As technology becomes more and more prevalent in society teachers are starting to look for ways to use it to engage, enrich and extend their classrooms. Through wikis, discussion boards, blogs, chatrooms, and video and audio podcasting Nic has been experimenting with how these technologies will impact on our classrooms. In this session Nic will share her experiences in using online tools with her drama classes, the good, the bad and the ugly. Not only will Nic give practical examples of ways these tools can be used with drama classes of all ages but she will also give participants some launching pads for ways to get started on their own.

Following our terrific success last year with the new oz-teachers’ project – Land Yachts – we are sailing again...

Please visit http://www.oz-teachernet.edu.au/projects/yachts/ to read general information about the project. This will, in turn, direct you to the page where you can register your school to take part.  Please note that to see the registration details, you need to be logged in to the oz-teachers’ site.

The project is a Technology/Science project open to students in Years 4-7 and also welcomes pre-service teachers to take part. In 2007, we had 477 children, 18 teachers and about 120 student teachers all building small wheeled vehicles and testing out some fundamental principles of physics, motion and material properties along the way. The blogging and comments were the heart of the project as participants were able to share their designs as they progressed. The scanned plans, images and video made the project come alive.

We are expecting some international schools this year to add to the participants and the dates have been altered to accommodate them. Last year, it was an engaging and worthwhile experience. 2008 will be repeating the experience.

We start ‘sailing’ on September 15 and ‘finish’ in mid-November. Register today!

Please forward this invitation to others who may be interested in taking part. Any particular questions should be directed to Margaret Lloyd, mm.lloyd@qut.edu.au

Following our terrific success last year with the new oz-teachers’ project – Land Yachts – we are sailing again...

Please visit http://www.oz-teachernet.edu.au/projects/yachts/ to read general information about the project. This will, in turn, direct you to the page where you can register your school to take part. Please note that to see the registration details, you need to be logged in to the oz-teachers’ site.

The project is a Technology/Science project open to students in Years 4-7 and also welcomes pre-service teachers to take part. In 2007, we had 477 children, 18 teachers and about 120 student teachers all building small wheeled vehicles and testing out some fundamental principles of physics, motion and material properties along the way. The blogging and comments were the heart of the project as participants were able to share their designs as they progressed. The scanned plans, images and video made the project come alive.

We are expecting some international schools this year to add to the participants and the dates have been altered to accommodate them. Last year, it was an engaging and worthwhile experience. 2008 will be repeating the experience.

We start ‘sailing’ on September 15 and ‘finish’ in mid-November. Register today!

Please forward this invitation to others who may be interested in taking part. Any particular questions should be directed to Margaret Lloyd, mm.lloyd@qut.edu.au