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Vision statement for a school
  • 04
  • Apr

Vision Statement for Schools

Vision statements for schools should contain information about how ICT will be used and ICT capability developed. The trick is effectively sharing the vision with staff. Find out how here.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 01
  • Apr

Great ways to overcome self-isolation using a PLC for Teachers

Stress less today while in self-isolation join a professional learning community for teachers as it is a great way for you to stay in touch with your colleagues and collaborate with them on your ideas. By going online, you can remove the isolation factor and stress less with Covid-19.
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ICT Policy for Schools
  • 19
  • Mar

Good Strategic Advice - ICT Policy Early Years

ICT capability and ICT literacy can be developed through early childhood learning experiences, but only if a centre or school has a well implemented ICT Policy Early Years. Use this strategic advice as to how you and your colleagues can make a start today.
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Accredited Online Professional Development for Teachers - Assessing Student ICT Capability
  • 11
  • Mar

The Importance of Girls in STEM

Today, 75 % of the fastest growing industries require STEM-related skills. Yet woman in the future may be deemed unemployable as girls in STEM subjects are not increasing in school. Find out where to begin and what to do today.
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  • 04
  • Mar

The Best Primary Science Connection to Technology

Technology makes the best connection with science learning as it enables children to increase their attainment levels in the STEM or science room. Read more to find out what the fundamentals are of using technology in the science lesson now.
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Accredited Online professional development for teachers - ICT Teaching Strategies
  • 02
  • Mar

The Use of Technology in Early Childhood Education and Care Today

From digital technologies to redundant and unused technologies Early Childhood Education and Care centres are using more everyday. However, combine with this effective intentional teaching strategies in early childhood and you take away the notion of technology being taken for granted and more as a tool for learning. Learn more about what technologies are being used in preschool and kindergarten classrooms today.
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ICT Teaching Strategies
  • 04
  • Feb

Why is Planning important in Early Childhood Education?

Planning in early childhood education is essential for many reasons all of which to do with ensuring that children learn from an integrated curriculum. When using technology, it gets bit more complex and there various things which you need to consider. Want to know what they are?
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Accredited Online professional development for teachers - ICT Teaching Strategies
  • 31
  • Jan

Intentional Teaching and Learning in ECE

Intentional teaching strategies in early childhood can contribute a lot to children's learning. With the use of technology, things may vary and get a bit more complex, however, with these outlined for you using technology in early childhood education is a breeze.
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ICT Teaching Strategies
  • 14
  • Nov

How to choose Meaningful ICT Resources Today

The term 'meaningful' has two parts when comes to choosing ICT resources in Early Childhood Education. Without these, any ICT resource selected will be MEANINGLESS. So it pays to understand what they are and what you can do.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 19
  • Dec

13 Steps to Inspire Change in Classrooms Today

If your school is to move forward with its use of ICT, then a subculture embedded into the structure of the school that empowers students in their learning needs to be present. Some changes to schools can be brought through the leadership of dynamic staff who are able to stick to their convictions and take others with them.
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  • 23
  • Oct

How to apply Graphic programs in the Literacy curriculum today

Images can provide ways for students to engage with both visual and printed text. When it comes to digital images, they offer the benefit of being immediate, accessible and compelling! Digital images provide editable text, allowing students to revise image content or combine multiple images into one picture using image editing software. Learn how to apply graphics programs in the literacy lesson here.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 20
  • Oct

The Best ICT Tools to use in the Classroom

Today, new literacies brings the learning of new technologies which are essential for students to master if they are to be literate for the 21st century. New technologies can be used to do traditional things in a different, more motivating way.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 16
  • Oct

How to Enhance Literacy with ICT Today

Learn how to enhance literacy with ICT in our NEW online professional development for teachers. This online course will boost your competence and confidence in Literacy-ICT integration - a key factor in the effectiveness of ICT in Literacy lessons today.
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Accredited Online professional development for teachers - ICT Teaching Strategies
  • 11
  • Sep

Key Issues in the use of ICT in Early Childhood Education

With over 1,000 LinkedIn views, we thought this article is worth the mention again. Enjoy! What are the key issues when it comes to using ICT in Early Childhood Education? A report conducted by the New Zealand government (Bolstad, 2004) reveals a number of issues that practitioners need to aware of when choosing to use ICT in the learning setting.
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ICT Teaching Strategies
  • 06
  • Sep

