by Sandy Phillips | Sep 10, 2015 | Class Activities, Curriculum, Cybersafety, Digital Literacy, Digital Resources
Congratulations to all of the students, and their teachers who have made the finals at this years Atom awards. Some amazing films on a variety of topics. Check them out This film makes a great teaching resource in both its art and form, but also its subject matter....
by Sandy Phillips | Aug 31, 2015 | Challenge, Curriculum, Digital Technologies
The Global Digital Citizen Foundation has provided these strategies to support students to be able to take stands on issues that matter to them in non confrontational ways. The strategies foster critical thinking and can be used as part of any inquiry based learning....
by Sandy Phillips | Aug 12, 2015 | Assessment, Creativity, Curriculum, Digital Pedagogy, Digital technology, Learning Styles, Pedagogy
James Gibbons has presented a great article around using the SAMR Model to Guide Learning in the way teachers plan and scaffold the learning for their students. He presents a fantastic diagram that is just my cup of tea. He presents: The SAMR Model was developed by...
by Sandy Phillips | Aug 11, 2015 | Class Activities, Science, Web conferencing
As part of National Science Week Google running a program of hangouts with classrooms and the National Maritime Museum. If you’re interested in booking in for one of the time listed below contact sallyann@google.com Be an Underwater Survivor Presenter: Lloyd...
by Sandy Phillips | Aug 6, 2015 | Challenge, Class Activities, Science
National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. Running each year in August, it features more than 1000 events around Australia, including those delivered by universities, schools, research institutions, libraries, museums and...
by Sandy Phillips | Aug 5, 2015 | Curriculum, Digital Literacy
Ibrar Bhatt Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University has written an article that will resonate with many teachers. It explores the need for contemporary skills, digital literacy skills and effective ways to assess them. He writes under a subheading : Digital...
