Microsoft Education Tune-Up Recruiting New Schools
Microsoft are accepting expressions of interest for their free Microsoft Education Tune-Up program for Terms 1 and 2, 2020. Their team of Education experts are on hand to meet with your school. Through a series of workshops and meetings they will deliver a comprehensive and bespoke strategy which leverages their Education Transformation Framework.
Safer Internet Day Virtual Classroom
Safer Internet Day Virtual Classroom for Years 4-6, Tuesday 11 February 11:00am or 1:30pm
Empower students to keep safe when gaming. Students will explore skills for creating safer gaming environments including; balancing time online, dealing with abuse and cyberbullying, managing in-app purchases and accessing help and support.
Professional Learning Sessions
Digital Technologies Curriculum
ICT Planning Workshops
Microsoft including Minecraft
Minecraft Teacher Starter Academy
Participants will engage in immersive learning activities that will build a strong understanding of how Minecraft: Education Edition can improve instruction and meet the learning needs of students.
Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Trainer Academy (2 days)
The goal of The Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Trainer Academy is to provide trainers exposure to the many Microsoft technologies and resources that support student-centered learning based on authentic problems and projects while aligning to the ISTE Standards for Coaches.
- Monday 2 & Tuesday 3 December (Southbank)
Google for Education
ClickView
Stile
Virtual Learning
Find virtual excursions for your classes to join and professional development opportunities for teachers at http://lv2vl.global2.vic.edu.au/
Many of the online sessions will use the school’s new Cisco Webex equipment, Webex Teams software on teachers laptops or other video conferencing software such as Zoom or Adobe Connect.
Adobe
ATOM PD: Video Literacy with Adobe
- 20 Nov – Register
Inject Creativity into the Curriculum with Adobe events are planned for 2020. Please book in to confirm your interest and share with your colleagues and wider networks. All sessions are free and run from 4:30 – 6:30pm at various locations.
- 11 Feb – Hazel Glen Secondary College
- 19 Feb – East Doncaster Secondary College
- 4 March – Wyndham Tech School, Victoria University Werribee Campus
- 5 March – Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School
- 26 May – Haileybury College – Melbourne City Campus
New set of Adobe in Education Vodcasts
- A new set of online vodcast that can be joined live or watched in demand will be piloted on Nov 14 at 7PM – topic Making presentations come alive with Adobe Character Animator. Tune in live via – http://bit.ly/adobe-DrK-online
Adobe Education Exchange Courses
- Check out the current courses on the Adobe Education Exchange
eSafety
Safer Internet Day Virtual Classroom for Years 4-6
Tuesday 11 February 11:00am or 1:30pm
Empower students to keep safe when gaming. Students will explore skills for creating safer gaming environments including; balancing time online, dealing with abuse and cyberbullying, managing in-app purchases and accessing help and support.
National Day of Action Virtual Classroom
Friday 20 March 11:00 or 1:30pm
Other related resources are available from the eSafety Commissioner website
Australian Children's Television Foundation
Little Lunch App Competition: Term Three / Term Four
The Little Lunch App Competition invites students from years 3-6 to submit short films they have created with the free Little Lunch App. Participating classes generally view and analyse episodes of the hilarious school-based mockumentary series as a starting point, and then work in groups to plan, script and film their own little lunch story.