How to Assess the use of ICT in Literacy today

Understanding how to select and use assessment strategies in the primary grades is an important aspect of Pedagogical Content Knowledge for English teachers. It will be important that you modify your assessments to account for students’ vast differences in individual development, even within a grade.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 05
  • Sep

How to be an ICT capable school

Progression in any subject is about ensuring that a student's skills and knowledge continue to grow and develop systematically. Here are 10 steps that will help you foster a culture of progression and continuity at your school/organisation.
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Teaching Strategies: Classroom management in Literacy lessons
  • 19
  • Jun

Classroom Management in Literacy Lessons

With students being tech-savvy, it is quite easy for them to become distracted with the ICT they are using whilst learning literacy. Learn classroom management strategies to help you capitalise on student use of ICT in lessons.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 18
  • Jun

Teaching Strategies for Literacy: Blogging

One way to step outside of the box when it comes to literacy teaching with word processors is by using blogs instead. Find out how blogging can transform students into digital innovators in literacy lessons today.
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Accredited Online Professional Development for Teachers - Assessing Student ICT Capability
  • 13
  • Jun

Why Assess ICT Capability?

The assessment of ICT capability is vital as it will allow you to track progress and to plan appropriately for students to achieve their capabilities. Proper assessment will provide you with real evidence and knowledge of where the students are up to.
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Technology Integration - 10 Tips to enhance its use today
  • 11
  • Jun

10 Teaching Strategies with technology tips

It's not the technology that will help support the context of subjects in your classroom, but the strategies that you use to support and enhance the use of technology in the classroom. Here are 10 tips to get you started.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 05
  • Jun

Reflecting on Teaching and Learning with ICT

Reflection plays a big part in the development of student ICT capability. So to must teachers reflect on their teaching and learning with ICT to improve their own capabilities in ICT. Find out what questions you should ask yourself today.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 05
  • May

Developing ICT Capable Educational Leadership Part 2

Senior management play a significant role in the development of school as they drive the culture and change in teaching strategies. The role that ICT has in schools is enormous and therefore, as the ICT coordinator you depend on the support from senior management for leadership and encouragement.
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ICT Policy for Schools
  • 23
  • Apr

School ICT Policy Development Advice

The ICT policy in schools forms the backbone of a schools ICT culture. They highlight for teachers how to use ICT in the classroom and most importantly, how to develop ICT capability. Use these steps to structure yours appropriately.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 18
  • Apr

Teacher Incentives for Using Technology in the Classroom

Since the introduction of technology into Primary education almost three decades ago, there has been a lot of pressure on principles to ensure the effective implementation of ICT in their schools.  Today, the increasing developments and advancements in ICT has not made it easy for them to determine its worth in education. As educational leaders, it is their role to measure the impact that ICT has on teaching and learning. For the majority, cost plays a crucial role in their decision.
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ICT Teaching Strategies
  • 11
  • Apr

How Tech-Savvy should Educational Leaders be?

If change is to occur in schools today, then it needs to STEM from the top (excuse the pun!). The role that senior management play in this process is vital if they are to drive the culture of the school towards ICT greatness.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 04
  • Apr

How to Evaluate Technology in the Classroom

Content-free software allows students to develop their ICT capability. By understanding their educational purposes you will be able to decide which is right for the ICT solutions your students are going to generate.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 26
  • Mar

How to Improve Whole School Student Attainment of ICT Capability

The most important judgement about the educational value of your school will be the various changes it brings about in its students over time. In addition to the knowledge and learning students will have gained through being at your school, you need to be aware that the public will make perceptions about its worth in terms of attitudes, behaviour, and how the students respect staff and property.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 12
  • Mar

Driving Change - The Role of School Administrators

There are many factors that influence the development of ICT capability. In addition to the school’s ICT policy, a school’s culture must be one that has a strong belief that using ICT can promote teaching and learning.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 05
  • Mar

How ICT Integration Leaders can Promote a Culture of Change in Schools

There are many factors that influence the development of ICT capability. In addition to the school’s ICT policy, a school’s culture must be one that has a strong belief that using ICT can promote teaching and learning. The strength of an ICT culture within a school is a very powerful force in determining the direction of a school.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 19
  • Feb

ICT Policy Development

The ICT policy of the school plays a strong part in how the school develops student ICT capability. It has to provide students and new staff members with assistance for their teaching and learning with ICT.
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ICT Teaching Strategies
  • 30
  • Jan

