RUConnected

RUConnected #80 TOM, Reflective Practice & Digital Leverage

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 00:25:18 +0000

Lois Smethurst and Jenny Ashby discuss: What’s been happening?

You can listen in the player below or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes

Tournament Of the Minds #TOM

Sphero balls and drones in the classroom using the Tickle app to program them and connecting issues at school.

Review of S2L 2015 Field of Mars -TV show -Steve Papp Winning Video - AppMazing Race The rules -Appmazing Race Periscope - Inspire 2 learn sessions S2L 2016 Announced and to be in Cairns with an Environment theme - July 2nd-3rd 2016

Other Conferences DLTV Fringe Festival - spark sessions Narissa Leung Playground -pile of sand unused bricks, risk takers. ACER Assessment Conference Dr Rukmini Banerji https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqZZ5zz7KDM&feature=youtu.be

Future events TeachMeet Bendigo Letting GO! Seeing others catching on and giving opportunities for others to lead. Digital leverage.

RUConnected #79 Holiday Catchup

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 13:52:43 +0000

Lois and Jenny talk about Mobile2015, school visits, shopping and slide2learn.

Jenny went to Mobile 2015 in Tucson, Arizona

IPad configuring - redeeming free apps

Creating online student TV - crucial factors:

knowing the students what are their strengths,
ability to work in teams,
writing and elaboration,
choosing a topic and succinctly but thoroughly presenting the information,
performing by being engaging and speaking with authority.

Shopping- books, robots, drones and Pendo's

Lois Visited Yinnar Primary School - A school so committed to a philosophy about learning and effort rather than compliance and completing a task.

Lois's Book Shopping: Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential, by Carol Dweck

Challenging Learning, by James Nottingham

Building Learning Power: Helping Young People Become Better Learners, by Guy Claxton

Outstanding Formative Assessment: Culture and Practice by Shirley Clark.

Growth Mindset Pocketbook by Barry Hymer (came highly recommended too)

Jenny is helping to design her new school and has attended Bastow to find out about learning spaces with Ewan MacIntosh - The learning spaces you need to plan for include: watching, secret spaces, performing, collaborative, participation, publishing

You can see more extensive notes on the RUConnected Blog

RUConnected Ep #78

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Fri, 22 May 2015 12:42:25 +0000

Lois and Jenny discuss all things happening lately with their education focus. And the weather of course. Minecraft Camp A Saturday spent at minecraft camp. http://minecrafteps.global2.vic.edu.au https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nhOZkS3hhI Top 10 minecraft songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHG6-0h4fDk Redstone build designs Crack the Code in Maths Edn week A smorgasbpard of activities- QR code scavenger hunt Letter scamble from visiting the rooms iMovie show and tutorials for parents Minecraft discovery time - student tutorials for parents Blogging cafe - students helping parents comment Cracking the code in scratch- students teach parents some basic scratch to draw a shape. WIM centre news Use of @periscope https://www.periscope.tv/ and BTN -http://www.abc.net.au/btn/ twitter @behindthenews Dominoes fall marble runs Rube Goldberg and domino world records -YOUtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAqGcLaE5II Domino world record https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w Rube Goldberg machine Lois Prep /1 Literacy extension group Sharing picture books and developing independent strategies for young students to use in their own classrooms Maths Olympiad starting this week on May 20th http://www.apsmo.info/apsmo_v2/APSMO_Home.php pyonkee https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/pyonkee/id905012686?mt=8 Full scratch for the iPad.

RUConnected #77 Reinvention

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 21:24:02 +0000

At last we are back. Lois and Jenny discuss their new roles and schools in 2015.

The Horizon Centre and the WIM Centres are also discussed.

Scratch - project with grades from DET Vic and a feature for Education week, Cracking the Code with a Maths theme.

MineCraft club - Jenny keeps us informed about how the minecraft club is coming along. BuddyVerse Minecraft Camp May 16th-17th in Bendigo at Epsom PS.

24hr skype PineValley Jenny's school participated in @beverley_ladd class' #pvskype24 in the US

NPDL _Jenny outlines the latest Deep Learning

Slide2Learn - Hobart Tasmania July 7th & 8th St Virgil's College, register now.

Periscope live streaming - allows viewers to interact with video via text and hearts for likes. Many at once.

Lois recommended BabbleDabbleDo Web site with lots of ideas for kids to make and create - science, art, design and engineering

RUConnected #76 Being Bored

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:23:56 +0000

Lois and Jenny discuss the past, present and future happenings in their schools. PAST Jenny attended Miami Device in Nov at St Stephens episcopal day school -Lead by Felix Jacomino @felixjacomino Daniel Kim from Canada - Boredom at school and an adversity to boredom lead to Pop DanThology. Videos - The psychology of PopDanthology DanVlog -Miami Keynotes- Kevin Honeycutt - don't hide your genius. Tony Vincent - Make it your own....great as usual. http://learninginhand.com/miamidevice Tony also put together a page with all speakers handouts to sessions. http://learninginhand.com/blog/2014/11/12/resources-from-miami-device Lisa Johnson - SAMR sassy SAMR PRESENT What are you doing for the rest of the year? Hour of Code - We Do Lego Scratch Christmas message. (a lot of fun now that you can embed the projects so easily) Tutorials are excellent on web sites. Generalising with programming and thinking Mindcraft update New BLog Minecrafteps FUTURE New Jobs and New Roles - April 15-16th Slide2Learn in NZ

RUConnected #75 Minecrafting with Tim Wicks

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 06:19:22 +0000

Lois and Jenny interview Tim Wicks the Minecraft Guru from the Northern Territory Australia.

At the momente he is touring Australia with his minecraft camps.

The minecraft camps? Article: http://thinkfizz.com.au/training/asd-minecraft
How can teachers begin? http://schools.minecraftcamps.net/
Classroom use? https://www.youtube.com/user/EduElfie Great site: http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/minecraft
Students seem to have lot of time on mine craft at home how is it different when you have a minecraft camp. Why would parents send their children along ? Article: http://thinkfizz.com.au/minecraft-3/10-tips-minecraft-parents
How can we get parents onboard? http://parents.minecraftcamps.net/
Is it Educational? Article: http://thinkfizz.com.au/minecraft-3/literacy-minecraft-home

RuConnected #74 Post Slide2Learn

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 02:48:08 +0000

Special Guest - Bronwyn McLeod

Biggest takeaways

Andrew Churches message about teaching in the digital age and student engagement engagement is not entertainment Cathy Hunt’s infographic based on Andrew’s keynote Graham Brown-Martin’s importance of context and tools chosen to make a difference. The same tech doesn't suit everywhere. One size doesn't fit all even the oldest tech can be transforming - its how its used. http://learning-reimagined.com/ http://learning-reimagined.com/author/gbm/page/3/ Using sensory objects and then bringing in tech to add value- share the experience make it it in to more. Eg play dough, Lego real life to digital shared with the world. http://twentytwowords.com/all-50-states-summarized-in-lego-scenes-did-they-get-your-state-right/ Adele Brice’s Keynote and workshop - enthusiasm and whole school approach to Challenge Based Learning has had a huge impact. Students are infected by the staff enthusiasm Showbie Wonga Park PS - Challenge Based Learning iBooks Accepting the Challenge Challenge Based Learning - Power Supercharging Stopmotion - Cathy Hunt Art Teacher - refreshingly different perspective - fantastic presenter, very inspiring

Handy Tips

Technique to encourage children to invest in the process not the product Lego - children spend almost entire session setting up & last 30 secs on stop motion Start really simple quick activities Playdough tower - create, evaluate, move on Create stop motion with one hand behind your back Use a stand - Never move the Camera iPads are hardier than you think - clay washes off Kids are inspired by the materials, create their own, collect, bring in. Boys are less inclined to edit Don’t over procedurise the experience

Activities

Timelapse Tower Stop Motion Magic - rolling ball Fold green paper in half to create background and foreground Students can create cheat sheets for iMovie and Creating Stop Motion Create a creature appearing from and disappearing into the background Foldify Stopmotion (Green Screen) Lots of creativity and imagination in creating characters and backgrounds Apps iMotion HD Green Screen by Doink Doink Animation and Drawing iMovie http://www.ipadartroom.com/author/cathy/ Cathy.hart@tlc.qld.edu.au Cathy@ipadartroom.com @art_cathyhunt Biggest successes - Lois Workshop where we actually made 2 complete episodes of SLOTS (Slide2Learn Online Television Show) Thanks to Rod Hystead & Slide2Learn team for all their help and thanks to all participants who worked hard to produce the show and entertain their audience. http://loisath.edublogs.org/2014/07/06/slide2learn-2014/ Handy information Copyright slideshare - loaded with information for educators http://www.slideshare.net/nationalcopyrightunit/140702-slide2-learn ITunes U Schools can create accounts Create a course, share resources and notes Private or Public New version - discussion Heather Bailie’s Storify about Slide to Learn https://t.co/gCJLhPXfcV

RuConnected #73 Team China and Slide2Learn

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 09:53:49 +0000

Lois and Jenny discuss the Team China program that Jenny has been involved in this term. Lots of authentic uses of technology with the whole school community and Asian Literacy Development. See also the AEF website for more case studies of schools developing Asian Literacy and the AEF conference website for more information and highlights. The program is part of the 2014 Leading 21st Century schools: Engage with Asia Program

The slide2Learn conference is coming up next week so Jenny and Lois discuss their sessions, TV shows and Coding and the keynotes that are coming to slide2learn in Sydney on July 1-2nd.

