We’ve all rocked up to a professional development session doubting it would deliver what we needed. But with the right mindset you can get the most out of PD no matter the context. Get your
Innovators and early adopters of technology can become frustrated when their colleagues aren’t enthusiastically embracing the new world of learning and teaching with technology. In some cases, this frustration leads to the negative labelling and stereotyping of these colleagues. In this post I share a few examples of what these labels and stereotypes might look like and the problems associated with them. Along the way I’ll also give a few suggestions for practical strategies that might be more effective in helping to achieve widespread change.
In this week’s OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake continue on their discussion regarding the 7 essential elements of school transformation framework. This week it is all about technology and infrastructure.
In the first and second post of this series we have looked at the following three ways schools waste money and what we can do about it: 1. The principal is not aware of their leadership role, 2. They hire the wrong type of person to oversee the technology in your school,
We’ve all rocked up to a professional development session doubting it would deliver what we needed. But with the right mindset you can get the most out of PD no matter the context. Get your head back in the game with these top tips and before you know it, you’ll
Take your digital storytelling to the next level by giving your students the opportunity to create custom, dynamic soundtracks for their stories. Perhaps a story calls for a suspenseful musical composition or an upbeat soundtrack. Setting the scene is easy with Garage Band, the ideal tool to create a soundtrack
If you think integrating music into your lesson plan sounds like way too much effort, you’d be mistaken! With just a little basic knowledge of a few handy tech tools your students will be soaking up all that essential learning like a sponge in no time! In this month’s episode
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You needn’t be a maestro to integrate music into your classroom. With these 3…
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Over the past year education methods have undergone a radical transformation thanks to Covid….
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In this month’s UTB Show Adrian and Lara give some stellar tips to help…
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Without careful consideration tailoring learning for every single one of your students could land…
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Inspired by International Ideas Month, this episode is jam packed with tips & tricks…
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It’s February, and that means Safer Internet Day! We’ve celebrated by putting together an…
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With Google Drawings a lot of people don’t realise that it actually sits inside Google Docs. Inside Google Docs you actually have the Google
Have your Minecraft Education Edition licenses but not sure where to begin? This blog gives you three ideas to get started in meaningful ways, leading you gently into the wonderful world of Minecraft so that you can transform learning for your students.
How could you combine a language lesson with mathematics and spreadsheets? The magic of Google sheets allows us to be able to use certain functions to create our own language translating spreadsheet using Google translate. Follow these three steps to create your own personalised translator for you and your students.
In 2015 we held our BYOD symposium in Melbourne Australia. You can watch the recording of our expert presenters from Google, Microsoft and local schools as well as two prominent edtech researchers who discuss how to interpret educational research.
We’ve all rocked up to a professional development session doubting it would deliver what we needed. But with the right mindset you can get the most out of PD no matter the context. Get your head back in the game with these top tips and before you know it, you’ll
Take your digital storytelling to the next level by giving your students the opportunity to create custom, dynamic soundtracks for their stories. Perhaps a story calls for a suspenseful musical composition or an upbeat soundtrack. Setting the scene is easy with Garage Band, the ideal tool to create a soundtrack
If you think integrating music into your lesson plan sounds like way too much effort, you’d be mistaken! With just a little basic knowledge of a few handy tech tools your students will be soaking up all that essential learning like a sponge in no time! In this month’s episode
Take your digital storytelling to the next level by giving your students the opportunity to create custom, dynamic soundtracks for their stories. Perhaps a story
Some teachers are all for allowing students to have their phones in school. They use them as learning devices and manage the possible distractions that come with having your phone on in class. On the other hand some schools have a strict no phones in school policy, confiscating any phone
If you’re anything like me your Google Drive can sometimes get out of control. 57 ‘Untitled Docs’, 123 folders under ‘My Drive’ and don’t even get me started on ‘Shared with me’. Here are three simple tips to help you get your Drive under control for the new year. Fifteen minutes is all that is needed to get you feeling like a digital Marie Kondo.
We have all had the shocking experience of searching for a harmless search term only to find a not so innocent search result! Luckily there are now some fantastic search engines for kids available. I was at a school in the southern part of South Australia once running a professional development day for the
We’ve all rocked up to a professional development session doubting it would deliver what we needed. But with the right mindset you can get the most out of PD no matter the context. Get your head back in the game with these top tips and before you know it, you’ll
Take your digital storytelling to the next level by giving your students the opportunity to create custom, dynamic soundtracks for their stories. Perhaps a story calls for a suspenseful musical composition or an upbeat soundtrack. Setting the scene is easy with Garage Band, the ideal tool to create a soundtrack
If you think integrating music into your lesson plan sounds like way too much effort, you’d be mistaken! With just a little basic knowledge of a few handy tech tools your students will be soaking up all that essential learning like a sponge in no time! In this month’s episode
G Suite users will sometimes be presented with a login challenge before they can access their account. This normally can be done by receiving a verification code on their phone, but sometimes this is not possible, such as with students. Employee IDs can be set in G Suite and then used for login challenges, even in the case where the users aren’t employees.
The start of the school year with technology can be messy, but by following these five steps your journey may be easier ! The relationships they help build with students will create a sense of community and belonging with technology assisting learning.
In the previous post I spoke of my reaction to the phrase, “It’s not my fault.” One of the contexts that I regularly hear the comment “it’s not my fault” is in the area of poverty. Now before we get too far into this topic please understand three things: 1.
Now matter how many times I show this to students and teachers alike the response is always the same…laughter and bewilderment. Activity: How smart is your Right foot? Give your students these simple instructions – play it up to make it even more fun (I offer prizes etc) 1. While
We’ve all rocked up to a professional development session doubting it would deliver what we needed. But with the right mindset you can get the most out of PD no matter the context. Get your head back in the game with these top tips and before you know it, you’ll
Take your digital storytelling to the next level by giving your students the opportunity to create custom, dynamic soundtracks for their stories. Perhaps a story calls for a suspenseful musical composition or an upbeat soundtrack. Setting the scene is easy with Garage Band, the ideal tool to create a soundtrack
If you think integrating music into your lesson plan sounds like way too much effort, you’d be mistaken! With just a little basic knowledge of a few handy tech tools your students will be soaking up all that essential learning like a sponge in no time! In this month’s episode
Our skills checklist will help you find out.
