Why do we keep celebrating ANZAC Day? This question was presented to Year 1 as part of their Library program and supports the Stage 1 HSIE outcome: CUS1.4 Describes […]
Creative Collaboration in OneNote – Rewrite the Story!
You will often hear a groan echoing around the room when students are asked to construct a narrative. Creative writing is a talent, and despite the many scaffolds, tips and […]
Kindergarten Superheroes
From a young age it is important that children recognise their strengths. Having discussed and identified personal strengths (or interests) we used paint, digital photography and QR Codes […]
Deconstructing Programming with OneNote
Some colleagues find it odd but I am happy to admit I am a fan of programming! It gives me purpose and direction. When I pull together a […]
Sway into Resources
As we prepare for the ANZAC Centenary this year, I have been looking at ways to engage my young students (Stage 1) in a discussion on our war history. I have […]
Office Mix
Stepping into the Microsoft Innovative Educator Program has been nothing short of mind blowing. My senses are in overload and I don’t know which technology to dive into […]
Challenge Thinking
Year 5 spent time ‘Connecting and Wondering’ about space travel. As a class we created a list of all the facts we knew about the Apollo 11 mission. […]
Kids Story Builder
We have been having great fun exploring the Windows 8 app – Kids Story Builder. Kids Story Builder is a simple to use e-book creator that allows the […]
Blogging and Persuasive Writing
“Harry Highpants” by Tony Wilson is a great text for exploring persuasive writing. The ICT skill of blogging is a feature of this lesson. Teachers often ask ‘how […]
Padlet as an e-portfolio
With students completing many tasks online it is important to provide a platform for sharing this work. Padlet is a simple, effective and easy to use e-portfolio option. Padlet: […]