RuConnected #72 Post Teachmeet MVP

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 11 May 2014 03:58:53 +0000

TeachMeetMelb

NT Katherine MacFarlane PS

New Pedagogies project - Michael Fullen White Paper 1000schools -10clusters of 100 schools. VIc 80 and Tas 20

ICT peer coaching interviews- revisit last term and goals - google doc used, ėpotential results

Persuasive text idea- use Pic Collage to create a persuasive text piece. 3 pics why, heading, key words etc. Use as a plan. Using tech at a higher level rather than just the same instead of writing. - visual, audio movies thinking SAMR

Healthy a Hearts - Jump Rope for Heart - filming making news reports, persuasive reports.

Lego Movie Maker -simple UI. Backgrounds and story. Animate! What does it mean? Why not video?

TL21C_2014 - Free PD for DEECD teachers

Mapping OnDemand testing results against the AUSVELS standards - Looking at standards not the end result and making it easy for teachers to gather summative testing results

Great resources available on the SLV - History related http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au -

Book/Activities Look- The Art of Australian Picture Books Today http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/look

RUConnected #71 Skype in the Classroom

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 06:16:30 +0000

Jenny and Lois discuss the use of skype in the classroom. Jenny recently held the 24 hour skype and makes comments about it. Lois has used skype for various activities - You can listen in the player below or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes

My Place - theme connecting with different schools in Australia to compare and contrast - (Tipperary Station School, Puarumpi School on the Tiwi Islands) - Combined with Google Earth

My Place book from Aitken Creek PS

Radio Show - Connecting Students and discussing various roles and programs (Mildura West, Epsom PS)

Links to Examples

Connecting Grade 2 Students exploring My Place

http://blps23.global2.vic.edu.au/2014/03/10/skype-with-tipperary/

Flat Classroom Eracism Debate

http://www.berwicklodgeps.vic.edu.au/news/international-debating-victory

Skype Debating

http://loisath.edublogs.org/?s=Skype

Skype in the Classroom

https://education.skype.com/projects/4449-be-a-part-of-our-student-radio-show

24Hour skype wiki

http://24hourskype-mar2014.wikispaces.com

RUConnected #70 Let's Get Started

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 04:29:10 +0000

Jenny and Lois have just got back to school after the Summer break. In this episode they discuss getting the school blogs up and running again and the different processes that they go through.

Different Roles on Edublogs

Jenny's Quad Blogging

Quick Links to Class Blogs at Lois's School - Berwick Lodge Primary School

RUConnected #69 Holidays and Terms of Service

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 23:02:20 +0000

Thinking about 2014, reflecting on 2013 taking time to catch some time zones in our day.

Holiday finds

1. Google hang outs

Jerry Blumengarten on 2 guys and an iPad and his twiiterhandle is @cybraryman1 so many resources, an unreal website. Best thing is that Jerry has the authenticity and credability as he's been a teacher in schools.

http://youtu.be/qwFIY53H3Zs

#eduVue Educational Manifesto’s - interesting discussion and starring @techyturner from Phoenix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUEdgOdOtMQ&feature=share

2. EdChats

#tlap - Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess inspired chats

Passion
Immersion
Rapport
Ask and Analyze
Transformation
Enthusiasm

#edwebchat. Webinars chat - Susan Wells Mobiles and Makers, recording will be here

http://t.co/NcUjIyFv2N

#ladygeeks hangouts and chat! Make sure you’re in a fun mood as these gals like to joke around.

Tony Vincent tweeted out a list of edchats telling when they are on. This is a great list to find your interests and a time you can fit in.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0AiftIdjCeWSXdDRLRzNsVktUUGJpRWJhdUlWLS1Genc&pli=1

3. The Fluency21 planners have a huge range of currics linked to select. Check them out at

http://app.fluency21.com/unit-plans

Solution Fluency
Information Fluency
Creativity Fluency
Media Fluency
Collaboration Fluency
Global Digital Citizen

4. Big ideas series iBooks in the iTunes store

Challenge Based Learning “Big Ideas” Series Power - iBooks by Wonga Park PS, Ringwood North PS and Ringwood Secondary Challenge

https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/challenge-based-learning-power/id744625874?mt=11

https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/challenge-based-learning-power/id778573780?mt=11

https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/challenge-based-learning-power/id779365548?mt=11

5. The World Maker Faire is in New York in September. Nice! from #edwebchat

http://makerfaire.com/new-york-2013/ Sep 21st 2014

6. Discussion anout the age resitriction on websites -age 13+ opening a can of worms? For example facebook.

COPPA

Some make exceptions so younger can join somehow.

Eg.

Google. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1350409?hl=en

LinkedIn http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10252153/LinkedIn-lowers-age-limit-to-13-in-student-push.html

4reasons under 13 should not be on sites for over 13

Common Sense Media site provides guildines.

A fairly full list of social media sites with restictions listed is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites

Cybersmart Parents: Parenting in an online world by Richie Lambert

RUConnected #68 TV or not TV

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 19:03:04 +0000

Lois and Jenny discuss Lois' TV show that Berwick Lodge Primary are producing. Movies, anchor presenters and more. Apps/websites used - iMovie, Explain Everything, Handbrake, Vimeo.

RUConnected #67 GAFE

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:25:05 +0000

Jenny and Lois discuss the following-

Teach Meet Sovereign Hill

Google Apps For Education

Why use google apps when students already have email and teachers have mailing list set up?

How can we use google apps at school in Primary school P-2?

Google sites...intranets…..whats on the intranet? What would you use it for?

Apps and more

Mavericks over 5 GB download

iMovie in iPads not compatible with iMovie on Macbooks

Updates for everything - apps ipads - be careful not all are compatable with each other.

WISE World Innovations Summit for Education. Wise.-Qatar.org recordings of the sessions.

Panels keynotes etc

Quicktime Player screen recording is now available, well Lois has discovered it and says its great to use on your MAc.

Australian Teacher mag app- Lois has an article! Woo hoo!

RUConnected #66 Holidays!

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 06 Oct 2013 02:59:38 +0000

Lois and Jenny pull themselves out of holiday mode to bring you episode #66 of RUConnected.

Jenny has attended Mobile2013 in Tucson- Location.... The Westin la Paloma Tucson Arizona

Keynotes- Dean Shareski back to the basics - What really matters.

Peggy Sheahy games based learning. 3d gamelab http://3dgamelab.com - game up your classroom

People to follow on twitter that Jenny met- @iapplelearner ...Katherine Burdick @techyturner .... Rodney Turner and @tonyvincent ...Tony Vincent Jenny's Travel buddy - @missb ...Bec Spink

Ignite sessions -20 slides each for 15sec

Pechaflickr Thanks to Alan Levine. @cogdog ...20pics each for 20secs, add a topic and random pics are shown. You have to improvise, no planning possible. Great for vocab work with students, icebreaker for staff meetings, conference warm ups etc

LOIS attended the ABC Splash FREE pd at the State Library Victoria Summary of the ABC Digital Ideas Conference

Film and Audio Tutorials

Report on film festival - blurred lines between film and digital stories 60secondscience vids are due 3 part vids - context, science exp, model, Evaluation (peer and self)

Plans for term 4

Lois- Radio shows at lunchtime, E-smart committee, Google sites, Scratch

Jenny- Programming from Bee Bots to Probots, Cargo Bot, Scratch, Hopscotch (Scratch Jr coming out) Wedo and Makey Makey - getting some basics with staff as well eg loops, procedures, sub procedures etc . Kids designing tracks setting up challenges.

UPCOMING PD SLIDE TO LEARN Sydney July 1-2 2014 Some keynotes Jonathan Nalder, Graham Brown Martin

Teachmeets

Gippsland Hosted by Louise Van Kuyk Education Co-ordinator, Gippsland Art Gallery Sale Thursday 17 October, 4:30 to 6:30pm at Gippsland Art Gallery (68 – 70 Foster St, Sale).

Teachmeet @ Sovereign Hill Ballarat http://www.sovereignhill.com.au/education/ Saturday October 26th 2pm to 4pm hosted by Peter Beckwith @GoldfieldsEd

Teachmeet Sydney English teachers Nov 1st TM wharf Sydney http://www.teachmeet.net/teachmeet-at-the-wharf/ 4:00-6:00pm

RUConnected #65 Post #auspol

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 04:26:48 +0000

Lois and Jenny Chat about the latest classroom and PD happenings, some handy apps and great gadgets.

