Technology+Use+in+Schools

=What are some key documents to guide our Technology Use in Schools?=

The following series of documents were produced by Curriculum Corporation on behalf of the Ministerial Council for Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (now known as the [|Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs])

2005 Learning in an Online World - [|Contemporary Learning]

2005 [|Learning in an Online World - Pedagogy Strategy]

2008 [|Learning in an Online World - Learning Spaces]Framework

**eLearning and ICT **
 * Department of Education and Early Child Development (DEECD) website for information, advice, resources and professional learning opportunities to help you plan and implement eLearning across a school.
 * The VITTA conference might be of interest:


 * Ultranet **
 * Teaching and Learning Cycle  – provides an interactive guide with videos to how the Ultranet supports teaching and learning.
 * Interactive Teacher Guide  – provides just about everything you need to know about the Ultranet.
 * Department of Education and Early Child Development (DEECD) website  which includes What’s the Big Idea  outlining the ‘why’ of the Ultranet.


 * eduSTAR **
 * provides tutorials for the range of software that can be accessed and used to support learning if you are a teacher in a government school. It provides schools with standardised models, patterns, management practice and tools in order to deliver an effective mix of educational software and tools to enable teachers and students to access and embrace the Ultranet. There are currently over 80 software applications available. The broad range of applications cover:
 * animation, digital video, image creation, drawing and painting
 * thinking skills, concept and Mind Mapping
 * interactive curricular resources
 * logic and problem-solving, 3D modelling and game-making
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">presentation, multimedia tools, writing tools, web authoring tools and typing tutors
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">sound and music making
 * <span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">eduSTAR promotional video <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> on FUSE
 * <span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">eduSTAR – ICT showcases <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">– provides details about the software, school examples etc.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Find, Use and Share quality Education (FUSE) **
 * FUSE is a portal, a repository, a search engine, a workspace and a way of sharing quality education digital content and resources. It is open to the public and provides a range of digital resources for teachers.

Thanks to Wendy and Leanne who shared some of the rich resources available through DEECD. (Leanne Compton and Wendy Macpherson Senior Project Officers - Ultranet and Digital Learning)

The initial resource they referred us to was the [|Digital Practice Showcase] which brings together a range of software options and learning ideas.

In particular they showed us [|Global2 resources] which had great projects for people to join.

Here are some of the other resources provided by Wendy and Leanne, including their PowerPoint presentation: an overview of the Ultranet.

Using iPads in the Classroom
Thanks to Ros in Program 8 for sharing these ideas: <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I have recently observed some very powerful ways to integrate technology (specifically iPads) into early primary classrooms. I thought I'd share a list of the most valuable apps. - rEDWriting - Starfall ABCs - Trace - Number Lines - Pro Keys ||  || - IntroToLetters - Rhythm Pad - Intro to Maths - Read Me Stories - LearnItalian - Spelling Test - Fun English ||  || - Voice Recorder - Book Creator - Animalia - Allign Four - Loopy Tunes - Sock Puppets - Evernote || <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kelli from EdP has also used: <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> cupcake, munch, pocketphonic, chicktionary, writing numbers , friends of ten & tiny tower <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
 * ~ Subject || iPad Teaching Resources (early primary) ||
 * ~ From || [|RosLat8] ||
 * - FriendsOfTen