What did I take home from ICTEV 2012?
This weekend I was lucky enough to attend the 2012 Internet and Communication Technology Education in Victoria annual conference at Melbourne Grammar School. It was a fantastic opportunity to meet many...
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“What’s Web2.0?” at Apollo Bay
Image created with ThingLink Thank you for inviting me to your lovely, country P12 college today! As a small, rural school in SW Victoria, Hawkesdale P12 College is a very similar school to this. We...
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Minecraft at Hawkesdale
This term, a group of Year 7 boys from Hawkesdale College have had the opportunity to access the Quantum Victoria Minecraft world each week. This is part of their “Skills for Living” class, in which...
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Web2.0 ideas for getting to know your students
Today I presented at the “ReThink, ReImagine” conference organized by Simon Perry for teachers and pre-service teachers at Deakin University. It was a great way to kick start the year and inspire...
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Minecraft in Maths
I have written about Minecraft in education before, following a trial at my school with Year 7 boys who built models of different types of bridges. This year I set a task for another class of Year 7...
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Grasmere Primary School is a small, rural school in SW Victoria, doing great things with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Project. As well as being freshly rebuilt, they are sharing their garden...
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Week 3: Vocabulary
Learning new terms and definitions is critical in senior science and it sometimes feels like a whole new language to students. Here are some tools and strategies for teaching and learning new...
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Video-conferencing with VCE Biology
Teaching Unit 3 and 4 Biology for the first time in a small, rural school is a big responsibility. Although the class is small (only eight students), they are all keen to do their best and achieve an...
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DLTV conference key note –“Creating New Connections”
I had a difference of opinion with a colleague that I would like to share with you. Deon thought that it would be a great idea if every student had some kind of bar-code or implant, so they could wave...
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Hour of Code
This week millions of students in over 180 countries are participating in “Hour of Code” to raise awareness about the importance of computer science around the world and in celebration of Computer...
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