Wednesday 24th September 2014 If you support Macs in your school then Techtool Pro is a handy tool to have in your toolbox. Normally around $100, you can grab a copy now for just $25 – but don’t leave it too late! Check out Micromat’s 25th Anniversary special offer >>>
Free Interactive Whiteboard Software
Wednesday 24th September 2014 Are you tired of your school being locked into one proprietary IWB application? Try Open-Sankoré – apps available for Mac, Windows and Linux. Sancoré features include… commenting, drawing and highlighting tools; importing flash animations, images, audio; importing pdf or ppt documents; embedding dynamic content into your course: apps from widgets, Wikipedia, or Google Maps; dynamic screen management, … Read More
Intel Chromebook resources
Monday 22nd September 2014 Intel have gathered some useful information, case studies and resources for teachers who are implementing Chromebooks in K-12 schools. Visit the Intel Chromebook site >>>
iPhone 6 Plus – Camera review in Iceland
Friday 19th September 2014 Photographer Austin Mann compares the iPhone 6 Plus camera with the iPhone 5s camera on a photography expedition in Iceland. Check out the results >>>
New connectors in Google Drawings & Slides
Friday 19th September 2014 Google continues to quietly rollout updates and new features for Google Apps. The most recent addition, shown in the Gooru video below, brings elbow connectors and curved connectors to Drawings and Slides, and can be used to build flowchart displays, organisational diagrams, etc, in either app….
BYOD Planning for Principals
Thursday 18th September 2014 Schools leaders are faced with two key challenges in the new world of BYOD. One is selecting the right device or devices for students to bring to school. The second is ensuring that their teaching staff are designing creative, engaging and purposeful digital learning activities to which students bring their devices. Scott Barnham and Nerida McCredie … Read More
Does your school support mobile learning?
Wednesday 17th September 2014 I recently stumbled upon the presentation below, titled Mobile is Eating the World, created by Benedict Evans. The presentation below (it is definitely worth a scroll through the 24 slides) uses sales charts to highlight the massive shift in the kind of technology that is being consumed throughout the developed world. People aren’t buying desktop PCs – … Read More
Google Apps – Arthur Phillip HS Case Study
Tuesday 16th September 2014 Arthur Phillip High School is a public secondary school in Parramatta, Australia serving 1,500 students in grades 7-12. Students at Arthur Phillip hail from 65 different countries and 90% speak a language other than English at home. Five years ago, Arthur Phillip began exploring options to embrace digital education. At the time, the Australian Government’s Digital Education … Read More
How to support BYOD without really trying
Monday 15th September 2014 Following the end of a government sponsored netbook program, Yass HS is working towards BYOD. BYOD poses particular challenges for schools that are used to working with school-owned computers installed with ‘standard’ software. Yass HS thinks they may have found an answer >>>
Budget shortfall looming for NSW Public Schools
Friday 12th September 2014 The NSW public school system is facing a $7 billion shortfall and declining standards unless the government doubles its spending over the next two decades to meet the state’s growing population, a leaked report reveals. The report from the Department of Education warns that without a new approach to funding and planning schools, the government will … Read More
Google-proof questioning with Bloom
Thursday 11th September 2014 What is a “Google-proof question?” It is a question (or research task) that can not be directly answered via Google (or any other search engine) because it requires analysis, interpretation, and investigation. Writing such questions, or designing such research tasks, can be challenging. A helpful tool to consider when designing student research tasks is Bloom’s Taxonomy. … Read More
ASTD 2014
Monday 8th September 2014 It’s on a again – bigger and better than ever! One of the most practical, classroom-oriented technology conferences in Australia, the annual All Schools Technology Day will be held on Tuesday 28th October 2014, at Kiama Pavilion. The 2014 conference theme is ‘Learning in the Mobile Era’. Choose from a variety of hands-on workshops to explore … Read More
Google Forms Updated
Friday 5th September 2014 Google Forms has received a major makeover. Google has added a brand new collection of themes from which to choose, and these themes can be customised to fit your specific needs. Alternatively, you can start from scratch and create your own Form theme using your own images. Ad well as adding custom images, you can also change the … Read More
Neutral Bay PS – Open Day
Thursday 4th September 2014 Neutral Bay PS are holding an open day on Friday 12th September. You can visit the school to see how their 1:1 technology programs engage all students…. Learn how the technology infrastructure supports innovation in teaching and learning; Hear from members of the school community and visit classrooms to discover the possibilities offered by mobile learning. Who Should Attend? … Read More
Caves Beach PS – 1/2S
Wednesday 3rd September 2014 Stay up to date with the activities in 1/2S at Caves Beach Public School – located south of Newcastle, on the coast of New South Wales, Australia. Visit 1/2S and leave a comment >>>
LEGO stop motion video – quick how-to
Tuesday 2nd September 2014 Anyone can make a stop motion video using an iPod and the LEGO Movie Maker app. This app has so many curriculum applications, for any age group…. Watch the video below,and download the app here >>>
Minnesota rolls out iPads to 40,000 students
Monday 1st September 2014 Minnesota’s St. Paul School District is preparing to deploy tens of thousands of iPads to students in 37 schools around the city. Rather than purchasing the tablets outright, the school district will lease them from Apple. The cost of the program – which also appears to include more than 1,000 MacBooks – will begin at $5.7 … Read More