STEM achieves Australian of the Year award

STEM takes out the 2018 Australia Day award as it dominated in its nominees. Michelle Simmons from UNSW surpasses who colleagues and receives the Australian of the Year award with Eddie Woo, a Maths teacher, receiving the Australian Local Hero Award. Find out the top ICT jobs for 2018 too.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 30
  • Jan

How to Protect the Digital Natives

Students today are more digitally prepared than past generations and this makes them more vulnerable to many things they are exposed to. Protecting them is a must along with guiding them in an online world.
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ICT Teaching Strategies: Maximising student capabilities with beebots
  • 25
  • Jan

Beebot Bootcamp

Learn by example how to teach ICT capability in the classroom by demonstrating coding skills using bee bots proficiently today.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 19
  • Jan

How Educational Leaders can inspire change in classrooms today

The Heads of Departments and other senior management like Deputy Principals play an important role in building a professional culture which is responsive to change. They set values for all and have attributes such as commitment and hard work that set great examples for other staff in the school community. Find out how to inspire change towards ICT at your school.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 29
  • Nov

Connecting Pedagogies between Schools

As students move from primary to secondary schooling, it is essential that you ensure that a student experiences a curriculum that will allow them to develop their knowledge and skills as they grow older and mature. A liaison with the secondary school can ensure that curriculum bridges are created and learning continues in the development of ICT capability.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 06
  • Nov

Information Literacy Skills for Students

The world of information and data on the Internet can be overwhelming for students. Learning valuable information literacy skills like evaluating the content of websites and using advanced search techniques with search engines like Google can make a world of difference for them.
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ICT Teaching Strategies
  • 15
  • Aug

Differentiated Instruction with Technology

In the 21st century, being included as part of society is vital if you are survive and thrive. Teachers being the catalysts of change have to ensure that they provide an inclusive classroom for all students through the effective use of ICT. Differentiation is therefore, a practice that teachers need to consider in their planning if they are to prepare students for life in an ICT-integrated society.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 12
  • Jul

How intervening develops 21st century skills

The use of ICT in the classroom demands students' autonomy and confidence to come from their ability to make good decisions about its use. Teachers through their guidance can help in their development of higher order skills and this can promote the growth of ICT capability within the classroom. Find out effective ways to intervene as a teacher in order to develop 21st century skills.
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ICT Teaching Strategies
  • 17
  • May

Tips on Motivating Students using Technology in the Classroom

When it comes to motivating students in the classroom there is no doubt in my mind that ICT works wonders! However, it is important to remember that along with using ICT in the classroom as a source of motivation that you develop a scheme of work or a series of lessons plans that will include opportunities for students to progress throughout them.
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  • 14
  • Apr

Introducing Software to Students in Literacy Lessons

Learning about new software is at the heart of developing every students’ capabilities whether it will be in the new Digital Technologies curriculum or across the curriculum in various Learning Areas (General Capability – ICT Capability). No matter if it is animation, generic, graphic or even subject-specific software the best practices need to be implemented in order for students to be able to make effective decisions about what software to use so to create a solution to a problem situation.
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Accredited online professional development for teachers
  • 20
  • Jul

ICT Literacy: What do businesses expect?

It is time for educators to step up their game and develop ICT literate students. With the decline in the ICT literacy skills of Australian students, educators need to be aware of the ICT literacy skills the businesses of today and tomorrow seek.
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Teaching Strategies: Classroom management in Literacy lessons
  • 21
  • Jun

Keeping students focused on IT

Distractions in lessons as a result of using ICT is of major concern to many teachers. Learn the steps you can take to keep your students on track and focussed on their work.
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Teaching Strategies
  • 15
  • Jun

How students learn with ICT

An ICT capable teacher needs to comprehend the significance of how students learn today with ICT if they are to teach ICT capability effectively. Accounting for the various ways students learn with ICT is vital and initiates a proactive start for teachers. Get more insight into this course preview here.
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Developing student ICT capability - Accredited online professional development for teachers
  • 19
  • Apr

Developing Primary student ICT capability - A Case Study

After researching how primary teachers can develop student ICT capability, it is time to put it into action. Michael Hilkemeijer, director of ICTE Solutions Australia, will be a Technology teacher at a local primary school for Term 2. Follow blogs to learn about his experiences and steps and use the resources to join in the journey.
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How to have an ICT capable classroom today - Professional Learning for Teachers
  • 18
  • Feb

10 Steps for ICT Integrators to Follow

Progression in any subject is about ensuring that a student's skills and knowledge continue to grow and develop systematically. Here are 10 steps that will help you foster a culture of progression and continuity at your school/organisation.
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