Cyberbullying 'Turn It Around'

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Teachers and students in the 21st Century classrooms are:

This wordle was created by staff and students in 1074EBL Learning with ICT, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. Students were asked to list verbs representing what teachers and students do in 21st Century classrooms.
It is interesting to see what they have observed so far.

Exploring the new digital world and its implications.

Copyright-What's copyright?

Copyright & commons on Prezi

JewelBeat Use these free royalty free music tracks & free sound effects for any production - advertising, education, video, photos, YouTube...etc.


Royalty free production music by JewelBeat

Copy of Creative Commons on Prezi

Flickr Creative Commons

The Frank Hardcase animation is the part of a Crime Stoppers Australia initiative against music piracy. The video features animated character Frank Hardcase as an investigative journalist whose light hearted but insightful reports provoke students to think about the effects of the illegal file sharing of music.

Helping dyslexic children within the classroom.

Dyslexics in the Classroom -  One of the astonishing things a recent United Kingdom study  discovered was that 75% of the population claim to understand little or nothing about how dyslexic people think.
With dyslexic thinkers making up an estimated 10% of the population, most people have either a friend, loved-one, relative, colleague or client with dyslexia. So why are we so in the dark about how dyslexics think? 
Dyslexics in the Classroom
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Frequently asked questions about dyslexia

No two dyslexic children are exactly alike, and the symptoms listed below are just the more common ones:

• a noticeable difference between the pupil's ability and their actual achievement;

• a family history of learning difficulties;

• difficulties with spelling;

• confusion over left and right;

• writing letters or numbers backwards;

• difficulties with maths;

• difficulties with organizing themselves;

• difficulty following 2- or 3-step instructions.

Recognising dyslexia.

"Beneath The Surface"
By Alexander aged 9 years
Winner in a DI "As I See It" competition 

Helping dyslexic children within the classroom.

There is a wide range of teaching methods available to assist with teaching dyslexic children.

News and Dyslexia Research

Working towards digital citizenship.

Shifting from Cyber-Bully to Digital-Citizen on Prezi
Ben Jones:  presented  to North Sydney Region Teacher Librarian's about leading Digital Citizenship in their school

Read: Digital Citizenship | Arncliffe PS for a great outline to suit primary school.

NEW National Professional Standards for teachers announced

Education Ministers announced the release of the National Professional Standards for Teachers on 9 February 2011.  The Standards were endorsed by Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA) in late December 2010. 

The Standards support the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians and the National Partnership on Improving Teacher Quality.  

Glossary available 

National Professional Standards for Teachers Frequently Asked Questions FAQS

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