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Digital literacy skills - dos and don't for teachers. A few straight forward tips to improve digital literacy in the classroom.

Microsoft Education Australia's Teachers Blog - Support, tips, trick and stories from Australian Teachers for Australian Teachers

This is an Australian blog by a prep (kindergarten, foundation, transition) teacher. I like it because she shares different ideas, products she has brought, classroom displays and teaching tips.

Thank you so much for sharing the guided reading template! I am going to trial it next week with my five reading groups!

Mr P's blog shares creative ideas to raise standards across the curriculum using technology. He also uses Instagram's social media platform to post pictures and short videos 'Time Saving Tech Tips'. These videos are quick and easy guides to help teachers save time and utilise technology to its potential in the classroom!

thought this might be useful, but probably not as useful as the list we have compiled on studydesk thanks heaps

Great ideas for using digital cameras in education

I like the idea for the math concepts. This would also make a good homework activity - ask students to photograph 3D shapes or angles etc.

I love this website. Great ideas and very useful also. I hope you dont mind if I share this. Thanks. Great idea for young children to get introduced to ways you can use a digital camera. Simple things like croping, editing etc.

This is a great website that I found, it is primarily set up for Pre-Service Teachers to help them build their ICTE (Information, Communication and Technology in Education) capabilities. It even has little packages that you can log into the site with your Scootle account and look at practical hints and tips on integrating ICTs into your lessons in English, History, Maths and Science. Easy to use and quite informative. Has a lot of information about TPACK too :) the packages come in three areas, early childhood, upper primary/lower secondary and years 9/10. There is even reflective video clips from Pre-Service Teachers that have used these packages.

An article reporting on the use of Twitter in a Year 2 class - their Twitter account https://twitter.com/ClassroomTweets Found this in response to a question from @kellyfrintzilas

A slideshare introducing interesting ways to integrate Twitter into the classroom http://www.slideshare.net/travelinlibrarian/twenty-five-interesting-ways-to-use-tw Added this on my twitter account @kellyfrintzilas

A blog posting on using Twitter in a classroom. This has some great tips on how and why to use twitter in the classroom. http://www.essentialschools.org/resources/451 Added this on my twitter account @kellyfrintzilas

Video of a teacher showing how to connect a computer up to a Promethean IWB including a few tips, tricks and troubleshooting bits of advice.

A good-starting point to get thinking about what you could bring to prac or for relief-teaching. Add your own ideas to the list.

A shared Google doc that outlines a range of ways to use an IWB.

"A great childhood is about simple fun, play and learning with the people that you love." Christie is an Early Childhood Teacher, writer, consultant and mother to a preschooler. Apart from sharing fabulous tips and ideas that you can do with young children, Christie's knowledge of early childhood education and belief in playful learning comes shining through in her writing.

A fantastic spec ed blog with tips, information, supports, videos and lectures designed to motivate, teach and create a community of like minded educators

A fantastic teacher blog with a Primary school focus. It offers ideas for using technology and some free resources

Describes a problem experienced with the Assignment 1 checklist, it's cause and the solution I've implemented. i.e. I've updated the version of the checklist available via the Study Desk. You only need to update if you find yourself having this problem.

Cool Tools for the 21st Century Classroom This is a great blog with plenty of helpful tips to embed ICTs in the classroom.

Cool Tools for the 21st Century Classroom

Cool Tools for the 21st Century Classroom

Early childhood inspiration! Let the Children Play celebrates the importance of play in the lives and education of children by sharing experiences in a play-based preschool and providing inspiration, tips and information to help parents and teachers alike put the play back into childhood.

About Me I'm Jenny, an early childhood teacher. For 15 years I've been teaching young children and in my spare time I've even produced two of my own. In between making their school lunches and picking up their lego, I blog about my days at our small progressive preschool nestled in the beautiful Australian bush.