Congratulations to the incredible staff of St Patrick’s Marist College Dundas in NSW who have become a Beyond Chalk All Star School!

I recently shared this story to a group of shocked prep school teachers at Sydney’s Newington College.

Some things feel the effects of time more than others. If you have ever poured sour, chunky milk onto your cereal you know what I mean. Add to this list things like pop music, acid wash jeans and shoulder pads in t-shirts and you get the picture. There are however …

In case your class is monitoring the Presidential Election in the U.S., you may be interested in visiting You Choose ‘08 on YouTube. It’s one of many campaign channels currently running on YouTube.

Have you heard of Sketchup? It’s Google’s free 3-D modeling program although they now have a Pro version which you can pay for. It’s gaining popularity as a tool to create & teach environmentally friendly design and architecture… and a whole lot more.

Purely a pictorial post today. I’ve been visiting the far reaches of the Brisbane region lately. This time my cases full of Macbooks joined me on a trip back over to North Stradbroke Island.

Build your own interactive whiteboard for less than $100! Sounds too good to be true doesn’t it?
It has been said that the best piece of technology is the one that you actually can use.
Up until now, interactive white boards have been out of reach for many schools and the majority …

To check out the article, click on: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/09/08/1220725904072.html
Can’t wait to hear what you guys have to say about this.

Due to popular request, I have compiled a list of ideas for creating podcasts in schools, with at least five suggestions for using podcasts in each subject area.
Click on the following links below to go to our blog post about podcasting in your learning area:
English, ESL, Maths, Science, History, Geography, …

In old-school terms, this includes woodwork, metal work, electronics, cooking, but in Victoria these ideas can be used in VCE subjects like design and technology, food and technology and VET Furnishing.
One school that I worked with, was having trouble getting their Year 12 students to produce high quality written work …

Here are some ideas for using podcasting in Art, Drama and Music. I have found case studies in these areas difficult to find, so if you have tried podcasting in your area or if you know of examples, I want to hear from you! Just click “leave a comment” and …

At a recent Technology in Education presentation, I asked for audience contributions in terms of how staff have used, or considered using, mobile phones and mp3 players in their classes. A very articulate PE teacher raised his hand and related how he has film footage of both students and experts …