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Trending Topics for 2012 was the topic for eT@lking this week. Although the group participating was small, we covered the breadth of education – from the young through to the senior citizens. The suggested tools came from practitioners. Participants wer [...]

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Tech Talk Tuesdays: Student Leadership and Digital Citizenship When:- Tuesday 21st February, 4-5pm Melbourne, Australia time (gmt+11) About the session:- We often think of student leaders as leading sports terms, or being representatives on Student R [...]

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One of my Flat Classroom Project colleagues, Honor Moorman asked “What advice could be given to new globaled teachers?” See the trigger blog post Sage Advice for New Teachers Global education is my passion and technology enables us to connect and [...]

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This was the topic of this week’s topic on eT@lking’s webinar. It was a general sharing session, where participants were invited to share the tools and technology they have been playing with and then visualize how they could be used … Continue readi [...]

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Thanks to Wm Rowe I made sure that I paid my clear internet bundle bill before I headed off to work today. I have been so busy at the office lately that I have been forgetting to do everything around … Continue reading →

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You may wish to add favorite web sites to home screen.  We do this at our school to have easy access to attendance, DIBELS, and treasuresresources.com. Here are step by step directions. 1.  Visit favorite web site. 2.  Select share … Cont [...]

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After a long summer break, Tech Talk Tuesdays returns to a computer near you. (You just need internet access and a headset). Date/Time:- Tuesday 14th February, 4-5 pm, Melbourne Australia time (gmt+11) About the session:- The first session for 2 [...]

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Last week, I posted on Twitter when a highly engaging math app went on sale for 60% off.  I didn’t oversell it by any means: It’s just drill and kill simple math facts with fancy graphics and music but it’s … Continue reading →

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This is a contribution by yourdegree.com Greater Than Calculators: Technology Integration for Lesson Plans Teachers are responsible for how students learn in addition to what they learn. For that reason, many educators see the importance of technology in [...]

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I was asked by someone in the press for my thoughts on teacher evaluation, probably because of my previous posts on Merit Pay (I’m not for it)  and the Value that Teachers Add to the Classroom (hint, it’s more than … Continue reading →

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Safer Internet Day (SID) 2012, taking place on Tuesday 7 February 2012 with the theme ‘Connecting generations’ and the slogan ‘Discover the digital world together… safely!’. What I will be doing in the classroom:- Watch the video  (see belo [...]

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Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a secondary teacher and in the last few years have taught predominantly senior students. Due to a small year 11 group moving through our school, subjects are combined for year … Continue reading →

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Determined to continue experimenting as much as possible with online tools and technology to engage students and empower their learning, I feel that one of the key factors to success will be organisation, appropriate online presence and developing individ [...]

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Almost two years ago to the day, I wrote a post, “The iPad:  Why Teachers Should Care.”  Flash forward to today, both of the schools I work at have purchased one iPad for each classroom.  Although I’ve already mastered how … Continu [...]

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There has been a lot of talk about “merit pay” for teachers. I’m not here to debate the idea but I can tell you it has existed for years. I know because I have received it. You might wonder just … Continue reading →

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This safari contains links regarding stress management, clutter management, free educational videos and a contest to win teaching Shakespeare materials. Continue reading →

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January 26th is Australia Day – a day to for all Australians to celebrate being Australian. Local communities celebrated this day in a variety of ways. The Moyne Shire held a special ceremony at Yambuk commencing with a free breakfast. … Continue read [...]

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Happy New Year to all my dear Chinese friends and colleagues. Jan 23rd marks the Chinese New Year, which is in contrast to our New Year which falls on January 1st.  As I become more involved in global collaboration and … Continue reading →

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Great teachers make weekly plans. I have been at this for 13 years and I won't say I am a "great teacher" I will leave that for others to say. I have found that making weekly plans yields higher scores from my students than simply "winging it." Continue [...]

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Here’s another topic for my teacher journal and I hope to get some external input in the comments on it. In every class there should be some sort of rewards system. Kids are small adults and adults work for rewards, … Continue reading →

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