Post election - website full of Maths and stats

Booth Reviews -How did your booth rate? Sausages or cakestall?

Conferences &PD

Invent to learn - Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez

Tour

Website for the book

Gadgets …...beebots, MakeyMakey, weDo

IWBNET

IWBnet Kathy Schrock - http://www.ipads4teaching.net/presentation-resources.html

https://sites.google.com/site/k12digitalconference/resources

http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html Bloom’s Taxonomy - Cogs Creating, Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating

21st Century learning report - Assessment of teaching of 21st Century skills

Professor Esther Care Melbourne Uni

Software

Audacity has a new upgrade 2.04 (handy to have)

OnDemand testing has been upgraded to AusVels

Gadgets

Swivl ...have you seen one? iPhone and iPad

Padcaster

Tripod

Apps

Mix bit. For iPhone take video mix and share add other video and create

Tellagami.

PhotoSync

Parallels Access

RUConnected #64 Travels and Connections

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:23:41 +0000

Jenny tells Lois about her recent trip to the UK.

-School visits

-Quad blogging........ and David Mitchell Meeting and school visit to Caton Community School

-Conferences

-Peeps - people Jenny met

-Dawn Hallybone - Digital Life

Lois tells about her radio show and a new site she is making on Google Sites

http://www.schoolradiocalendar.org/profile/BerwickLodgeStudentHour

apple TV pro also avail in the Apple store is a connector adapter for VGA to hdmi so you can use Apple TV on an older projector or make it easier to connect without running long cables to the projector by using an exisiting connection point.

Scratch 2.0

http://Scratch.mit.edu

Scratch for maths extension.

http://blps54.global2.vic.edu.au/tag/scratch/

The online version of scratch means that student’s working space and projects are all in space. It also means that it is much easier to embed finished projects into their own or class blogs. A big improvement from the past complicated process that was required.

Apple Configurator update

Apple configurator has had a big update. Notification sounds when things are finished, Error message now displays under the yellow triangle so if app doesn’t install you know which one is the culprit. I’m still have problems with its stability.

Google sites

Great way to curate resources, checklists, schedules, calendars and share with select audience. Different pages can have different permissions

Use google forms for a checklist, copy the address so that the students can go back and update as they complete more parts of the project.

Some Nice Apps

Barefoot world atlas free (for now)

Sketches - free nice drawing app

Tinkerbox - free - thinking problem solving physics type app - like the old Thinking Things software

The Artist Mortimer - free digital book

Wifi Photo - free for transfering photos (thanks to Rod Hysted for finding this one)

Toca builders

RUConnected #63 Scootle from ICTEV13 to Monet

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 09:48:55 +0000

You can listen in the player below or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes

Lois Smethurst and Jenny Ashby discuss the following -

Jenny's visit to Shepparton High School where she had a planning day with teachers (metal work, library, auslan, literacy-writing and medieval history teachers) Work flows for each area and creating was the focus for all subjects.

Deploying Evernote with staff.....evernote email address used for handing work into the teacher by students.

Lois gave us an update on the blogging challenge.

TV/Radio Show - building a Google Site to hold the information - use Google forms to feed the information into the site so that the production of the show is visible to everyone. Idea from ITMadeSimple

ICTEV Victor Steffenson the keynote, Learning from values of the community and visual learning using film on the land. A very interesting keynote and a webiste coming out soon with lots of videos telling stories of the land.

Scootle - looking at nationwide resources, speaking and listening checklist, different wording can suit different purposes. Learning resources found by the teacher can be made available to students through a code.

One bonus of book creator is not having to wait for compression. So good if just wanting to add audio to a pic.

Events-

TM Library...... TmMelb next Teachmeet?

July 22nd -iPads, Create is to understand at Epsom PS. A full day with Jenny Ashby at EpsomPS

Monet at the National Gallery of Victoria Another podcast to listen to - TechExpress by Lyn Cutting and Craig Dunstan

RUConnected #62 Slide2Learn & Workflows

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 05 May 2013 01:42:47 +0000

Jenny and Lois discuss what’s happening lately. Lois has been away to Tonga and jenny attended Slide2learn in Perth.You can listen in the player below or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes

Slide to Learn has wonderful presenters and keynotes. Jane Ross' students from Jakarta created a book in iTunes about their Challenged Based Learning

Lois' students are busy creating Movies for their Inquiry based Unit around inventions and Movies for the 60 second science competition. The grade 5 & 6 students are also participating in the Student Blogging Challenge . They are building up some great skills. The grade 3 & 4 students are doing their research on the ipads using the Internet, Explain Everything and Google Drive. Google Drive is great for shared iPads because students can access Google Drive from Explain Everything to save or open documents.

Printing.....does anyone print? Fingerprint for the Mac allows idevices to print through the Mac to non airprint printers.

Meraki - web interface runs alongside and in conjunction with configurator. It can send notifications to iPads and check battery charging, push updates and more.

Jenny is using Book Creator and adding pics/video from gallery via dropbox sharing. Sending the book to dropbox so all can then download to their ibooks shelf.

Programming Apps -

Cargo Bot, BeeBot,Hopscotch,Daisy the Dino, SNAP, Koder, Catos hike (Computer Science Teacher a blog with reviews of some block programming tools)

Up and coming Events

™ Melb past and present Thurs May 14th @ Melb Library

ICTEV 25th May 25th

RUConnected #61 Globally

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:45:04 +0000

Lois and Jenny discuss the folowing -

Skype Around the World No. 2 http://24hourskype2013.wikispaces.com/space/menu

In the Skype Around the World 15 schools participated with grade 5/6 at Epsom Primary School in Australia and spoke about values- things V qualities as some schools were thinking - What do you value? and others What values do you follow in your school? The Epsom Grade 5/6 skyped over a 24 hour time period and stayed over at school so they could speak to other schools in different time zones. Web 2.0 used Google Forms, wiki, maps, spreadsheet, email, twitter, skype Video from Eastwood Skype now free for teachers up to 10 on video hook up - perhaps want to compete G-hangouts, need to apply for a code.

Alice 3.1 - Free 3D program from Carnegie Mellon University, sponsored by Oracle Learning to program with Alice Teaching with Alice PPT Alice a new generation of Programmers

ACARA draft doc - points eg. Level 2.5 pg 74 Level 4.5 pg78 Level 6.7 pg 83 Draft doc open for comments now, have you read it?

Apps

Less is best? Our 5 essentials are still what I would go with. No new apps.

RUConnected #60 Mirror Mirror on the Wall

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:16:35 +0000

Lois has been working with Tony Richards from iTMadeSimple to set up the Berwick Lodge WebTV. Jenny holding #saw24 (Skype around the world in 24 hours) and wikis using multi platforms skills in using the wiki Cybersafety day - Tony Richards visit

You can listen in the player below or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes

Lois explains.... Setting up blogs for each class - process for " rolling over" so past work is kept.

Set the old users to subscribers so their work is not lost or disconnected
Add new users as authors or editors x2 student admins
Add new students as categories so that their teachers and parents can filter the blog for a certain student's work under the parent category 2013
Update the header
If necessary make new blogs

Mirroring ways discussed Dongle Doc camera......has added bonus of showing your hand selecting swiping etc. Apple TV.....needs HDMI networks etc but nice Airserver...software on Mac/PC Reflector....software on MAc/PC https://presentation.io/ nearpod ideaflight Tony Vincent has a write up thats a great resource comparing different ways to mirror... Learning in hand http://learninginhand.com/blog/5-ways-to-show-your-ipad-on-a-projector-screen.html Apps

Bindle create PDFs add annotations using speech bubbles and more. Allows you to select pics more than one at a time. $1.99 All free apps on my blog - screen shots - transferred from the camera roll on the ipad to the computer using google drive.

Text on Pics Pro $0.99 http://digital-storytime.com/ Great for finding quality digital stories - Miss Spider, Cybersafety Tips Check your facebook privacy settings, search for your self and check out your digital footprint. Make sure you have plenty of good showing.

RUConnected #59 Ready Set Google!

