Welcome back to the “Wellbeing and iPad” series! In my previous posts ‘Wellbeing and iPad’, we explored the significance of student wellbeing in the classroom and how technology, particularly the iPad, can play a transformative role in nurturing student wellness. Today, we dive deeper into the topic, introducing “My Wellbeing Toolkit,” a fun and creativeContinue reading “My Wellbeing Toolkit Resource”
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Harmony Day 2023 – ‘Diversity and Me’ Animated GIFs
Harmony Day 2023 in Australia marks an annual observance in Australia that is celebrated on March 21st. It is a day dedicated to promoting and celebrating cultural diversity, inclusiveness, and respect for all people, regardless of their background, ethnicity, or beliefs. The aim of Harmony Day is to encourage Australians to embrace their differences, fosterContinue reading “Harmony Day 2023 – ‘Diversity and Me’ Animated GIFs”
Wellbeing and iPad ‘Positive Mental Health’
When it comes to mental health we often forget to allow students opportunities to promote and talk about positive approaches to promote a healthy mind. There are a number of resources from The Resilience Project, Beyond Blue and The Kids Helpline that are students are able to use and equip themselves with the right skillsContinue reading “Wellbeing and iPad ‘Positive Mental Health’”
Wellbeing and iPad – Resilience and Mental Health
This lesson empowers students to explore practical ways to build resilience and where to find support in times of need. It leverages Apple’s new app Freeform which allows students to collaborate, explore and build their own knowledge bank. There are a number of resources from The Resilience Project, Beyond Blue and The Kids Helpline whichContinue reading “Wellbeing and iPad – Resilience and Mental Health”
Wellbeing and iPad – Social Awareness and Empathy
This lesson explores students being aware of the feelings and emotions of others – empathy. They will use Clips to recreate common scenarios to see identify how others are feeling and ways to support their emotions. Below are a set of scenario cards that match this lesson, feel free to use if you wish, asContinue reading “Wellbeing and iPad – Social Awareness and Empathy”
Wellbeing and iPad – Self Regulation and Awareness
This lesson is designed to explore students’ emotions and how to regulate these positive and sometimes negative feelings. This also provides a great insight into a child’s mind and what makes them tick, allowing you as the teacher to know more about their emotional wellbeing too! Throughout this lesson they will learn some cross-transferable skillsContinue reading “Wellbeing and iPad – Self Regulation and Awareness”
‘Wellbeing and iPad’ – creative ways to promote a healthy mind.
I love sharing creative ideas that support teachers in using iPad in their classrooms. More recently, I’ve been working with schools who mention they don’t have much time to learn new skills on iPad with their students. The struggle to find time that is not assessment based to teach independent skills on iPad, therefore lackContinue reading “‘Wellbeing and iPad’ – creative ways to promote a healthy mind.”
“Embracing AI in the Classroom: Navigating the Challenges and Leveraging the Advantages”
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a hot topic in today’s classrooms. I have spent the past few weeks exploring arguably the most talked about AI program in history, ChatGPT. However, with the rise of ChatGPT, AI in education has been around for some time already and more importantly already shapes our lives as weContinue reading ““Embracing AI in the Classroom: Navigating the Challenges and Leveraging the Advantages””
Apple Professional Learning Specialist
I am pleased to announce that I am now an authorised Apple Professional Learning Specialist (APLS). This unique and global community aims to provide ongoing support, guidance and mentorship to schools, educational leaders and of course teachers. “Apple Professional Learning Specialists are lifelong educators who are uniquely qualified to help fellow educators understand the capabilitiesContinue reading “Apple Professional Learning Specialist”
Digital Citizenship ‘it takes a village’
The term digital citizen has dramatically evolved in the past decade, and now students even as young as 5 are using online tools and software to communicate and collaborate online. In a technology reliant society where does this fit within our curriculum? Technology is advancing at exponential rates that most people, let alone educators, areContinue reading “Digital Citizenship ‘it takes a village’”
Making the shift – Online to Blended Learning
How can we leverage new learning opportunities to better support student learning at school? When the pandemic escalated earlier this year, schools across the world were thrust into online learning environments. For many educational institutions, this dramatically changed the way teachers teach and most importantly the way students learned. On the one side, some schoolsContinue reading “Making the shift – Online to Blended Learning”
Why you SHOULD be teaching AI and Machine Learning as a part of your Digital Citizenship Curriculum
What is AI and Machine Learning? For many of us, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) provide some nostalgia back to the Skynet taking over human civilization or the rise of self-aware robots that look like Will Smith. And for many years, Hollywood has dramatized AI and painted a scary perception of the possibilities of what this type of technology can becomeContinue reading “Why you SHOULD be teaching AI and Machine Learning as a part of your Digital Citizenship Curriculum”