Learn something.Currently the Learning Innovation Centre are conducting a number of after school hours web conferences on the use of various devices for education. Access to these can be gained by visiting the course calendar in the Learning Place. A conference dedicated to the iPod Touch has already been completed. You can view the recording of the session here - http://www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=44814 If required, the password will be touch.

Food for thought.

There is a room in the library (which used to be the courtyard) which has been loosely named the “Shane Space.” The concept is an alternate and flexible learning space.

For example, consider;Students determining how the rom will be best set up for the designed learning experience.or;allowing students to choose their level of comfort for the designed learning activity.

Use of this space is through application to Nigel Hughes. It is not a bookable space such as the computer rooms. There is currently no computer access in this room. More details will be released as the room is finalised.

Know the rules.Photographing or videoing students.

Policy states that personal cameras (including phones) cannot be used for this purpose. Section 2.2.2 (b) of the Code of Conduct forbids storage of images of students on personal cameras. This would also extend to other students’ cameras.

Refer to http://education.qld.gov.au/corporate/codeofconduct/respect_for_persons.html for more information.

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eLearning in action.Current school priorities reinforce the importance of literacy across the curriculum. There is an outstanding site called “The Online Writing Lab” which has extensive information on the structure of writing. The site provides specific information for a range of genres and writing skills, such as constructing arguments. The address for this site is http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

Other useful sites allow the simple creation of literacy activities such as word finds and crosswords. Most simply require you to enter a list of words to generate the worksheets. Try them out;

http://www.toolsforeducators.com/

http://www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=28844

http://www.spellingcity.com/

As a further challenge, direct your students to create literacy activity worksheets and use these in class. You could then appraise their literacy through creation of the resource.