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:25:32 +0000

Jenny and Lois discuss the beginning of the year and their use of Apple's Configurator to set up the ipads for the new school year. How are you setting up this year? School managed or student managed. Jenny is switching over to school managed and Lois is also using school managed shared model for ipad use. Thanks to Chris Sacco for sending me through these links which you may find helpful http://www.apple.com/au/education/volume-purchase-program/faq.html http://help.apple.com/configurator/mac/1.0/#cadf1802aed http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5188?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US http://edtechstandish.wordpress.com/what-ive-learned-about-apple-configurator-so-far/ Jenny's links from Google School Google drive great app for on the mobile devices. Google scholar great for searching research papers etc. http://www.googleartproject.com/ Google books Google news Google + Google Hangouts Google Apps for Education Google site for intranets Cyber tips Tues 5th Feb cyber safety day and events http://cybersmart.engagelive.net/register.aspx There will be three different online activities being offered on the day: 1. Cybersmart Detectives – which is designed for upper primary students and focuses on cybersafety 2. Cybersmart Hero – which is designed for upper primary students and focuses on cyberbullying 3. Cybersmart Networking – which is designed for lower secondary students and focuses on social networking. http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Flive.classroom20.com%2F1%2Fpost%2F2013%2F01%2Fusing-ipads-to-enhance-teaching-and-learning.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEUv-Hgk723zRWYkFMjB-3BNLp3Pw Apps Own Cloud and Web dav Drive iCab Events Cyber Safety Day Feb 5th. http://cybersmart.engagelive.net/register.aspx MOTM2013 Feb 16 & 17 Melb Inspire 9 Co working space. http://inspire9.com/ Slide2Learn. April 22nd 23rd Perth, http://slide2learn.net

RUConnected #58 Essential Creative Apps for 2013

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:24:13 +0000

Essential Creative Apps for 2013

Jenny and Lois discuss their essential apps and give the results of RUC listeners responses. You can listen in the player below or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes

Lois's must have apps

Stip Designer, Explain Everything, TinyTap, Toontastic, AudioBoo, Edublogs, Educreations, Popplet

Jenny's essential apps

Explain Everything, Evernote/Dropbox, Bookcreator, iMovie, Keynote, iTalk, Edublogs

Survey - 5 most essential apps result

If you could only add 5 apps to your iPad..........

1. Explain Everything

Thanks to everyone who completed our survey.

How to choose apps

Most apps are Bad? Research (thanks to John Pearce’s Scoopit)

Common Sense Media (site for searching for apps for a specific age, subject and purpose, rates age appropriateness also and there is an app)
The New Bloom’s Taxonomy/Models for assessing iPad Apps
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/01/new-version-of-blooms-taxonomy-for-ipad.html
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/blooms-taxonomy-for-ipad.html
http://teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/Blooms+Taxonomy+with+Apps
SAMR model curtesy of Greg Swanson's website

From Britt
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/01/build-media-gallery-with-your-students.html#.UOtNkoletON

What's On

TeachMeetMelb, Feb 2nd, Little Markov, Drummond S,t Carlton VIC 3053

MOTM2013, FEB 16 & 17, Melb – Inspire 9 Co working space

Cybersafety tips

Instagram – Staying Safe Online

TIPS

When writing contractions like we’ll that won’t move from well use auto flick the exclamation mark to add an apostrophe.

Shrinkurl. free

Eyeconit free

Haiku deck thanks to @iPadSammy

WordFoto free or $1.99

RUConnected #57 Skype Around the World in 24 Hours

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:41:37 +0000

Lois Smethurst and Jenny Ashby discuss Jenny's latest project, the Skype around the world in 24 hours project (#SAW24 on twitter) Jenny has also writtten a blog post on the project that contains all the links to forms and documents. You can listen in the player below or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes

World Clock - App

Google Spreadsheets and Maps

Map A List

Handbrake,

Voicethread Accounts

Jarrod Robinson's PE app

RUConnected #56 Skype, Skoodle and TeachMeets Oh My!

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:50:57 +0000

Jenny and Lois discuss what they are up to school, information from their networks and share some great apps and lesson ideas.

RUConnected #55 ACEC2012 & Term 4 Plans

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:55:01 +0000

Lois and Jenny discuss plans for term 4. Also Lois gives us a run down on ACEC2012.

ACEC2012

PowToon

Nearpod

Student Incident Report

Alice

RUConnected #54 1:1 or Not?

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 11:49:14 +0000

Jenny and Lois discuss some of the complicated issues involved in implementing a school 1:1 program.

RUConnected #53 Jenny at UnPlug'd

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 04:14:40 +0000

Jenny tells us all about her trip to Canada and the Unplugged Conference she attended while there. Lois and Jenny discuss the introduction of a 1:1 iPad program and some of the management implications in this complex issue.

Unplug'd

60 sec science video competition

Esmart

RUConnected #52 Andrew Douch - The Voice

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 20:22:53 +0000

Jenny and Lois have a busy weekend attending the Personal Learning Environment Leaders (#plelead on twitter) at the State Library Victoria in Melbourne and then interview Andrew Douch the original Flipped classroom and Podcaster Master. Preparations for the new term about to begin are also discussed.

You can listen in the player below or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes

Douchy's Biology Podcast

Free Math Apps including the Motion Math apps, the Education Services Australia apps and more.

RUConnected #51 Before and After Slide2Learn

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:16:13 +0000

The end of term was a busy one for both of us so we've put together two podcasts that we created and thought best to send out together. Before Slide2learn we had the IWB Master conference on in Adelaide. We had a great time presenting our Voices workshop over 4 sessions with our cohort. Greg Gebhart's Keynote session was great as usual and full of up to date information such as The Horizon Report which provided evidence that oral skills are becoming more important than ever....search via voice, siri etc voice commands

Apps we investigate: Autodance, LegoMovie
Game based learning to be in the classroom in the next three years and personal learning environments an expectation.
The super computer will be your phone and will fit in your pocket.
1 to many will be the way we work with an estimted 1:7 devices for each person by 20something.
Augmented reality to become widly used in the classroom
Greg showed a 9 mth old using iPad and it was quite amazing to see the babay looking in folders and out to find the correct app.

Slide2Learn - Lead up - the who when and where In the ClassRoom

Educreations - sticking with it- simplicity is actually its greatest asset.
Toontastic for storyboarding - helping students to visualise their movies
Lego Super Movie Maker - instant stop motion pro type movies - no sound
Blogs - planning day was a great opportunity to work with the teachers
New Web site for the school for berwick Lodge Primary school, app to follow.
Using the Reflections App on your computer to capture work from the ipad and take control of it in a manner that suits your purpose.
Use of photo booth for mirroring and drawing of avatars with preps.
Olympic flag activity and explain everything, research the flags and then draw and record the relevance of the colors etc.

Apps We Discussed

Display Rec app records everything in any app on your ipad. It has now been taken out of the iTunes store.
New Podcast app from apple so podcasts are not in the iTunes or music app anymore.

VPP coming soon........I wonder when (Volume Purchasing Plan for apps) iOS V6 -features

Siri has been learning and can open apps .
Knows about movies and sport. 3D maps.
Shared photo streams
New passbook app.

Part 2 - Post S2L Where were we from at slide to learn? This doesnt include all the presenters. KeyNotes _Steve Cook, Fraser Speirs, Ivo Burum, Sam Gliksman, Tony Vincent, Lisa Johnson Lois Presented Voices, and Jenny's sessions were Get Real Maths, Workflows and iShare

How do you go about organising something like this?

Good question Lois but Google Docs was a great help and Skype considering that all the Slide2Learn team are spread all over Australia.

RUConnected #50 A BIG week

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 05:49:42 +0000

In this episode Jenny interviews Wes Fryer about his wealth of experience in blogging and podcasting. Thanks to Wes for the interview. (@wfryer is Wes's twitter handle) You can listen in the player below or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes Epsom App Eracism Debate (Flatclassroom Project) Wes Fryer Jesse Schell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IbllMjkIIM

RUConnected #49 Skyping Overseas and the Noise Factor

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:40:15 +0000

RUConnected #48 Interview with the TechChef

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 12 May 2012 06:35:52 +0000

In this episode Jenny interviews Lisa Johnson from San Antonio Texas. Co-Author of HOT apps 4 HOTS (free iBook) Appy Hour radio show along with Yolanda Barker and Techchef4U (freeapp). Hope you enjoy Lisa's excitement as she talks about the new app and iPad classroom uses.

