RUConnected
Technology in Education, ideas, links and more. Jenny Ashby and Lois Smethurst are Leading Teachers for ICT in Australian Primary Schools and teach from Prep to Grade 6 children. Jenny and Lois started the RUConnected podcast after attending NECC 09. They work in different parts of Victoria, Australia and have lots to share about integrating ICT into the curriculum. http://ruconnected.global2.vic.edu.au
Episodes
Lois Smethurst and Jenny Ashby discuss: What’s been happening?
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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 sessi...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 hig...
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 pi...
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 Stati...
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.
Quick Links to Class Blogs at Lois's School - Berwick Lodge Primary School
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.
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...
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.
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...
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
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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 Eve...
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 ...
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 st...
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