Ideogram, Overwhelmed Teacher with Digital Devices, 2025. New to a Digital Technologies Role? Here’s How to Get Started in 2025 ‘I need a scope and sequence for DigiTech’ or ‘Can anyone give me a unit for teaching coding to Grade 3/4’ or ‘I have no idea what to teach for DigiTech’ are all comments IContinueContinue reading “How to Teach Digital Technologies: A Guide for New Educators”
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“Thinking Outside the Box: How Computational Thinking is Unlocking a World of Possibilities in the Classroom”
In today’s digital age, computational thinking has become a foundational skill for students to learn. It involves breaking down complex problems into smaller parts, recognizing patterns in data, identifying essential features, designing algorithms, and automating processes. Teaching computational thinking in the classroom can help students develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills they need toContinueContinue reading ““Thinking Outside the Box: How Computational Thinking is Unlocking a World of Possibilities in the Classroom””
Why Your School Needs a Digital Literacy Scope and Sequence Now!
Digital Literacy Foundational Skill – What does this mean for Victorian Schools? The digital era is here (well that is probably my most understated comment ever), shaping the way we live, learn, and work. In Australia, the declining NAPLAN ICT literacy results have raised red flags about the readiness of our students to navigate thisContinueContinue reading “Why Your School Needs a Digital Literacy Scope and Sequence Now!”
Embracing Creativity and the Olympics with the Pages Journal for iPad
Hello everyone! I’m thrilled to share something exciting with you today that combines two of my passions: fostering creativity, and celebrating the spirit of the Olympics. Introducing the Olympic Pages Journal for iPad, a full editable and engaging set of resources designed to bring out the creativity in students while immersing them in the excitementContinueContinue reading “Embracing Creativity and the Olympics with the Pages Journal for iPad”
My Wellbeing Toolkit iPad Resource
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 creativeContinueContinue reading “My Wellbeing Toolkit iPad Resource”
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, fosterContinueContinue reading “Harmony Day 2023 – ‘Diversity and Me’ Animated GIFs”
“Embracing AI in the Classroom: Navigating the Challenges and Leveraging the Advantages”
Image Generated by AI Image Generator – deepdreamgenerator.com 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 andContinueContinue 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 capabilitiesContinueContinue 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, areContinueContinue 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 schoolsContinueContinue 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 becomeContinueContinue reading “Why you SHOULD be teaching AI and Machine Learning as a part of your Digital Citizenship Curriculum”
Technology, pedagogy and content in the same sentence!
As teachers we love a good acronym PLT, IEP, EAL …., the list goes on and seemingly continues to grow every new school year or PD (another one) we attend. Another great one that has been more prevalent over the past few years is TPACK, used as an educational technology framework for the more effective integration ofContinueContinue reading “Technology, pedagogy and content in the same sentence!”