RUConnected #47 That's My App

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 05 May 2012 09:40:15 +0000

Jenny interviews Adam Phyall from Georgia, USA (@askAdam3 on twitter) about his presentation at Mobile2012 and his use of iBuildapp.com in schools. Links http://www.ibuildapp.com http://thatsmyapp.wikispaces.com/home http://mobile2012.org/wiki/materials/ http://app.gosoapbox.com/ Jenny's blog post after attending Adam Phyall's session at Mobile2012. (scroll down) http://mobile2012.posterous.com/archive/4/2012?page=6 Upcoming PD Links ICTEV in Melbourne May 26th IWB Masters' Conf Adelaide Jun 15-16th Slide2Learn 2012 at Albert Park College in Melb

RUConnected #46 Jenny goes to Phoenix

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:56:56 +0000

Mobile2012 in Phoenix Arizona

iBuild App

BlogTalkRadio

Apps

Educreations Free Screen Casting Tool

Mathtrain

TechChef4U App that helps you find Free Apps

Research for the "All Free Apps Ipad Image"

http://www.iear.org/iear/category/app-of-the-week A community effort to review apps TechChef4U Lisa Johnson and Yolanda Barker 15 Favorite iPad Apps As Selected By Teachers Kelly Walsh

TPACK iPad Project In Schools (TIPS) (Dr Jenny Lane – Edith Cowan University)

UP AND COMING EVENTS

ICTEV 2012 State Conference: Creative Connections

RUConnected #45 Holidays, Relax and Listen

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:17:31 +0000

Lois and Jenny discuss the latest happenings at their schools. Some suggested topics from twitter and give their usual round up of newly tried apps. Hol jobs....clean up the desktop and ipad etc iTunes purchases for TAX Reindex Spotlight on a Mac Dropbox setup (dropbox.com )and sendtodropbox (sendtodropbox.com) Gr8 for sharing ebooks ...book creator app shares directly to dropbox all files get a URL so gr8 for videos and audio to QR code Eracism Debate - Round 1 Finished Student Conference Series term 2 list available for those wanting to join in. Student series blog address - lots of sessions to watch recordings http://studentconferenceseries.global2.vic.edu.au/student-conference-series-agenda/ All recordings are on this page - some not on recordings link. Great job from Romanian students. Teaching creative commons to kids Wikimedia Commons Gmail spam folder - auto decides whats junk so you may need to look in the spam folder and see what's there. Jenny found some very important emails in the spam folder. Suggestions from Twitter for our discussion

Good ways for schools on tight budgets can move forward with tech?
The value of teachmeets? Sharing, networking...twitter
The Teacher Divide: widening gap bet tchrs not learning,n those,like tweeps, getting smarter n smarter To Learn or not To learn...what is your fate?

Apps..../sites for iPAds that work

TIP: Easy way to find newest apps when you have a full iPad....go to app store on ipad and select previously purchased sort by most recent...Then the picture shows all of your most recent app purchases.

App Reviews

Showyou - video curator what are your friends watching etc nice for Apple TV airserver $11 paypal on Macbook
Stack the states US ( website from @bulamanka -Andrew S) seterra.net - all countries and states plays on iPad
Three Ring...collecting student work samples on the iphone
Trip advisor ... good advice on hotels for your trip
Tripit... online organiser for itineraries etc.

Up coming Events

TeachMeet Melb April 13th Monas http://teachmeetmelbourne.wikispaces.com/
ICTEV May 26th Melb Grammar http://ictev.vic.edu.au/ictev2012-creative-connections
IWB Masters Adelaide June 15th http://www.iwb.net.au/conferences/masterclass/default.htm
S2L Melb July 2-3rd https://eventgate.com.au/Event/440/Slide2Learn-Melbourne-2012

RUConnected #44 Take 4 & The New Ipad

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:56:15 +0000

RU Connected

Edmodo

Eracsism

Meeting of the minds #motm

Quantum

3D Movie Making

Slide2Learn

RUConnected #43 TeachMeetMelb & Student Virtual Conferences

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:01:53 +0000

Jenny and Lois have a chat about the year so far including TMMelb#2, Students presenting Collaborate a virtual conference centre, Synching iPads the legal way, and Edtech conferences for the year. They also have a short list of Apps you might like to try with your class this year.

Whats News at school with Jenny - Cows, (computers on wheels, laptop trolleys) Students Presenting

Whats News at school with Lois BER BUILDING technology TMeetMelb #2 Great presentation idea (7 mins or 2) Hosted by Aimie Gales’ school - Holy Family Primary School (presented about the Daily Five ) Nathan Jones - AR DinoPark (free) inspiring reluctant writers. Evernote presentation by Bec Spink - on Prezi ScoopIt Heather Bailey IPad or LapTop tips syncing.

Apps

Socrative - free Teachers version Socrative
Paperport notes - free
AR DinoPark - free
Prezi - viewer can now edit - free

PD Calendar - Upcoming Dates F2F or online

MOTM#12 Feb 25th-26th

Mobile2012 April 9-12th Phoenix

ICTEV Melb May 26th Adelaide IWB June 15-16th

Slide2Learn Albert Park July 2-3rd

VITTA Aug 6th-7th

August Ontario Unplugged international Aug 9-12th

Oct - SLAV - ULearn NZ Oct 10-12th ACEC Perth 2-5th Oct

RUConnected #42 Getting Started in 2012

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:45:23 +0000

Jenny and Lois have a chat about the setting up for the school year and recommend some conferences and apps.

Introduction

1:1 technology in classrooms

Network issues

Blogging

Permission Forms for students

New teachers get networked

Ipads - updating with Xcode

XCode Instructions

CONFERENCES

APPS

RUConnected #41 The Virtual Affliate Teacher & The Brock Project

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:26:20 +0000

In this episode Jenny interviews Zoe Brannigan-Pipe, Camille Rutherford and Kyle Tuck at Brock University Ontario Canada. Jenny has recently become a virtual associate teacher and so decided to see how the project with trainee teachers was developing via an interview. Apologies to our listeners - there was an error in the podcast when it was first posted.Thi.s version is now correct Here are some links that are referred to in the interview. http://www.youtube.com/user/edtechteachers2011 http://www.edtechteachers.ca/ EdTech Cohort Twitter & blog feeds http://www.edtechteachers.ca/community/cohort-tweets-blogs http://www.ed.brocku.ca/techshowcase

RUConnected #40 The iPad Trial Interviews

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:13:39 +0000

In this episode Lois interviews Adam Brice and Jenny Ashby who are both at Victorian Government schools and are in the DEECD(Department of Education and Early Childhood Development) iPad trial. There are 10 institutions in the government intiated trial. Evaluations of the trial are happening as we speak so the results will be available later this year. Hear what Jenny and Adam have to say.

RUConnected #39 Getting Updated

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:32:34 +0000

Jenny and Lois chat about the iOS5 update and the current happenings in their schools, plus a few app recommendations.

PLP Photoblogs -

Our stories - grade 5 & Our stories grade 4

New Apps to Share

Knowtes for ipad
500scorer
VoiceThread
Yahtzee notepad

Upcoming Dates FtoF or online

SLAV conf Oct 17th
S2L Dec 3rd Hobart, Melbourne July 2012

RUConnected #38 Interview with Brette Lockyer about the Daily 5

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:15:12 +0000

Jenny and Lois have a chat with Brette Lockyer and discuss her use of technology and the daily5 in her literacy program. You can listen in the player or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes

Links

The Daily Cafe http://www.thedailycafe.com/ http://daily5cafechat.wikispaces.com/ Brette's blog http://ecoradio.wordpress.com/ Twitter hash tag #daily5 Sat morning 10-11am Melb time iPad tip - Saving files using webdav, oh there’s an app for that. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/webdav-navigator/id382551345?mt=8

Brette's Apps to Share ( and ours)

Book creator - expensive but nice ($7.50)
ebook magic $3.99 lots of features and more page layouts
indicommons app free
photo pad free
strip designer $2.99 an old but goodie although some now use comic life ($7.99) on the iPad
vimeo free for iphone
sonic pics $2.99 - navigate a slide show and add audio. Others that also allow writing or drawing include showme (free) and explain everything $2.99 (allows you to crop photos in the app also and sharing has endless possiblities.)
doodle buddy free
magic slate free
puppet pals free or $2.99 directors version

RUConnected #37 The Asian Connection

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 02:25:15 +0000

RUConnected #37 The Asian Connection or "The Mystery Snorer"

