by Sandy Phillips | Aug 9, 2016 | Challenge, Class Activities, Curriculum, Digital Learning, Gaming for learning, How To, Professional Learning, Uncategorized
Microsoft and the Department of Education and Training are presenting free coaching sessions for teachers to support the Victorian Games and Apps Challenge. Students are welcome to attend if teachers wish to invite them. They will not need to register. Teachers do not...
by Sandy Phillips | Aug 4, 2016 | Class Activities, Digital Literacy, Digital Technologies, Games, New technologies
The Department of Education, Victoria (DET), Microsoft and ACMI are proud to announce the Victorian Schools Games and Apps Challenge. This exciting challenge provides an opportunity for students in Years 6, 8 and 10 to design, develop and pitch a game or app to...
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 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...
