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Category Archives: online technologies


Is your Network blocking YouTube?

September 29, 2008 – 10:00 am

For those whose school network blocks YouTube, obviously a global rather than just an Australian problem, the University of Nottingham has come up with a solution for a series called THE PERIODIC TABLE OF VIDEOS. The main site contains a periodic table and each element in the table is linked to a YouTube video with […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, podcasting | Comments (0)

Inhibitors to Online learning

July 2, 2008 – 2:14 pm

The transition of the internet into a more interactive read/write phase has had huge implications for teaching and learning, both for students and for teachers.
Online learning is very different when it is not simply a matter of finding resources in a cyber library. It is far more engaging when the learners can actually participate.
We […]

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edna’s first online conference day

June 20, 2008 – 3:38 pm

After months of planning our first online conference day happened on Wednesday. We began with an early, over-breakfast-for-some, session on me.edu.au, followed it up two hours later with a session on Creative Commons and finding resources, particularly images, for use in multimedia.
Then came Digital Literacies, followed by Learning without Borders. In the evening 20 […]

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Digital Education Revolution - things will be different

May 15, 2008 – 12:18 pm

A discussion here yesterday with colleagues at education.au got me thinking about how different things might be once you can assume that every Year 9-12 secondary student has access to a computer all the time while at school.
One of our group commented that everything that has happened so far in the last 20 years with […]

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Growing up with Google

April 30, 2008 – 7:48 pm

An article by Diana Oblinger subtitled what it means to education defines the Net Generation as students who were born after 1982 (that makes them 25+) - students who have never known life without the internet, and have integrated internet access into everything they do.
My elder daughter and her husband moved to Abu Dhabi with […]

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21st Century Learning - safe participation online

April 29, 2008 – 4:22 pm

A public edna group is having conversations around some of the issues facing 21st century educators.
Conversation 1: Balancing Opportunity and Risk
How can we share responsibility for best practice in helping students at various stages develop skills and participate in online life safely?
If this is a conversation that you are also interested in, whether […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, internet safety | Comments (0)

Anti-racism: in our mouths

April 16, 2008 – 8:50 am

ANTaR: Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation manages a project called Sea of Hands.
I came into the site through a page headed Speak up against racism, which gives practical advice about fighting against racism in your workplace and community.
Speaking up when you hear a racist remark helps to stop racism in Australia. Staying silent may […]

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Digital Education Revolution

February 7, 2008 – 7:29 am

The Australian Government has established a Digital Education Revolution website at http://www.digitaleducationrevolution.gov.au/. The main items on the site at present are a definition of the program as it relates to Australian schools, some information about the broadband fibre scheme, a short FAQ page, and information about a subscription service that will notify subscribers of significant […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, teaching and learning, schools, Australian education, learning environments, digital divide | Comments (3)

Online Projects for School students

February 6, 2008 – 3:11 pm

For many years the OzProjects site has performed the function of a registry of online projects that are relevant to the Australian curriculum. While the majority of the projects registered are Australian, international projects have also been included.
Now edna is able to offer to host online projects for Australian educators, as well as running some […]

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Emerging technologies or practices

January 31, 2008 – 4:11 pm

The Horizon Report 2008 edition, a collaboration between the New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, describes six emerging technologies or practices that will likely enter mainstream use in learning-focused organizations within three adoption horizons over the next one to five years. Also highlighted are a set of challenges and trends that will influence […]

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