This is a photo taken on April 16th at the Dimboola Memorial Secondary College. DMSC put on a great 2 day conference to highlight their work with the Leading Schools Fund with the focus on technology in the classroom. Dimboola teachers were passionate about the use of their Interactive Whiteboards and had them set up [...]
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“Hullo. I am Angelica. I am 5 years old. I really don’t have much of a past. In fact, I am the future.” If we were to teach not only for today but also for tomorrow, what should we be teaching our students. Hedley Beare raises this question in his story about Angelica, a fictional [...]
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Where are you now? Oh, I see you. On the couch reading. Feet up. Using your laptop with a small snack by your side. Lights low. Music going, telly in the background. Did I just see you get up to get a drink? With Information and Communication Technology (ICT) becoming more prominent in classrooms since [...]
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It was the first day of school and my classroom was a buzzing hype of excitement and awe. Small groups were forming, chatting pointing and smiling about the way the room was arranged. “A couch! Cool. Looks like a lounge room” says a wide-eyed newbie to the room. “Check out all the cute stuffed toys,” [...]
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