by Sandy Phillips | Aug 13, 2014 | Class Activities
Throughout the month of August ABC Science is asking for help with transcribing weather observations from old ships’ log books. We are taking a crowd-sourcing approach to reduce this workload and asking regular folk, students, schools and members of the public,...
by Sandy Phillips | Aug 6, 2014 | Digital Learning, Digital Technologies, Global2, Online Resources
FUSE and the secret login is not a new book in the Harry Potter series but something that crops up time and time again. FUSE is the DEECD search engine for teachers and students that is open and available for all to use. There is however a login feature for Victorian...
by Sandy Phillips | Aug 4, 2014 | Assessment, Challenge, Class Activities, How To, Web 2.0
Matt Renwick presents some compelling ideas about Why digital portfolios are important for students …. He begins With the spreading use of computers and mobile technology in schools, going digital with student portfolios has become more popular. Simply put,...
by Sandy Phillips | Jul 30, 2014 | Cybersafety, Digital Technologies, New technologies
I started this blog post with intention of sharing a nice resource for teachers to use creatively with their students. We regularly share new and exciting resources which provide opportunities for learning. This resource’s added appeal was that a teacher could...
by Sandy Phillips | Jul 22, 2014 | Class Activities, Digital Learning, Digital Stories, Digital Technologies, How To, Online Projects, Video
ABC Heywire is calling for stories by Year 10, 11 and 12 students from regional Australia. Stories can be in text, video, audio or photo format. 30+ winners will get their story on the ABC and win a trip to the Heywire Summit. Entries close 16 Sept 2014. For details...
