by Lois Smethurst | May 20, 2009 | Arts, Literacy, Online Resources, Web 2.0
“Tux Paint is free, Open Source software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. It is developed by volunteers around the world.” Tux Paint is an attractive drawing package for students and it runs on a variety of platforms. It is...
by slav | May 13, 2009 | Gaming for learning
A very interesting article was recently published in The Age Green Guide entitled Games ‘valuable learning tool’. Written by Jason Hill, the article says, ‘Education experts say computer games boost a range of skills in children’. April 9,...
by slav | May 1, 2009 | Gaming for learning
For anyone who showed an interest in using video games for educational learning, there seems to be a plethora of information around about libraries, schools and gaming. You may have to refer to one or more of these sites to get gaming on your school agenda. Here is a...
by kerry | Apr 21, 2009 | Global Projects, How To
Interested in participating in a Global Project and looking for something manageable? Try ‘Educating for Global Citizenship’! It’s a wiki set up to allow students and teachers from around the world to share their experience about what makes a safe...
by kerry | Mar 31, 2009 | Blogs, Global Projects
Have you joined a Global Project yet? You could try the Teddy Bear Exchange Project with iEarn like 2KM from Leopold PS. Visit their blog to read the emails they’ve shared with a school in Canada! Try these sites for other Global Projects: Oz Projects ePals...
by Marie Coppolaro | Mar 28, 2009 | Online Resources
Connect is an awesome site for early childhood, primary and secondary students implemented by the Victorian Department of Education and Early Education. Links to each of the age groups contain an Aladdin’s cave of wonderful resources. The primary students...
by slav | Mar 28, 2009 | Web Quests
Last year Mooroolbark College teachers Jodie Tilley and Pennie White developed a wonderful WebQuest. This WebQuest was an award winner in the Education Channel (now Connect) and SLAV WebQuests and Beyond 2008 competition. Schoolyard Blitz! home Jodie explains how...
by kerry | Mar 26, 2009 | Blogs
Maybe you have numerous blogs or maybe you’re very new to it all. You can always find great blogs on the left hand margin of the Global Teacher page under ‘A+ Global School/Teacher blogs’. If you have a great blog, please email us at...
by kerry | Mar 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
This post is crossposted from the new Connect blog which aims to highlight great online resources for Primary and Secondary students and their teachers. Each Connect page has a link to the blog. Encourage your students to explore the sites and leave comments! If you...
by slav | Mar 16, 2009 | Web Quests
At the end of 2008, Julie Squires and Mark Phillips from Casey Grammar School were awarded the then Education Channel’s (now Connect) ‘Webquest of the Year Award’ for their Webquest “Earth 2.0 Headquarters – Is it possible to create a...
