by Sandy Phillips | Feb 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Schools who are sending out Acceptable use agreements (AUAs) are reminded that there are templates for them to localise available on the department’s website. Acceptable Use Agreements and Consent These agreement are templates. Schools can add and/or...
by Sandy Phillips | Feb 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
All of the digital resources licenced for the Ultranet are now all living in FUSE. Victorian government teachers just need to login to FUSE with their Edumail numbers to access them. They are easily shared with students via link, resource ID or you can physically...
by Sandy Phillips | Feb 19, 2014 | Digital Pedagogy
State Library Victoria – PLN Plus (You don’t have to be a librarian) Get ready for a new experience in professional learning. PLN Plus is an online course based on the principles of collaborative and networked learning. Together and in independent project...
by Sandy Phillips | Feb 17, 2014 | Web Conferencing, Web conferencing
On Safer internet day we used the Virtual Conference Centre (VCC) to connect students and teachers from across the state. More than 70% of participants were there for the first time ever!!! Great work teachers of Victoria. I do want to just let you know that as...
by Sandy Phillips | Feb 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Schools across Victoria came together for the annual web conference for Safer Internet Day 11th February (put it in your calendar for next year). More than 18,000 Victorian students came together online to share ideas and commitment to Building a Better Internet...
by Sandy Phillips | Jan 28, 2014 | Class Activities, Cybersafety, Wellbeing
Safer Internet Day’s theme for 2014 is Building a Better Internet Together. It is celebrated on Tuesday 11th February. In 2013, over 100 countries, 16,000 schools and 10 million people participated in the day. Whilst Victorian schools work to make everyday a...
by Sandy Phillips | Jan 20, 2014 | Digital Learning, Digital Pedagogy, Pedagogy
Considering the TPACK Model, there has been discussion around what sorts of technical knowledge teachers should have to facilitate contemporary learning. No one has ever suggested that teachers should undertake IT degrees or learn to cut code, as they are educators...
by Sandy Phillips | Jan 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Terry Heick Director of Curriculum, TeachThought has put together 100 Science Lectures For The Flipped Classroom 100 Incredible Science Lectures For The Flipped Classroom Each one of those 100 leads to a treasure including number 21 BIOLOGY THAT MAKES US TICK More...
by Sandy Phillips | Jan 15, 2014 | Curriculum
Here is an example of a teacher from Western Australia, Maree Whiteley using Scoop it across the curriculum. It’s looking like a glamorous Hotlist with some resources for primary teachers Please share any others you see in comments.