Whats News 1. Jenny's Jakarta trip to the Australian International School http://www.ais-indonesia.com/kemangwelcome.html 2. Lois' Singapore Trip 12 students, 4 teachers visit to our sister school and celebrated National Day - The National Day of Singapore is celebrated every year on 9 August, in commemoration of Singapore's independence from Malaysia in 1965- The incredible proud of their country and obvious in the National Pride - songs, & celebrations. Holiday for National Day and rest day afterwards. Students went to school for celebrations and then a normal work day and then home with some families. (v.short Homestay) http://berwicklodge2singapore.global2.vic.edu.au SKYPE 3. Mystery Skype with Mitch Hughes and Watsonia PS - Structured- animals, next numbers and skype with New York school - Nancy Sharoff WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN LEARNING 4.Jenny Ultranet school - weekly lessons with just one or to skills Adding bling to the ultranet and vokis using embed codes. 5. LOIS - New way to think about online learning for example blogging from the “Ideas Lab” Move away from the “Show and Tell” blogs to “There are four strategies that influence how we learn and the way we behave online, that this white paper explores: Connecting, Communicating, Collaborating and Learning Collectively. 6. Jenny presented at GTAV- iGeography - Here is jenny's presentation https://files.me.com/jenashby/t0giup MULTIMEDIA 7. How are your movies going? - Just finishing up, very pleased with them so far. Learnt heaps about filming with a blue screen ( mobile white board with blue paper pinned to it) 8. Animations of eggs hatching as we have eggs in the classroom http://eps12lc.global2.vic.edu.au/ - Grade ½ Learning community Something for Teachers to try - 9. Symmetry Work flow - for Ipad Use the Kaleidic Lite (FREE) to create a shape, capture it, add it to Doodle Buddy to draw the lines of Symmetry. Or use PhotoBooth with a mirror or mirro paint app on iphones and iPad Maths - Stories in addition 10. Stamping addition problems and recording voices in Kidpix to tell and addition story and then adding to a slide show of addition stories in KidPix. 11. Good chats on twitter #elemchat Sunday morning 8am Melb time for early starters http://elemchat.wikispaces.com/ #daily5 Sat morn 10am-11am Melb time http://www.thedailycafe.com/public/department104.cfm 12. New Apps to Share 1 Maths Party - ordering but starts with simple numbers and moves onto equations - one or two player (FREE) http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/math-party-free-multiplayer/id435296908?mt=8 Free app 2 Explain Everything app - sonic pics and showme- record voice draw and add pics- shares in many ways very nice - includes a cropper http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/explain-everything/id431493086?mt=8 $2.99 3. Glow draw, skywrite, fireworks http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/glow-draw!/id364873934?mt=8 skywrite http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/skywrite/id374044969?mt=8 5. Sock puppets..free App http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/sock-puppets/id394504903?mt=8 6. Writepad convert handwriting to text - nice $10.49 http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/writepad-for-ipad/id363618389?mt=8 Conferences this week VITTA - Mon 29th Aug & Tues 30th Aug http://www.vitta.org.au/conferenceinfo IWB Digital Leaders Sep 1-3 Thurs, Fri, Sat http://www.iwb.net.au/conferences/digital/default.htm

RUConnected #36 Happy 2nd Birthday

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:57:22 +0000

HAPPY 2ND ANNIVERSARY wow it is too. Time flies.

You can listen in the player below or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes

QRcodes for links to text, self and world.

Playing4Real ...in the making. Collections, tasks, missions working with Brette Lockyer, Jenny Luca, Donna Benjamin and others #P4R

Film making, Experimenting with blue screen techniques, - 60 Second Science Competition

Looking at: similarities and differences between PBL- Just What Does It Stand For?

Project based learning,
Problem based learning
Passion Learning
Challenge based learning
Inquiry learning

Why use one approach over another?

Apps to Share

Plain text...no frills but shares nicely from the app to dropbox 21stC handing in work.
IA Writer -no frills also - purposely designed so that writers concentrate on writing 4.99 also available on Mac but at 17.99 (http://www.iawriter.com/ )
Evernote Peak
WhiteNote - another writing app Makes notebooks, for different projects

Up and Coming Events

Vitta - Leading and Learning From the Edge

IWBnet Fifth National Leading a Digital School Conference

RUConnected #35 Winter Solstice Session

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:48:53 +0000

What does the Winter Solstice bring? Jenny and Lois discuss their latest conference experience and the new format that the team at IWBNet were trialling. They talk about the latest apps they have found and about their most recent successes in their schools. You can listen in the player below or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes ITL Masterclass National Conference 2011

Cohorts x4 sessions
Cohort 1: The Shift to Mobile and Ubiquitous Learning - Jonathan Nalder
Cohort 2: Reflecting on Teaching and Learning to Improve - Jenny Ashby
Different role as a facilitator......changes of program
Use of web 2.0 tools for eportfolios - twitter
Cohort 3: 21st Century Teaching and Learning - Bruce Fuda
Cohort 4: What is Peak Performance in Terms of Curriculum and Pedagogy - Peter Kent
Cohort 5: ITL with Digital Technology: the dynamic classroom/a vision of best practice - Jodie Riek
Cohort 7: Lessons from Leonardo: dealing with little da Vincis - Chris Betcher

Mind Mapping by Jason Zagami - Educational Theora

Keynote by Chris Betcher

App Recommendations

My Spelling Test

Leaf Snap

Qwiki

Field Guide to Victoria Fauna

Edmodo

RUConnected #34 So Much To Talk About

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 29 May 2011 07:50:26 +0000

Jenny and Lois discuss the recent ICTEV2011 Conference where Jenny was awarded "Educator of the Year". They talk about the ICT related activities in their schools including Elluminate and Edmodo and Jenny has a list of iPad Apps that you might like to try as well.

RUConnected #33 Setting up your class iPads

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:18:55 +0000

Do you have a class set of iPads that you need to set up? Jenny helps Lois with her new iPads and explains the tips and tricks that she has developed over the last two years of being part of the DEECD's iPad trial.

RUConnected #32 Slide2Learn Special

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:34:38 +0000

This is the Slide2Learn special. The 2 day, conference was held at the Sunshine University, on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Jenny and Lois chat about some of the highlights and resources from the conference. The experience of being at Slide2Learn - mobile immersion- workshops put you in the position of being a student. The buzz of learning everywhere. Imagine a class like that everyday. Collaboration and many :1 not always 1:1

For a great list of apps for education visit the Slide2Learn Ning

http://slidetolearn.ning.com/page/s2l-2011-session-details

Fantastic Films by Tony Vincent

http://learninginhand.com/ff

http://learninginhand.com/blog/

http://learninginhand.com/pbl/

Adam Brice, - AppleforKids

RUConnected #31 Holiday App SmackDown

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:42:42 +0000

Holiday Apps SmackDown - Time to Play

AudioBoo for ipods/iphones http://audioboo.fm/

HT Recorder

Now Hear This NowHearThis on the iPad/iphone (great for sending a running tweet/facebook message likes in facebook come as cheers gr8 motivation

Prizmo - OCR scanner & translator 10 languages

Prezi app - looked great

ABC Foodi Scvngr

ToonPaint - free today- Make a photo into a cartoon.

Pac-man Pearl diver Changes in google....just noticed action buttons what have you noticed? Is it just me or am I slow to see this....drag and drop pics..

Ultranet. Book Boxes are a great resource for DEECD teachers

Jenny's Mobile2011 - presentation in Phoenix Arizona Lit and Numeracy using idevices. https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2011-04-06.1326.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350

Digital story books review (Our Favourite is Pop Up Peter Rabbit) http://ds-ti.me/

Text edit - Sticky notes / use for fast word processing and to paste content into blogs

Slide2Learn http://slidetolearn.ning.com/ Twitter hashtag....#slide2learn or #S2L2011 (better for searching conference tweets rather than s2L tweets in general)

RUConnected #30 Short with some great links

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:56:00 +0000

Jenny and Lois discuss iPad 2 release, some great apps, PLP, and the Ultranet

Tony Vincent on Mirroring for iPad2

EdtechCrew #154 debate - Netbooks or iPads

E-bookchat on Edmodo

iPad Apps We've Used

Keynote App - Presentation Tool
Auryn Ink App - water colour painting
PhotostudioH - photo editing app
Dropbox- & SendtoDropBox http://www.sendtodropbox.com
Garage Band

PLP link

Will Richardson TEDxNYED Presentation

Angela Maier’s Book on Passion Learning

Conference Links?

RUConnected #29 The "E" Episode

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:45:44 +0000

Jenny and Lois discuss Elluminate Coaching (Jenny's new part-time job) and E-BookChats (Lois's new Edmodo book discussions project) as well as tips and tricks to updating your I-devices and the upcoming ICTEV conference.

Elluminate coaching

E-BookChats IOS 4.3 updating 600mb upload (ipads, iphones and ipods)

ICTEV In Touch Conference - May 21st, Melb Grammar

RUConnected #28 Global2 News

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:04:06 +0000

A little bit about IPad 2, Jen's new job and an Interview with John Pearce about the Global2 the Victorian Education Departments (DEECD) supported blogging site for teachers and students. http://global2.vic.edu.au

RUConnected #27 Staying Legal & Testing Times

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:06:34 +0000

Staying legal with mobile devices and iTunes isn't as easy as it used to be. Jenny talks about the issues with synchronizing a class of iPads according to the iTunes terms and conditions. Lois discusses OnDemand testing and how you might use it in your classroom.

Being Legal on Itunes

Global2

Twitter

IWB Masters Conference

LEEP Lodger's Elearning Extension Program

On Demand Testing

365 Photo Challenge - Lois's Photos - Jenny's Photos

IWeeks App

RUConnected #26 Global C0nnections

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 12:56:38 +0000

The first RUConnected for 2011 recorded in Jenny's kitchen. Jenny and Lois talk about being connected Globally in real life and virtually through blogging. Jenny explains where the iPad trial is up to and more.

