Thursday 15 November 2012

Have fun exploring iPads in Education

Not sure what iPads in Education is all about??
Unsure why so many schools are introducing iPads to their students?

 View the video below for some food for thought!
\ Starting out? 
Need support?
Visit My Pinterest boards  including iPad support for teachers 
iPad apps for school literacy            iP*ds in class     
iPad app Creative & Performing Arts (CAPA)   Toddler apps  Digital Storytelling Transforming Literacy Instruction With Technology If you are on twitter I suggest you follow: #edtablet #ipaded #mlearning 
To access a comprehensive collation of all things iPad visit
Kathy Schrock's iPad in the Classroom page.

Sunday 11 November 2012

Bullying Awareness Week Nov 12-17

>November 12 - 17, 2012 Theme: "Stand Up! (to bullying)"

The Official twitter hashtag will be #BAW2012

Play this for your students: Use your voice

TRUE COLORS November 7th, 2012 recent alarming events are calling for exceptional Canadian artists to speak up and stand out against bullying -create a song against bullying & to raise awareness . Jacob Hoggard, Lights, Pierre Bouvier, Fefe Dobson, Kardinal Offishall, Alyssa Reid, and Walk Off The Earth have taken the classic Cyndi Lauper song True Colors and revamped it to make it their own. True Colors will be released to air on radio in conjunction with Bullying Awareness Week. You can listen to it now by clicking on the image "Artists Against Bullying."

This bulletin board was created at the community school in
St. Augustine River, Quebec from Bullying Awareness Week





Source: dictoot.com via Audrey on Pinterest
A selected reading listing on bullying-





STOP TALK and WALK



You may like your class to read: The Bully from Oxford Owl Free on-line reader Suits K-3






Source: amazon.com via Audrey on Pinterest

               




For further resources visit my Pinterest board Antibullying

Thursday 8 November 2012

Australian Curriculum update for NSW teachers

Cathy Edwards shared this exciting news on Yammer: New! Studyladder is now aligned to The Australian Curriculum.
This is great news for parents and teachers wanting to quickly find material related to the curriculum. You can find this new feature by clicking on the ‘Resources’ tab and then ‘The Australian Curriculum’ button.

 Always remembering that we in NSW are implementing the Australian Curriculum via the BoS syllabuses and that there may be differences -
 The BoS page has this memo to principals that gives timeframes for the teaching of the Australian curriculum in NSW
The latest update is available

Google Apps are not far away for NSWDEC!!

A guide from Richard Byrne and Free for technology teachers. Google Drive and Docs for Teachers 2012 Google Apps Champion Educator Program – Expressions of Interest Closing Date: 15 Nov 2012 Are you passionate about Google Apps? Are you interested in supporting teachers across the state to use Google Apps?