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Author Archives: Kerrie Smith

Executive Officer, education.au

technologies and education: the future, future schools, curriculum

November 7, 2008 – 3:25 pm

More of these videos that I’ve been exploring.
This is a much less extensive list than the one I posted yesterday on mobile technologies, so I’m sure you won’t have any problems in suggesting some others.
My criteria: the video should some how relate to education (or an educational issue), good quality, run for about 5 minutes […]

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technologies and education: mobile technologies

November 6, 2008 – 3:23 pm

I’ve been doing some trawling of video offerings on the internet in the last couple of days looking for some about communication technologies related to education.
I’ve mainly been looking at Youtube, and I am aware that in some cases restrictions at the workplace may mean that you will have to look at these at home.
So, […]

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Approaches to the banned technologies

November 5, 2008 – 7:25 am

One of the speakers at a recent teaching and learning conference in Seattle, Karen Greenwood Henke, defined the current approaches in school systems to students’ use of personal technology devices as

Banning outright - she said this quells innovation, and forces the devices “underground”
The Walled Garden approach - firewalls, filters, restrictive policies - she says these […]

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Are you an agent for change?

October 31, 2008 – 8:54 am

I came across a challenge laid down at NECC in June this year where ISTE President Trina J. Davis challenged attendees to really transform education through the use of technology, not just implement small changes. It was a message repeated at ACEC2008 and which I blogged about earlier but I think today, on World Teachers’ […]

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ISTE NETS for Teachers

October 31, 2008 – 7:59 am

At NECC in June, ISTE, the International Society for Technology in Education, released the next generation of NETS for Teachers which focuses on ”using technology to learn and teach.”
“Teachers must become comfortable as co-learners with their students and with colleagues around the world. Today it is less about staying ahead and more about moving ahead as members […]

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Australia Celebrates World Teachers’ Day 2008

October 30, 2008 – 3:13 pm

Elsewhere in the world World Teachers’ Day is celebrated on 5 October every year. But here in Australia most of our schools are always on holiday on that date, so we celebrate on the last Friday of October.
This year’s slogan is Teachers Matter!

World Teachers’ Day acknowledges the efforts of teachers in an increasingly complex, multicultural […]

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The State of the Revolution

October 29, 2008 – 8:37 am

28 October, ABC’s Australia Talks, Education Revolution. - podcast of the programme available.
The preamble:
The Rudd government says it’s committed to establishing Australia as one of the world’s most highly educated and skilled nations. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the promised education revolution marks the first time all states and territories have committed to a national […]

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Is the Cloud already here?

October 27, 2008 – 4:14 pm

A special report from The Economist argues that the cloud is already here. We have seen its early manifestations in Google and the applications it has spawned, and the cloud is here to stay.
In some ways the cloud is already hanging in the sky, especially for consumers. According to a recent study, 69% of Americans […]

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Australian Teacher Librarian of the Year Announced

October 27, 2008 – 8:53 am

MEDIA RELEASE
27 October 2008
Australian Teacher Librarian of the Year 2008
The Australian School Library Association Inc. (ASLA) and Pledger Consulting Pty Ltd (LinksPlus/Weblinks) have pleasure in announcing the winner of the 2008 Australian Teacher Librarian of the Year Award - Jan Radford from Delany College, Granville, New South Wales.
This national award recognises and honours an exceptional […]

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27 October, International School Library Day

October 27, 2008 – 7:52 am

ISLD is celebrated world-wide, today, the 4th Monday of October.
This year’s theme is: Literacy and Learning at Your School Library.
The underlying message is that school libraries make a difference. They have a formidable, sometimes under-recognised, under-estimated impact on student achievement.
ASLA says “School libraries play an important role within school communities as centres for teaching and […]

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