media allows them to demonstrate their knowledge and understandings in any topic or subject area possible. I came across this resource “Show What You...
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 28, 2015 | Assessment, CEM Events, Class Activities, Creativity, Digital Learning, Digital Pedagogy, Digital Technologies, Learning Styles, Pedagogy, Professional Learning
One for the truly dedicated…… On Friday, October 30, 2015, K-5 teachers from across North America and beyond will click on a simple link and be joined together online for a live-streamed participatory event they will enjoy with their students from the...
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 15, 2015 | Class Activities, Global2, Online Resources
Many thanks to Chelsea, a year 8 student from Hawkesdale P-12 College. Chelsea has created this video to help us all learn about two of the new tools in Global2 – Adding webfonts and shortcodes. Thanks also go to to Dylan who wrote and performed the...
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 12, 2015 | Class Activities, Curriculum, Digital Learning, Digital Literacy, Digital Stories, Digital technology, Mathematics
ABC Splash are setting a maths mission for students: grab a smartphone or a video-recorder, explain a maths idea in 30-seconds, then enter it into their “Make a maths movie” competition. They will select three entries with the best explanations to be...
