The Teacher Toolbox

I’ve just received word from the Expanding Learning Horizons Conference organisers that my  session is completely booked out. Sort of makes one feel all warm and fuzzy inside

Lament not though educators of Melbourne … due to popular demand Dr Jim and I are going to organise another workshop before we leave Victoria. I’ll keep you posted, but it looks like the additional workshop will be held on Sept 4 so clear a space in your diary!

cheers

Adrian

More Productive and Creative uses of Information and Communication Technologies in the Modern

A year in the ICT world is a long time and this session embraces this fact and sends a message to delegates that change is far from overwhelming, it is essential and exciting.

At the session’s core is a ‘Hands On, Minds On’ approach designed to give teachers ‘just a brief feel’ of the variety and power of freely available educational software and web tools. Intermeshed within the exploration of tools are demonstrations and experimentation with of a variety of processes that I know work in classroom situations to integrate ICTs into all areas of curriculum in highly creative and engaging way e.g. co-learning, scaffolding, creative processes, design briefs, possible organisational strategies and personal goal setting.

Course participants will leave this session with a plethora of great teaching ideas in their tool-box, an incredible amount of inspiration and realistic goals to implement back in their schools and classrooms.

Software (Take a deep breath and brace yourself)

How to Co-learn Software (Scratch), Awe & Wonder in Science Ed (Microsoft’s Worldwide Telescope), Digital Story Telling (Comic Life, Inkscape, Photostory 3) A Step Beyond Powerpoint (Microsoft Producer), Podcasting – from initial concept to published on the Internet in ½ and hour (Audacity and Pod-o-Matic), Tips & Tricks for Successful Clay Animation (Monkey Jam), How to Make your Blog Stand Out (http://adrianbruce.com/teacher-toolbox & Classblogmeister.com), Functional and Creative Photography (Scanners, Online Tools & Paint.Net) Using design briefs for engaging & challenging Computer Aided Design (Google Sketchup or Lego Digital Designer) Mind Mapping as a powerful thinking and organising tool (C-Map), Integrating Digital Music Making (Ejay & Ordrumbox), Online art creation (Mr Picasso Head and a few others) – NB the session also aims to be flexible enough that delegates can explore any software that I mention throughout the day if they feel it is something they would like to check out.