by Sandy Phillips | Jun 26, 2015 | Class Activities, music
Even if you have only one iPad there are still lots of ways you can use it with your students, especially if you can plug it into a data projector and speakers. Midnight Music have presented 18 practical ideas for teachers. Go to teh link for the full list of ideas....
by Sandy Phillips | Jun 24, 2015 | Challenge, Class Activities
Schools are invited to participate in the 2015 Victorian CANstruction project, a unique philanthropic, artistic, engineering project supported by GASCO. This project enables teams of up to 10 students the opportunity to learn more about Maths and Science principles...
by Sandy Phillips | Jun 18, 2015 | Arts, Class Activities, Curriculum
The Artists in Schools project funding is available to schools for 2015. Information sessions are being held across Victoria and online. Details here – http://www.creative.vic.gov.au/AIS Applications for the Artists in Schools funding program are due Tuesday 8...
by Sandy Phillips | Jun 17, 2015 | Arts, Class Activities, Curriculum
Information Sessions for teachers and artists about the Artists in Schools funding program are being held in June and July across the Victoria. The Department of Education and Training, funded Artists in Schools funding program provides opportunities for professional...
by Sandy Phillips | Jun 10, 2015 | Cybersafety, Digital Literacy, Parents
This article is one that your school can share with parents. Marianne Stenger is a writer with Open Colleges. Find her on Twitter @MarianneStenger The article was featured on ABC Splash. She has written a thought provoking article about what she calls...
by Sandy Phillips | Jun 5, 2015 | Curriculum, How To, iPads, Parents
Schools might want to promote this out to their parents. Students can share this with Mum and Dad SchoolMate is a great App for parents of school-aged children in Victoria, Australia. That’s us! Want to find out more about what your child is learning at school...
by Sandy Phillips | Jun 3, 2015 | Professional Learning
Adam Spencer has a passion for mathematics. He is the author of Big Book of Numbers and has a PhD in Pure Mathematics from the University of Sydney. Adam is a radio presenter, comedian, and media personality. He first came to fame when he won his round of the comedic...
by Sandy Phillips | Jun 1, 2015 | Arts, Class Activities, Curriculum, Digital Literacy, Digital technology, Geography, Health and Physical Education
Common Sense Media have curated and shared resources created by Graphite featuring some great apps and websites which enable students and teachers to create content. Making something from scratch is a great skill to have. It requires confidence and imagination. For...
by Sandy Phillips | May 29, 2015 | Curriculum, Digital Literacy, Digital Technologies, Digital technology, How To, Leaders, Professional Learning
DIGICON Festival of Learning 2015 DIGICON is the annual Digital Learning Teaching Victoria (DLTV) There is still time to register It will be held at Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn 24th & 25th July 2015 DigiCon brings together educators, pre...
by Sandy Phillips | May 27, 2015 | Class Activities, Cybersmart, Digital Literacy
Just a quick reminder to schools that the ‘Making Good Choices’ webinar session tomorrow for grades 4, 5 & 6 starts at 9:30 tomorrow morning, 28th April. All schools are welcome. It is also a good professional learning session for teachers. If you...
