About to purchase a truck load of computers? Read on.
There’s no denying, the amount of money currently being spent by schools around the country on technology is astronomical. Desktop’s, laptops, software and even mobile devices are being considered by most schools as the new learning platform.

Using podcasts to learn another language has proven itself to be extremely popular. When I last checked, nine out of the ten most popular podcasts subscribed to in the iTunes education section were language podcasts. No more expensive tapes and CDs! Here are some ideas for creating your own podcasts …

More ideas for creating podcasts, but in science this time. I am aiming to get 101 ideas for podcasting across all learning areas. Please add you ideas for creating podcasts in science, by writing a comment on this post (just click ‘Leave a Comment’). Feel free to add links to …

This is my second blog article on ideas for creating podcasts, with a specific focus on creating podcasts for learning and assessment in Maths. I am not a Maths teacher, so a huge thank you to those that have shared these ideas during the Beyond Chalk program. Please be sure …

This is my first post in a series that I have developed, based on the ideas for creating Podcasts in each learning area. These ideas have been formulated with the English curriculum across all year levels in mind. These ideas are also very relevant for ESL and Special Ed students. …

The enormity of the web nowadays makes it increasingly difficult to locate valuable, relevant content. Social bookmarking allows users to ‘vote’ for websites relevant to a category using ‘tags’. The fact that real people are tagging (ie: voting for) sites means that they’re being personally recommended. Wouldn’t you rather search …

Held at the Brisbane Powerhouse last Tuesday I must say, this was an inspiring day. To see so many teachers so enthusiastic about looking at new ways to engage students in the classroom. The hardest part was choosing which workshops to attend.

Today I had the privilege of attending a presentation by Angus King, former Governor of Maine, where he shared his journey in creating a 1 to 1 environment for year 7 and 8 students attending public schools across the whole state of Maine in the United States. One useful piece of insight …

It’s not everyday you get to travel to an island for work.

We love to be inspired by samples of what other teachers are doing, yet we never have enough time in our presentations to show you all the wonderful podcasts teachers are already creating with (and for) their students. Follow the links to these great examples of podcasts (some with video) …

When I asked my Year 9 students to write their goals for English at the start of the semester, one student wrote that they would like to finish a novel (as in, their first novel ever!). I went and spoke to his English teacher from the previous year and they …

Karl Fisch asks his students to use the camera in his student’s mobile phones as the basis of a lesson in mathematics. The lesson ends in a discussion about the relationship between the circumference and diameter of a circle.
Click here: A Math Teacher’s Experience