by kerry | Aug 12, 2009 | Web 2.0
Are you doing some wonderful work connecting students using web 2.0 applications in your classroom … or keen to start? You might be interested in entering the Connect and SLAV web 2.0 competition 2009. What do you need to do? Work in a team to create a unit of...
by slav | Jul 30, 2009 | LOTE
Here is a handy tool for LOTE teachers and anyone else wanting to communicate in languages other than English. Google Translate can do three great things: Enter a phrase in your selected language for search in another language Add a widget to your webpage to allow it...
by Andrew Williamson | Jul 25, 2009 | Blogs, How To, Web 2.0
Stumbled across this great blog post about Creative Commons in a Australian Education context via an Ed Tech Crew podcast. Some excellent information about where to find Creative Commons Licensed materials and how to use them. This is very handy especially when your...
by slav | Jul 22, 2009 | Online Resources
Power League is an interesting concept. It provides free access to its site which is based on the idea of leagues. Leagues are forums or discussions about particular topics; students can discuss, question, debate and even vote. If a league is not suitable or...
by Andrew Williamson | Jul 22, 2009 | How To
Prezi is a non linear online presentation tool. I have found it to be really useful for presenting “How to do’s” for staff PD and students. When it first came out it was only available online which made you vulnerable to connection issues. However,...
by Paul Stewart | Jul 21, 2009 | Blogs
I was looking at the stats from one of my blogs the other day and I noticed I had some visitors from Europe, Sth America and Asia which of course was pleasing. But then it dawned on me – the blog was completely in English. Now I only know one language, so I...
by heatherblakey | Jul 17, 2009 | Literacy
Penguin have developed a website where children can write, illustrate (and add sounds) and publish their own stories. We Make Stories enables young writers to select a number of different story platforms and even re-write a small section of classics such as Alice in...
by kerry | Jul 15, 2009 | Online Resources, Web 2.0
Whether you attended the National History Teacher’s Conference on Thursday 16th July or not you might be interested in checking out this presentation on Connect – many aspects apply to all subject areas. I uploaded it to Slide Rocket in two sections as it...
by heatherblakey | Jul 3, 2009 | Blogs, Learning Styles, Literacy
Global Teacher users are storing all sorts of things in the blog containers behind this and the Global Student directory. While Global Teacher acts as a virtual staffroom, Global Student houses class and student blogs. This is the class blog of 7E English at Rowville...
by heatherblakey | Jun 18, 2009 | Creativity
Why don’t we get the best out of people? Sir Ken Robinson argues that it’s because we’ve been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers. Students with restless minds and bodies — far from being cultivated for their energy...
