School News Archive

Teachers Golf Photos

(Tuesday 22nd December 2009)
All the action from the 2009 Chalk 'n' Talk Christmas golf day.

Phone camera rules to protect teachers

(Saturday 19th December 2009)
Guidelines are being developed to protect the privacy of teachers and students when mobile phones are used to film in classrooms. (SMH)

School of hard knocks

(Saturday 19th December 2009)
How do we measure and reward "success" in our schools? (SMH)

Miniature Earth

(Friday 18th December 2009)
Some reflection and perspective as we celebrate the Christmas and holiday period.

21 Things That Became Obsolete This Decade

(Friday 18th December 2009)
Take a stroll down ICT's memory lane.

Parents funding school essentials?

(Thursday 17th December 2009)
A NSW P&C survey has found parents are increasingly having to fund essential school resources, such as toilet paper, airconditioning and casual teacher salaries. (ABC)

Make your letter count

(Thursday 17th December 2009)
Bernard Keane's guide to writing to government ministers.

Engage or Empower?

(Wednesday 16th December 2009)
How can schools use ICT to empower students as learners? Definitely worth a read.

Storyboard Composer

(Wednesday 16th December 2009)
Sensational - students can storyboard their next movie on their iPhone/iPod Touch.

Mobile phones for learning

(Tuesday 15th December 2009)
A US high school teacher explains how she is taking advantage of the technology that sits in every student's pocket.

School ICT Planning

(Monday 14th December 2009)
Design your ICT planning process to support the school learning environment and student learning outcomes.

Ustream

(Friday 11th December 2009)
Download the app, create an account, and broadcast live video from your iPhone.

National Partnerships - NSW

(Thursday 10th December 2009)
More specific information about the distribution of the federal funds in NSW schools.

National Partnerships - COAG

(Thursday 10th December 2009)
Details of the agreement for federal funding of local school programs.

Away from class? Use YouTube

(Thursday 10th December 2009)
Utilise Youtube to assist in "remote" lesson delivery.

Posterino (Mac)

(Wednesday 9th December 2009)
Create posters of your favourite photos - might be a good end of year school project.

Celebrities are not beacons of virtue

(Wednesday 9th December 2009)
Good discussion-starter for senior students. (SMH)

Yes Minister - tweeting for work?

(Tuesday 8th December 2009)
A government-commissioned report has recommended the public service turn to new media to put bureaucrats more in touch with the people they are employed to serve. (SMH)

An ethical dilemma for teachers?

(Tuesday 8th December 2009)
What do you do when your students follow you on Twitter?

Malcolm Turnbull on an ETS

(Tuesday 8th December 2009)
Some straight-talking commentary from the former Opposition Leader highlights the value of the "alternative media".

Big questions for ethical children

(Monday 7th December 2009)
NSW students will wrestle with ethical dilemmas as part of new classes to be offered as an alternative to religious education. (SMH)

Xtranormal

(Monday 7th December 2009)
Write your own scripts to create animated movies online.

Can I have a word?

(Monday 7th December 2009)
Ideas and resources to inspire creative writing in years 5-12.

Social Networking in Schools?

(Saturday 5th December 2009)
"Social networking is not a fad. It will be part of the adult and professional life of the vast majority of the current school population. We should be teaching the effective use of these sites not blocking them."

iPhoto - better prints, books & calendars

(Saturday 5th December 2009)
Some tips for designing iPhoto projects - holiday books, custom calendars, cards, etc.

Premier Keneally: How the deal was done

(Friday 4th December 2009)
Some weekend reading - the inner wheeling and dealing of the NSW Labor party. (Crikey)

Simple pop-ups you can make

(Friday 4th December 2009)
Looking for a new craft activity? Something for the K-6 end-of-year schedule?

Unleashed: Politics 2.0

(Friday 4th December 2009)
The recent unseating of the Liberal leader was extraordinary for many reasons. One of them was the role of social media sites like Twitter in the drama. (Julie Posetti - ABC)

Moodle - a student perspective

(Thursday 3rd December 2009)
Some students' thoughts about their Moodle experience.

Climate Change in Australia

(Thursday 3rd December 2009)
Info from the IPCC's assessment report on climate change, released in 2007. Worth a read, after all the recent kerfuffle.

Google-proof questioning

(Wednesday 2nd December 2009)
A "Google-proof" question requires analysis, interpretation, and investigation. We need to set tasks that challenge thinking skills, not Googling skills.

Twitter - Live news

(Tuesday 1st December 2009)
When mainstream journalists begin tweeting their news and opinions we get instant news.