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Bringing the Maker Movement into the Classroom
According to Wikipedia, the maker culture is a contemporary culture or subculture representing a technology-based extension of DIY culture. Typical interests enjoyed by the maker culture include...
View ArticleUsing Picture Books in Middle and Senior School
While picture books are usually considered the domain of the primary school classroom, there is a growing number of picture books more suited to older readers. Research indicates that using picture...
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Improve: A time-saving assessment tool
Improve is an online formative assessment tool for Years 3 to 10 developed by Education Services Australia. It provides teachers of maths, science and english with a bank of questions from previous...
View ArticleNew Developments in the VEA (Video Education Australia) Library
VEA have launched a VEA Library Planner app for IOS and Android that contains over 200 videos indexed to the Australian Curriculum in English, Maths, Science and History for years 7 to 10, making it...
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The Day: A Useful Resource for Current Issues Across the Curriculum
Aimed at Years 5 to 12, The Day is a daily news-based curriculum resource that helps students link their school education to the wider world and motivate and engage them in the classroom, bringing...
View ArticleOpen Education Resources and Copyright
You will all know about the ever-increasing availability of OER (Open Education Resources), including Creative Commons resources – “teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for...
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Database and Google Search Tips LibGuides Page
It is an important skill for students to be able to effectively search a database or use a search engine to obtain the best possible search results and students need explicit teaching of these skills....
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Turnitin for Senior and Middle School
Recently we renewed our subscription to Turnitin enabling students in Years 7 to 12 to have access to this software. Turnitin is a valuable teaching tool, providing useful feedback to students and...
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EasyBib Videos that Teach Information Literacy Skills
EasyBib; a provider of information literacy tools, has developed a series of videos for use in the classroom that teach a variety of information literacy skills. These are short, engaging animations...
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18 Apps that Support the Creative Process
If you are looking for tools that support the inquiry process, then it’s worth checking Dianne Darrow’s blog post featured in Edutopia – Creativity on the run: 18 Apps to support the creative process....
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Academic Integrity LibGuide
If you are looking for information and resources to assist your students with academic integrity, visit the Hutchins Academic Integrity Guide. Videos and information are available to assist your...
View ArticleClickView TV
ClickView TV is a new feature that provides access to carefully selected educational videos. Regularly updated with new content, this service curates material according to topic and takes the hard work...
View ArticleExciting changes to ClickView Online
There have been some exciting changes made to ClickView recently that help facilitate great teaching and learning. ClickView Online The whole School, including ELC and Junior School teachers and...
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Top ways to use ‘The Day’ in your classroom
The Day is a news service specifically designed for students from Year 5 to 12 and is designed to be used within the curriculum. Below are some suggestions regarding how it can be used. 1. Sign up to...
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Scan: An online journal for K to 12 educators
We have recently renewed our subscription to Scan which, according to their site, ‘is a leading refereed journal that focuses on the interaction between information in a digital age and effective...
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