by Sandy Phillips | Feb 25, 2014 | Assessment, Blogs, Digital Technologies, New technologies, Pedagogy, Web 2.0, Wikis
The Horizon Report – 2013 examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry within the environment of pre-college education. Six emerging technologies are identified across three adoption horizons...
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 | 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 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.
by Sandy Phillips | Jan 10, 2014 | Online Resources
Thanks to Eric Redmond @coderoshi for tweeting this. I would love to see how students answered thin in 1817, 1970 and now. Maybe an activity for students….
by Sandy Phillips | Dec 20, 2013 | New technologies
As we approach the new year it is a great time for reflection. Here is one for those of you who also like to contemplate what might be in the future. All of the DEECD Digital Learning Team would like to wish you and your families a safe and wonderful Christmas and New...
by Sandy Phillips | Dec 9, 2013 | Creativity, Online Resources, Web 2.0
Another great publishing tool available for education – made possible through student managed email accounts. (all Victorian government schools have them) Back to purity, back to simplicity. We rethought digital interfaces and built Readymag from the ground up...
