Skoolz Out!

Outlining some simple steps teachers can make to become more effective and productive users of technology. Techy stuff for non-techy teachers.

School leaders, whether they are the ICT co-ordinator or leadership team, need to prioritise and plot a clear course of action for their staff. This is not to say an enthusiastic classroom teacher with a flair for ICT is not to be encouraged, but teachers need to be somewhat ‘insulated’ from the growing mass of emerging technologies so as not to be overwhelmed.

It is finally here. The Action Stations Series through the Curriculum Corporation releases a practical guide for teachers on ‘Digital Storytelling.’ There is no denying the importance of making our students critically literate, and in doing so, more digitally responsible. But creating lessons that cover these issues in an engaging way is not always clear [...]

Just a short note to provide some notes for all of the teachers who attended my ITSC 09 Mac OSX Basics session in Melbourne. Hopefully these notes will provide a refresher on some of the ground we covered. There are several links to some of the outstanding tutorials on the Apple website to help you [...]

An example from the ‘Spirit of Anzac’ digital storytelling class.

I was very brave a few weeks ago. Even considering I have made some purchases via eBay and other online stores, I have always been a bit apprehensive when it comes to making purchases over the Net. I am sure that I am not alone but it is obviously now a part of society. So when it came to organising a present for Mother’s Day this year, I decided not to leave it to the last minute (as I usually do) and create a book in iPhoto 09.

The following collection of tutorials is aimed at supporting an ‘iLife 09 – Fundamentals’ session running at Apple’s ITSC conference. While there are a number of links to the Apple site, there are also some excellent tutorials and discussions from Mac enthusiasts out there.

Three explicit focuses helped this Digital Storytelling lesson exceed expectations.