by Sandy Phillips | Dec 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Accident rates on the Melbourne Metro were rising, largely due to an increase in risky behavior around trains. But a rail safety message was the last thing our audience wanted to hear and traditional public safety messages just don’t work on young people: tell them to...
by Sandy Phillips | Dec 3, 2013 | Research
This working paper from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research looks at the influence of participation in extracurricular activities on the behaviours of Australian adolescents. The research found that while participation does significantly...
by Sandy Phillips | Nov 27, 2013 | Online Resources
I am presenting a blog post by Saga Briggs “197 Educational YouTube Channels You Should Know About” to try to rid the old urban myth that “The department” is “the boss” of all school filters and access to sites like YouTube. Each...
by Sandy Phillips | Nov 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
A valuable resource can be found at APPitic. The site presents lists of educationally relevant Apps which are presented for iPads but could be a reference for other tablet users. This particular link presents well organised apps for teaching and...
by Sandy Phillips | Nov 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
We discuss persuasive text with students and get them to write them. This blog post writen by Gregory Ciotti is a handy resource for teachers to invesitgate the words that persuade us to buy. Great resource for digital literacy, critical thinking and simply writing...
