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A perfect reminder about practical physical items in the classroom.

A creative commons wiki that provides examples and some descriptions of how to properly attribute Creative Commons materials. Introduces the acronym - TASL - Title, Author, Source, License as summarising the major requirements for properly attributing CC licensed materials

This link displays ideas and strategies on how to use ICT in classroom and in the general schooling environment. And also shows how materials provide approaches to ICT curriculum integration with practical, step-by-step examples of technology use across a range of areas and year levels and more. Take a look.

A "knowledge base" learning theories and models.

Theories and Models of Learning for Educational Research and Practice. This knowledge base features learning theories and models that address how people learn. A resource useful for scholars of various fields, including educational psychology, instructional design, and human-computer interaction.

this is an example of how the teachers at this school have worked together to find the time for differentiated instruction and motivated the students to self-motivate

Hi I have never heard about this framework until week two of this course. I am sure I have used something similar but now I have a name and a framework to use n my lesson plans. Great share this is a keeper. This will be useful in both theory and practical lessons, in both my teaching areas.

Jarrod (PE Geek) is a creator of numerous apps (and counting) to integrate ICT's into his PE classes. He also blogs and tweets about his practice and responds to queries from other teachers about their teaching or ICT's.

Sometimes students have no idea how to go about studying efficiently, so of course they don't do as well as they might. I've developed a strategy to help my students better organize the study process. I'd like to share it with you to use.

Observation of secondary English teacher lesson in which ICT are being used.

Articulating the pedagogical content knowledge of accomplished geography teachers

Checking students apply practices and follow protocol regarding copyrighted works.

Ethical ICT & Copyright

A great way to begin implementing ICT in a whole school approach, if only all schools had the funding and ability to make this happen.

Hello everyone, I just wanted to share with you this website called 'ICT in Everyday Learning: A Toolkit for Teachers'. This website draws on the 'TPACK' framework and provides information for teachers regarding ICT and pedagogy. The website makes explicit links between pedagogy, the Australian Curriculum, and the use of ICT to enhance pedagogy and facilitate student learning. In researching different ICTs to include in my table for Assessment Task 1, I found the 'Technology: Tools and Devices' section very useful! This section provides links to a range of ICTs across different learning areas. It was interesting to browse through these ICTs and examine which ones 'enhance' teaching and learning and which ones have the potential to 'transform' teaching and learning. I hope you find this website helpful!

Thanks for sharing this fabulous resource, Emily! I have just accessed this website, and I feel that I have accessed a new world of ICT information that is both practical and realistic to implement in the classroom. Kind regards, Todd

Thanks for this resource, Emily! Very helpful and informative on the implementation of ICT in the classroom. Regards, Rebekah

One for the HPE folk.  A Victorian PE teacher who labels himself "The PE Geek".

He does discuss other reasons why ICTs should be used in classes, but unfortunately doesn't give enough practical examples. The gamification he talks about most specifically is a dance game on the wii. Now of course the students are taking part in a game, but their bodies are moving just like they would be if they were dancing without the use of the game, so it is definitely physical. Using these types of games in your teaching shouldn't outweigh the the students taking part in physical activity or sports and training, but it should supplement it. I think using ICTs in HPE will help to improve motivation and interest in students who are uninterested in sport, which is a big focus that teachers face, particularly with junior high school girls. Using these games to get them interested is better than forcing them to take part in an activity where they aren't going to put in much effort anyway. ICTs are also immensely beneficial to students studying PE in senior, as a lot more of the focus is on technique and improvement, so using videos to view performance and receive feedback is great for these students. Especially the apps and programs you can get nowadays that let you pause and rewind video, play in slow motion, and draw on the screen (to check if your body is creating the right angles in the movement etc). In primary they wouldn't be so concerned with technique improvement like this, but ICTs can be used to expose students to sports that they wouldn't normally see or experience. Primary students could research and create their own games and sports using the internet and computers. (It is harder for me to think about the primary context, because I haven't had much to do with it). I am sure there are many ways ICTs can be incorporated in the Primary HPE setting, you just need to think outside the box.

Oops, I think I got PE Geek confused with a PE blog I was reading recently. After looking at the actual link, this PE geek offers so much more! It is actually great, the apps he talks about are great for primary and secondary.

here is an article on iPads in early childhood, study carried out in an Early Childhood Education service catering for children from 3 months to 5 years.

Thanks for sharing! My professional experience will be in a Preschool setting so it is wonderful to see how other Preschool educators have been integrating ICTs and a rationale behind their use. I've read a few articles now regarding ICT in Preschool settings an it is interesting to note that most have been from NZ! The importance their country places on ECE is amazing and obvious from these articles! Very high quality practice and passionate educators it seems. Emma