It is not often at all that this blog will pull an entire article from another site and throw it in here. But in this case I just could not pass the opportunity up – both for you and especially to help spread the brilliant thoughts of Judy Willis – …
Posted on March 30, 2009 by Callie .
http://www.wordle.net/
At our recent VITTA Professional Learning Network (PLN) meeting in Bendigo, Jenny Ashby introduced me to the other members of the network using a Wordle.
Posted on March 27, 2009 by Phill .
In a video that the Maths teachers among us will enjoy, Robert Lang talks angles, geometry and math through the creation of insane origami designs.
Note how his use of visual presentation and video break down the complexity of the discipline and allow him to move to a more instructional level …
Posted on March 25, 2009 by Phill .
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD REINTERPRETED
I was recently speaking with the incredible staff at Marist Sisters College in Woolwhich in regards to their cross disciplinary studies with their year nine students. In their approach, they are combining History, R.E. and Geography in to one ‘Super Subject’ that has 90 students working together towards project …
Posted on March 12, 2009 by Phill .
I recently stumbled upon a great resource for history teachers trying to communicate (in a very tongue in cheek way!) major events in history to their students. Hark! A Vagrant is a website dedicated to simplifying moments in history into witty comic strips. The artist and publisher of Hark! A …
Posted on February 23, 2009 by Beyond Chalk Blog .
If you have experienced a Beyond Chalk seminar or workshop you will know that our aim is to excite and inspire teachers about the future of technology in the classroom. This is what we do – and we have a whole lot of fun doing it too!
That’s why it is with …
Posted on February 10, 2009 by Callie .
This must be an amazing journey for anyone, at any age, but this is the opportunity that Noble Park Secondary College provided for their students when they took out the Koolest Skools award for 2008. Having listened to their album, Pictures for the Blind last night, it is best described as an eclectic mix of …
Posted on February 9, 2009 by Callie .
Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the bushfires in Victoria. Not only has there been a devastating loss of lives in numerous communities; but a loss of schools, churches and sporting grounds that would usually keep these communities together in times of difficulty. Be sure to …
Posted on January 8, 2009 by Callie .
Welcome back and I hope that you are brimming with ideas and inspiration for learning in your classes in ‘09.
Hopefully, you are considering using blogs in your classes this year. It may be to help provide information to your students (far more noble, than giving the photocopier a workout) or …
Posted on November 25, 2008 by Callie .
When studying books and novels, it often helps student comprehension if they have some sort of visual image of the novels setting. As adults, we will often draw on our experience to create this image, however I found that sometimes students just can’t get into a book, because they can’t …
Posted on November 23, 2008 by Callie .
A ‘Blog’ is a type of website that is typically:
easily updated and changes with regular posts
organized in reverse chronological order
inclusive of text, images, video, slides, google maps and widgets and much much more
something you can subscribe to using RSS
Posted on November 20, 2008 by Callie .
Yes, ‘tagging’ is still an annoying piece of graffiti, but when it comes to Social Bookmarking, ‘tagging’ now has a far more useful application, in helping us organise, categorise, search, share and relocate web resources. Read about social bookmarking to find out more….