October 7, 2019
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The Digitech Conference will be held on Friday 8 November at Carrum Primary School. This Conference is designed as an interactive “kids teaching kids” program for students and teachers. Each school can send 1-2 teachers and between 4-8 students. At … Continue reading
August 28, 2018
by rcrellin
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Life Saving Victoria is using virtual reality (VR) technology to educate the community about water safety. Find are a range of great educational VR Tours (a series of 360o images), each complemented by engaging curriculum aligned teaching resources for Levels … Continue reading
July 6, 2018
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Schools can provide students and staff with access to Google Apps for Education online services at no cost through the Department. Professional learning sessions for Term 3 have been announced to help you get the most out of the software. ‘Getting Started’ Workshops … Continue reading
May 24, 2018
by rcrellin
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Windows 10 offers a range of functions to help students independently manage their own learning including: Ability to edit text directly from a photograph or pdf. Take photos of a whiteboard or other object to save as a word doc … Continue reading
May 3, 2018
by rcrellin
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Over three sessions, students will develop their skills as a sketch comedy script writer, hear from a guest script writer, and use the Sketch-O-Matic website to record their ideas. Workshops are open to upper primary class groups and will provide students with … Continue reading
September 6, 2017
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Microsoft are offering the following accredited professional learning for Victorian government school teachers. ICT Peer Coaching 16-17 October – Southbank No cost for Vic government school teachers ICT Peer Coaching is an internationally recognised Microsoft course that accredits participants with … Continue reading
November 11, 2016
by rcrellin
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This is a great blog post from Dr Stephen Wolfram about his experience working with film makers on the set of the movie Arrival. The script involves communicating with aliens in binary, analysing alien handwriting and using physics formulas to understand an … Continue reading
January 21, 2016
by Sandy Phillips
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Would you like to learn more about blogging with students? The Edublogs team is running a free course on blogging with students. Global2 is the Department of Education and Training blogging platform which is hosted on CampusPress by the Edublogs team. … Continue reading
July 30, 2015
by Sandy Phillips
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With the growing interest in developing creativity amongst our students, teachers are looking for digital solutions to embed within their curriculum planning. As BYOT (Bring Your Own Technologies) and Cloud based platforms become increasingly popular across Victorian schools, it is … Continue reading
July 29, 2015
by Sandy Phillips
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Virtual conferencing opens doors to new learning and teaching opportunities beyond the classroom. Victorian students and teachers have access to a flexible suite of virtual learning tools enabling them to connect, interact, share and learn with others outside of their … Continue reading