'Brekkie with a Techie' - Kariong Mountains Learning Community 'Brekkie with a Techie' is a weekly 15 minute presentation by teachers for teachers covering a wide variety of ICT tools, tips and tricks to support the relevant, meaningful integration of technology into teaching and learning. 'Brekkie with a Techie' is delivered online via Adobe Connect every Wednesday morning from 8.15am sharp to 8.30am. Click on a link below to view a 'Brekkie with a Techie' recording: To join our weekly 'Brekkie with a Techie' sessions: 1) Open Internet Explorer 2) Go to: connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/kps 3) Login using the following details: USERNAME: detusername@detnswPASSWORD: your portal password For more information download the 'Quick Start Guide' using the link below. Anyone is welcome to present at one of our weekly 'Brekkie with a Techie' sessions. Contact Justine Abell: justine.abell@det.nsw.edu.au Contact Kerri Mullane: kerri.mullane@det.nsw.edu.au
Free Stock Photos | Stockvault Learning Registry | sharing what we know OER in Australia OER in Australia OER is a global phenomenon and whilst it is currently concentrated in a few countries, there are a growing number of good OER websites in Australia: Scootle has over 1500 learning resources made available under CC licenses by Education Services Australia. The Australian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (ACARA) offers the Australian curriculum as an OER. The University of Southern Queensland’s OpenCourseWare (USQ OCW) provides OER and sample courses from 5 faculties including science and technology. First Steps is a WA Department of Education website which offers OER on literacy, maths and physical education. Charles Darwin University offers a digital repository of endangered literature in Australian Indigenous languages from around the Northern Territory as OER. The NSW Department of Education and Communities offers six OER set out in creative and interactive web-layouts: Julius Caesar is a resource for senior students studying Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar".
The Two Bullies Lesson Plan | Reading Australia Traditional tales are a part of all cultures. They are often told to teach life’s lessons and are also often ‘cautionary tales’, to warn people about the dangers of vanity, greed, telling falsehoods and other transgressions. Part of setting the context is reminding students what they know about traditional tales and their important role in most societies. Competition in sport in also assumed background knowledge for understanding this tale. Show students a picture of traditional Sumo wrestling. Teacher shows the front cover of The Two Bullies Ask students to look at the depictions of Ni-ou or Dokkoi on the front cover illustration. Students read the blurb ‘Ni-ou is the strongest fellow in Japan. Working in pairs students extend their imaginary dialogue between the two characters for the front cover.Add speech bubbles to a copy of the front cover image for students to complete. Teachers point out that the blurb continues: ‘Who do you think will win when these two bullies get together?’
Free Pictures - Wylio, Get pictures. Give credit. Collection: John Gould: The Australian Collection Open educational resources (OERs) There is no one, standard definition of open educational resources. However, the following broad definition of OERs from OER Commons seems to be generally accepted by the community: 'Open educational resources are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student or self-learner. Examples of OER include: full courses, course modules, syllabi, lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, lab and classroom activities, pedagogical materials, games, simulations, and many more resources contained in digital media collections from around the world.' OERs exist within a wider ‘open’ movement and context, explored below. The open movement Many of these have been driven by and created by communities that recognise the benefits to themselves, and sometimes to wider groups. What are educational resources? What are open educational resources? Engagement with OER can be light touch. Finding OERs