You can listen in the player below or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes

Learning Without Frontiers Conference

Lord Putman & Jimmy Whales

Edublogs Teacher Blogging Challenge

Blogging Challenge - Creative Commons

RUConnected #25 Snowed Under and Drowned Out

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:47:55 +0000

Its the end of term 4 and we are all snowed under with lots of end of year organising and finishing off. (not to mention reports) Jenny and Lois in their last podcast for 2010 talk about:

The new google docs for the iPad
New operating system for the iPad iOS4.2
Movies Movies Movies - Common Craft videos - easy to make - computer or by hand.
Global educators conf- links

Global Eduction Conference recordings

Wiki - search for resources or add your own
Mentor Program - become a mentor or find partners for collaborative projects
Social Network - keep the conversations going
Facebook - become a fan
Map - add your location to this Google Map

Networking Directory -find and quickly connect to other conference attendees

- Skype Debates

- iPad/iPhone/iPod Apps

InaWorld -Drama Create movie trailers InaWorld Cmedy is also available
MirrorPaint Create with Logo programming and use mirrors.
Spoken Motion Draw and record audio then share via email or to a computer. Needs an app on the computer that converts the file then emails to the address you have added. (sends a .mov file)

RUConnected #24 Just What Is A Few?

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 11:58:54 +0000

Lois Smethurst and Jenny Ashby discuss special visitors to Berwick Lodge's radio station Edmodo - microblogging in a secure environment Remote Team teaching with one purpose Using Voki - Australian bush ballads with Henrietta Miller in Sydney. Charlottes Web responses in Edmodo to prompts with a school in Hong Kong. iPad pilots website. a collection of world wide iPad pilots in many industries not just education. Google docs on the iPad. Can you edit? Is there an app for that? (Office2 HD $7.99) Common Craft Videos Mrs Kolbert’s Class Blog - Rockin Science Videos - the Water Cycle a la common craft video. Scripts made in google docs collaboratively. Jenny- Apps Water Storage (BOM free) and Virtual Water $1.99 Skype -Debating - very useful to support the persuasive text genre.

RUConnected #23 We Learn @ ULearn

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 06:52:09 +0000

Jenny and Lois discuss their recent trip to ULearn10 in Christchurch New Zealand. INTERFACE Supporting the Use of ICT in Learning Games in Education Henrietta Miller's Blog about uLearn Questions from the keynotes uLearn notes on a wiki Coping with the quake - When my home shook.. Calgary Science School Leading teacher change within a technology rich school by Neil Stephenson. Rubrics for collaborative assessment and inquiry learning. Easi-Scope Microscope Slide to Learn 2011 news just released Venue Sunshine Coast 18th-19th April Ning

RUConnected #22 Tweet Peeps

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:04:24 +0000

Holiday interview with Linda Pilko from Castaway Beach, Qld, Australia

RUConnected #21 Leading a Digital School and iPad Progress

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:55:21 +0000

IWB Leaders in Interactive Teaching and Learning

Leading a Digital School Conference Ning

SAM Radio Online

Pukeko Echo TV

Coburg Senior High School

Presenting with an iPad

Apples for Kids Podcast

RUConnected #20_3 Students Start on the Ultranet

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:31:56 +0000

The Ultranet is a Victorian Government initiative for Victorian Government Schools. It is similar to a school intranet except all teachers and students in Victorian Government Schools have access. They can collaborate and work together in the Ultranet environment.

RUConnected #20_2 iPadiTrial- The IPad Trial at Epsom PS

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:15:03 +0000

IPadTrial @ EpsomPS

iPad License Test, 2ist Century Booklist, Talking Tom App, iPadiLearn Twitter, Collaborative Tools

RUConnected #20 Scratch with Young Primary Students

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:00:15 +0000

Scratch

ScratchEd

RUConnected #19 iPad Trial, Happy Students, Happy Teachers

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:26:06 +0000

iPad Trial @ Epsom

4th National Leading Digital Schools Conference

ULearn NZ 2010

Ultranet

RUConnected #18 Left Alone...

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:41:00 +0000

http://brittgow.globalteacher.org.au/

http://brittgow.globalteacher.org.au/11-in-science/

RUConnected #17 Eportfolios on your Blog and Titanic Excursions

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:55:18 +0000

Electronic Portfolios on a Blog :An example of how the Categories work - Amy's blog portfolio Elluminate...Australian Series ---training for moderators people who want ot use elluminate and run their own sessions. Monday nights 7:00pm Tech Talk Tuesdays Tech-Talk Tuesdays-Global Collaboration: Flattening Classrooms VoiceThread Book Reviews Ann McDonald & WallWisher Apple iPhone Titanic in the Classroom Techno Challenge

RUConnected #16 Ultra PD

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 01:18:28 +0000

Coburg Senior High School Victorian Institute of Teaching Reading Recovery Council of North America Ultranet The e5 Instructional Model Lois's Tech Talk Tuesday Jen's Tech Talk Tuesday Slide to Learn Chris Betcha Berwick Lodge PS Skypes with USA Layar Free Mind Introduction to Free Mind by the ICT Guy Twitter site 1 - Visible Tweets Twitter site 2 - Twitterfall Twitter site 3 - TwapperKeeper

RUConnected #15 Learning on With Web 2.0 Tools

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:10:31 +0000

You can listen in the player or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes Kahootz-Showcase The Interview with Hon Mr. Tony Abbott MP ItMadeSimple WallWisher 19 Interesting Ways to Use Wallwisher Tom Barrett's Interesting Ways EPrint App (free version or the paid $3.99 is well worth the money) Ultranet (you will need to login) Titanic Wikis Titanic Wikis 3/4 Glogster Education DEECD Innovations Showcase 2010 Edmondo- Free Private Social Platform for Education Progressive Story Project #16

RUConnected #14 Interesting Ways with Words and Narratives

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 09 May 2010 11:44:56 +0000

Word Clouds - ABCya Word Clouds Tagul Tagxedo Twitter VoiceThread Kahootz Vimeo Top 10 Things You Didn't Know Google Maps Could Do Ed Tech Crew 123 Other Podcasts Progressive Story Project

RUConnected #13 - ACEC2010

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:59:04 +0000

Jenny and Lois discuss the recent ACEC2010 Digital Diversity Conference that was held in Melbourne.

Breakfast with the Orangutangs

ACEC2010

ACEC2010 - GaryStager

Gary Stager Keynote

Alan November

Eric Marcos - Mathtrain TV

Wolfram Alpha

Jing - Screencasting software

Validating Websites

Silvia Martinez

GenYes

Recording in the Classroom

Lois's Conference Sessions

MityMic

Adam Elliot

Jenny's Conference Sessions

RUConnected #12 Learning with 1:1 and Sticky Moments

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:55:01 +0000

Kahootz

Netbooks 1-to-1 learning

NC 1:1 A Learning Collaborative

1:1 Learning Environments Learning about 1:1 laptops in our schools

1 to 1 Netbook Trial "In their hands" - State of Victoria, DEECD

ACEC2010: Digital Diversity Conference

Jenny's Sessions at ACEC2010

Lois's Session at ACEC2010

Life Round Here

Slide to Learn Conference (eg expected to be $75 per day 2 days includes lunch and morn tea.)

BLOGS

Lois's Blog

Jenny's 365 Photo Blog

RUConnected #11 Roll Over to 2010

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:44:06 +0000

Blogs, iPods, Skype and Wordle - a great way to start 2010.

Jen's 365 Photo Blog

Google Calendars

Skype Screen Sharing - This is a great feature of Skype. Very simple to use.

LEEP BLOG - Over 200 posts including many short movies, and still only 10% of the 500 mb has been used.

Skype with NewZealand- This link will lead you to the interview with New Zealand. It is part of the Radio Show #4 podcast

iPods This link leads to Jenny's Blog about iPods and how they use them in their classrooms.

Slide 2 Learn Ning

Wordles A link to the Post's in Lois's blog about Wordle.

iPod App - Altitude

RUConnected #10 iPhone Apps, Conferences 2010 & Holidays

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:37:47 +0000

Photobook, Roles for 2010, LINKS educhat- http://edchat.pbworks.com/ ACEC2010- http://acec2010.info/ Slide to Learn (not open to public yet) Life 'Round Here- http://liferoundhere.pbworks.com/ New Zealand- http://www.wananga.ac.nz/Pages/default.aspx Awanuiārangi University Jenny's 365 Photo Blog- http://jjash365pix2010.blogspot.com/ BlogPress- http://blogpress.coollittlethings.com/ Posterous- http://posterous.com/ Dragon Dictation- http://www.dragonmobileapps.com/ Prezi- http://prezi.com/profile/signup/edu/ Prezi Templates- http://prezi.com/learn/selection-great-reusable-prezis/

RUConnected #9 Twitta at VITTA, ACPHER, Stupeflix Eracism ...

