Some teachers in Australia have holidays beginning next week. So a brilliant time to access the Free Cyber Summit on 21st Century Readiness to be held between September 20 – October 5. For more information click on this link and for … Continue reading
WWWW by wendymoyle – ToonDoo – The Cartoon Strip Creator – Create, Publish, Share, Discuss! What a brilliant depiction of how Wendy found the Victorian PLN program. tags: wendymoyle vicpln ToonDoo Information update May 2010 Alternative Search engine Alternative search … Continue reading
Joyce Valenza has done it again. This time she and David Warlick have created a vibrant and informative wiki that showcases new social media tools for learning. With pages covering topics such as: WallWisherIdeas Backchannel PlayaroundPage What is 2.0? Learning … Continue reading
I recently attended a workshop by Alan November that focused on ways to teach students effective internet use and searching. Alan had some interesting tips and tricks that readers may find useful (I certainly did!) Wikipedia puts title of article … Continue reading
Teacher librarian Rachel Fidock, has been involved in an exciting library program at Mooroopna Secondary College. There has been a lot of work put into development of social media and Rachel explains more: By Rachel Fidock I am proud to be … Continue reading
The State Library of Victoria has just relaunched its website. With an amazing wealth of information, activities and events, checking out the new SLV website is a must. Hamish Curry, Education & Onsite Learning Manager in the Learning Services area … Continue reading
There are some exciting web conferences scheduled next week for both teachers and students in the Virtual Conference Centre: * Switching on to Literacy – Blogging * Act 4 Nature with Zoos Victoria (Student Session – join in with your class!) … Continue reading
The iBoard player is a terrific interactive teaching resource. With resources for Prep to 2, there is lots of fun and learning to be had. Resources include: Numeracy Literacy New Literacy (Texts) Science History Geography ICT Religion A day in … Continue reading
The absolutely amazing and multi award winning teacher Anne Mirtschin from Hawkesdale P-12 College has kindly shared information about how her blogging journey with her students began: Three years ago, a rich picture studies case grant from DEECD required us … Continue reading
Thank you to the Victorian Department of Educations’ Virtual Conference Centre for passing on the following free professional learning opportunities for all Victorian teachers (irrespective of type of school – government, independent and Catholic are all welcome). There are some … Continue reading