by Sandy Phillips | Oct 21, 2013 | Class Activities, Digital Literacy, Uncategorized, Web Quests
A great “Tuning in” idea to introduce a new topic for students. OR an excellent assessment tool for students to design and present their learning. Jeff Dunn from @edudemic presents a guide to digital scavenger hunts with the tools and process to get...
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 15, 2013 | Assessment, Curriculum, Pedagogy
A well constructed video to share at a staff meeting. If you can’t see the video you will need to add YouTube to your school filtering. This can be done for teachers only, all of the school including students, or just for a certain time period. The ability to...
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 14, 2013 | Arts, How To
Creating animations has always been considered as one of the most complex aspects of graphic design that requires specific software and technological expertise. It is a time-intensive activity that requires heavy software and high speed computers. However, over the...
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
A teaching and learning resource for media , English – all teachers, to use with senior students around issues of Digital Citizenship, freedom of speech, cultural differences and respect. written by Jane Sasseen and presented here by the Australian Policy...
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
The TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center released the study today. It was made possible by the fact that the TIMSS, which assesses math and science achievement, and the PIRLS, which gauges reading skill, were given at the same time in 2011. That enabled the...
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
Information Communication Technology Education Victoria (ICTEV) is seeking nominations for the ICTEV 2014 Educator and Leader of the Year Award from Victorian educators who have made an outstanding contribution, using computer technology, to the educational...
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
What would you add to this list or remove? Worth a discussion. A good list to get teachers and students investigating. Top 100 Tools for Learning 2013 from Jane Hart
by Sandy Phillips | Sep 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
High poverty. High performing. These are two phrases that describe Hattie Watts Elementary today — but it wasn’t always that way writes Niki P Fryou. When I became assistant principal in 2006, there were large gaps between the performance of our white students and...
by Sandy Phillips | Sep 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
At the University of Pennsylvania, Angela Lee Duckworth studies intangible concepts such as self-control and grit to determine how they might predict both academic and professional success
by Sandy Phillips | Sep 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
To explore ideas, TED, WNET, PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting have teamed up for a brand-new one-hour special, shown on US television. TED Talks Education is an exhilarating night of talks hosted by John Legend. Check it out online. One hour if viewing...