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:50:00 +0000

Vitta http://www.vitta.org.au/conference2009 Brett Lee http://www.iness.com.au/about/aboutus.html iPhone SDK http://web.me.com/jenashby/iPodTouch_Project/Blog/Entries/2009/12/3_Armin_Kroll_presented_at_VITTA09.html Smart Pen http://smartpen.com.au/home.php Zoe Brannigan Pipe http://web.me.com/zpipe/pipe_dreams_classroom_site/Welcome.html 140 Character Conference http://140conf.com/ Eracism Debate Project http://www.eracismproject.org/ Stupeflix & Review of Stupeflix http://loisath.edublogs.org/2009/12/01/online-videos-with-stupefix/ ACPHER http://www.achper.vic.edu.au/index.php Where the Wild Things Are? http://www.buildyourwildself.com/

RUConnected #8 From Eracism to the iPod Lounge

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:33:14 +0000

In this episode Jenny talks about * Preps using the iPod Touch to create their e-portfolios on iWeb. * Twitter for teachers and for Preps while collaborating across the world * Photobooks Lois has been busy with * reorganising the school web site to Joomla * interschool team teaching with Moodle * the pilot program Eracism - a flat classroom project These and more - ideas for ICT in your school and classroom Angel/Devil funny get-a-Mac movie 2006 http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/ Eracism http://www.eracismproject.org/about-eracism.html Joomla home http://www.joomla.org/ Berwick Lodge PS Web site created with Joomla http://www.berwicklodgeps.vic.edu.au/ Weebly http://weebly.com/ Epals http://www.epals.com/ Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ Twenty-Seven Interesting Ways* to use Twitter in the Classroom http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_118cfb8msf8 English Online Interview http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/english/englishonline.htm

RUConnected #7 Fast Finga, Blabberize & more for term 4

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:57:03 +0000

Kahootz, http://www.kahootz.com/ Blabberize, http://blabberize.com/ MicroWorlds, http://www.microworlds.com/ CHIPS, http://www.chips.org.au/Profile.htm Herald Sun Tributes, http://tributes.heraldsun.com.au/obituaries/heraldsun-au/ Wordle, http://www.wordle.net/ English Online Interview, http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/english/englishonline.htm Classroom 2.0 Live - Weebly, https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2009-10-10.0811.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr Knowledge Bank Online Events, http://knowledgebank.globalteacher.org.au/ Creating Google Apps accounts for students without giving them email, http://www.tagmirror.org/2009/10/creating-google-apps-accounts-for.html Twitter, http://twitter.com/ Common Craft Videos, http://www.commoncraft.com/ Strip Designer, http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=314780738&mt=8 Mover, http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=312165666&mt=8 Running Mate, http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=323773207 http://runningmate.podomatic.com/

RUConnected #6 New Nanos, iPods and many things Web2.0

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:31:07 +0000

Kids Congress http://web.me.com/jenashby/Kidscongress09/Podcast/Podcast.html& Kids Congress Wiki - http://kidscongress2009.wikispaces.com/Cyber+Safety+Links Shine Article - Student Leaders Debate Big Issues - http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/news/shine/shine08september2009.htm Elluminate Flat Classrooms/Global Projects - Eracism Project - http://www.eracismproject.org/ VoiceThread Obama's speech to Students in Wordle - http://speakingofhistory.blogspot.com/2009/09/obama-speech-wordle.html Tom Barrett Thirty-Eight Interesting Ways* to use Wordle in the Classroom - http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_157dpbsg9c5 GlobalTeacher / GlobalStudent Dean Shareski - http://ideasandthoughts.org/ Prompts for Reflective Thinking - Thinking for Themselves: Developing Strategies for Reflective Learning by Jeni Wilson Lesley Wing Jan - http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Themselves-Developing-Strategies-Reflective/dp/1875327185/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254735005&sr=1-1 Catalyst http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/vodcast_mp4.xml New Inventors http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/tv/newinventors/vodcast/newinventors_2009_ep33.mp4 EdTechCrew 100th Episode - Ed Tech Crew 100 – Voices of the Ed Tech Crew - http://www.edtechcrew.net/2009/09/20/ed-tech-crew-100-voices-of-the-ed-tech-crew/

RUConnected #5 Freedom Writers & More

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:28:49 +0000

Skype Inter-school Debating http://loisath.edublogs.org/2009/08/29/student-inter-school-debating-with-skype/ Creative Commons Search http://search.creativecommons.org/ IPod - Touch Applications iChoose, Magic Wallet Erin Gruwell & the Freedom Writers - Freedom Writer's Foundation http://www.freedomwritersfoundation.org/site/c.kqIXL2PFJtH/b.2300099/k.E451/Overview.htm http://www.freedomwritersfoundation.org/site/c.kqIXL2PFJtH/b.2260037/k.93F0/Teacher_Tips.htm ACMA - cyber [smart:] http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/Schools/Book%20school%20seminars.aspx Lois's Blog of the Week - Passport to the World of Kim and Alex - Resume http://www.kimandalex.com/kimresume.html Jenny's Blog of the Week - Educators' Guide to Innovation http://guidetoinnovation.ning.com/ Firefox's Bookmark Manager http://mozilla.gunnars.net/firefox_bookmarks_tutorial.html#Bookmark_Manager

RUConnected #4 Locked In & in Trouble

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:36:56 +0000

Jenny and Lois talk about online debating using Skype and Animation with the free software SAM Animation and Tux Paint. They discuss blogging, eportfolios and more. Links iPods - Chance & Data- iChoose http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=285881085&mt=8 Jenny's Blog http://web.me.com/jenashby/iPodTouch_Project/Blog/Blog.html SAM Animation http://www.samanimation.com/ AudioTouch http://audiotouch.com.au/ Tux Paint http://tuxpaint.org/ Lois's Blog on Sam Animation http://loisath.edublogs.org/2009/08/15/sam-animation-detailed-work-flow/ Blogs Should All Learning Professionals Be Blogging? http://www.downes.ca/post/38555 Seven Habits of Highly Connected People (bloggers have to receptive, listeners and reactive,) http://www.downes.ca/post/44261 Delicious - Great School Blogs http://delicious.com/loisath Mark Walker Mark’s Learning Log http://weblogg-ed.com/2009/if-every-student-had-a-computer/ Edtechcrew Ed Tech Crew 96 – Down and Dirty in the Terminal http://www.edtechcrew.net/2009/08/11/ed-tech-crew-96-down-and-dirty-in-the-terminal/ David Jakes Digital Storytelling 2.0: What's Next? http://jakes.editme.com/DigitalStorytellingTwo Tweetdeck http://tweetdeck.com/beta/

RUConnected #3 60 Second Science Competition

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 07:47:28 +0000

In this episode Jenny and Lois talk to Brendan O'Brien about the Australia wide 60 Second Science competition.They briefly discuss Student Led Conferences and the Student Netbook forum held on Eluminate. RUConnected http://ruconnected.globalteacher.org.au Livescribe Pen http://www.livescribe.com/ http://LiveScribe Pencasts Eluminate Student Netbook Forum https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2009-07-28.1659.M.9276227CB32AB6B048B45CD95B4A32.vcr 60 Second Science - Science Video Competition http://www.60secondscience.net/ Online E-learning Conference http://21clearning.globalteacher.org.au/

RUConnected 2

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:41:16 +0000

Jenny Ashby and Lois Smethurst discuss the LiveScribe Pen, iPod Touch, VoiceThread and trends at NECC09 plus a possible Science competition. RUConnected http://ruconnected.globalteacher.org.au LiveScribe Pen http://www.livescribe.com/smartpen/index.html MyScript http://www.visionobjects.com/handwriting_recognition/pulse.htm#mac iPodTouch http://web.me.com/jenashby/iPodTouch_Project/iPodTouch_Project.html Eluminate http://www.education.vic.gov.au/knowledgebank/ Jenny's iPodTouch presentation on Eluminate (includes Anne Mirtschin's presentation on Global Connections) https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/recording/playback/link/meeting.jnlp?suid=M.24312990B79A4AF50F1951EB99EC8E NECCO9 http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009/program/ Will Richardson – Being Connected http://loisath.edublogs.org/2009/07/21/dont-ask-why-blog/ Twitter http://twitter.com/ VoiceThread http://loisath.edublogs.org/2009/07/19/voicethread-detailed-work-flow/ http://voicethread.ning.com/ http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/ http://voicethread.pbworks.com/

RUConnected #1

Lois Smethurst & Jenny Ashby — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:27:04 +0000

Technology in Education, ideas, links and more. Jenny Ashby and Lois Smethurst are Leading Teachers for ICT in Australian Primary Schools. They teach from Prep to Grade 6 children. Jenny and Lois have just attended NECC09 and have lots to share. Ian Jukes presented by Lee Crockett http://www.committedsardine.com/ Tony Vincent- Learning in Hand http://learninginhand.com/ipod/touch/applications.html Jenny Ashby – iPod Touch Project http://web.me.com/jenashby/iPodTouch_Project/iPodTouch_Project.html i Education Apps Review http://www.iear.org/