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FUSE learning resources - a NEW look!

FUSE learning resources – a NEW look!

November 7, 2016 · by Camilla Elliott · in Curriculum, Learning resources, Teaching resources

FUSE, the resource portal for Victorian educators, early learning, primary and secondary students has just got better. It’s had a facelift!  If you are a regular user of FUSE, you don’t need to be convinced of the relevant, high quality…

Making a Nation & Federation: Australia

Making a Nation & Federation: Australia

September 5, 2016 · by Camilla Elliott · in digital resources, Teaching resources

With the tension of the Federal Election behind us, parliament has reconvened and it’s that time of the year when study of Australia as a nation enters the curriculum.  Students study various aspects of Australia’s nationhood, identity and history particularly…

Reading for Pleasure - Book Week and more

Reading for Pleasure – Book Week and more

August 28, 2016 · by Camilla Elliott · in Reading, Teaching resources

At this time of year the focus is on reading as we celebrate Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book Week.  It’s a time for author visits to schools, writing workshops, dressing up in favourite storybook characters – all with…

New Australian STEM resources hub

New Australian STEM resources hub

February 28, 2016 · by Camilla Elliott · in Competition, digital resources, science, STEM, Teaching resources

ABC Splash is a source of high-quality digital educational content specifically developed for the Australian learning community.  This week they launched the Splash STEM Hub which addresses “Science, Technology, Education and Maths” learning for students in Years Prep/Foundation to Year…

Primary sources and the ANZACS

Primary sources and the ANZACS

April 27, 2015 · by Camilla Elliott · in digital literacy, Research tools, Teaching resources

The commemoration of the centenary of the Gallipoli Landing during World War I has stimulated an explosion in the digital content available online. Photos from family and institution collections contribute to a comprehensive overview of the period from the images…

Creating a Virtual Learning Commons

Creating a Virtual Learning Commons

September 14, 2014 · by Camilla Elliott · in Learning Commons, Professional learning, Teaching resources

  At the recent SLAV Conference Building a Participatory Learning Community, school library leaders Dr David Loertscher (USA) and Carol Koechlin (Canada) presented the concept of a Virtual Learning Commons.  School libraries have become familiar with the model of ‘learning…

History timelines as visual learning

History timelines as visual learning

July 24, 2014 · by Camilla Elliott · in Teaching resources

Timeline.tv is a British educational website focussing mostly of the history of Great Britain but also including Seven Journeys in the American West and an extensive coverage of the history of Smallpox Through Time,  1045BC to 2010.  The History of Britain section is divided…

ANZAC commemoration - family stories

ANZAC commemoration – family stories

June 10, 2014 · by Camilla Elliott · in Events, Teaching resources

Over the past week we have witnessed news reports of Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, and war service veterans attending the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing in Normandy.  The largest seaborne invasion in history.   Our attention has been drawn…

What was there - historical photos and Google Maps

What was there – historical photos and Google Maps

June 5, 2014 · by Linda Angeloni · in Teaching resources, Web 2.0 tools

What was there uses historical images and Google Maps to look at how places have changed overtime. You can add photos to specific locations and then using Google Street View, overlay images from the past and present. A particularly nice…

Mind tools - What does it mean to be literate in the age of Google?

Mind tools – What does it mean to be literate in the age of Google?

April 4, 2014 · by Catherine Hainstock · in Holiday projects, Professional learning, Reference tools, Reflection, Research tools, Teaching resources

With the holidays here, we thought we could share a longer video with you, particularly given it’s one of the best videos I’ve watched about information literacy. It’s comprehensive, current, and logical in its flow. I thought I knew a lot…

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