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This is what I want my learners to be-connected! I want them to be creators,publishers,movie makers,editors,journalists..... I want them to feel engaged,excited,creative,enthusiastic,successful,

A collection of photos of classrooms - and the students in those classrooms - from around the world. Drawn from a broader collection. I only skimmed through the images, but the thing that struck me was how serious all the students were.

Story about the Malaysian government's plans for "education system ICT reform". Illustrates that the forces influencing the Australian Curriculum/education system are gaining the attention of other governments.

David I came across this presentation that malaysian students have done on Issues and Challenges in integrating ICT in Malaysian School. Hope all you guys will get some information from this. http://www.slideshare.net/PeiXianChang/issues-and-challenges-in-integrating-ict-in-malaysian-school

Blog by a year 5/6 teacher who shares ICT resource

"The Benefits of Educational Blogging"

Tech alternative to Anchor charts

Kelly Jordan is a primary school teacher who is passionate about literacy and integrating technology into the classroom. You may have seen her twitter account shared on here already.

A blog post (was an article) making the argument that blogging is now an essential literacy. Includes many of the arguments why EDC3100 students are required to blog. It's now just about the end of the S1, 2015 offering of EDC3100. I wonder what the folk in that offering think of this and blogs. I know I've seen a few express some disquiet about the value of blogging.

Posted by Kathleen Morris (McGeady) , January 23rd 2011.This post talks about student blogging, and how teachers can set it up.

A blog for a Victorian prep class. Found via the Twitter hashtag #classblogs

Posted by Kathleen Morris (McGeady) January 29th 2010. Before you set up your class blog, it's really important to think about what rules and guidelines you will put into place and make sure the students and parents are clear about these.

This is from a modern theorist referenced in the Australian Curriculum. I have not finished the article yet but sharing as it has some great information for assignment 1

Thanks for sharing the resource. It clarifies key stakeholders' perspectives regarding ICT skills and the (in-)assessability of such through current testing options. Although Dede expresses cautious cynicism over the self serving nature behind each stakeholder contribution, it does indicate shared emphasis upon the importance of ICTs for the development of transferrable life skills which are reflected in the Australian Curriculum's General Capabilities. As with anything in the curriculum, interpretation of how these capabilities should be taught and assessed is subjective. Be it an impossible task or not, the key edict seems to be that educators are to provide integrated ICT/core content learning episodes that allow learners to develop universally current skills in personally authentic contexts but to also alert the learner to the transferable use of such skills for a global context.

Miss Jordan shares her teaching experiences, classroom activities and students learning experiences. Miss Jordan is based in Victoria and is in a primary setting. A 3/4 class. I think Miss Jordan is interesting as she has regular posts and shares information that is relevant to other teachers. Miss Jordan also uses technology in different ways to help her students learn.

Matt has opened my eyes to view how education can change by the use of the cloud. His perception seems futuristic, but may be fulfilled in the near future. I have highlighted some information that I found interesting for people to view.