professional learning for teachers integrating the use of interactive whiteboards
Category: bloggingBy ianmclean on Oct 3, 2009 in IWB strategies, blogging, literacy, picture books | 0 Comments
There is already activity over on the “Bear & Chook” books rap blog site. This book rap, based on two picture books, “Bear & Chook”, and the newly-released “Bear & Chook by the sea”, is aimed at students in Early Stage 1 (Kinder) and Stage 1 (Years 1 & 2). It officially commences Term 4 [...]
By ianmclean on Sep 28, 2008 in blogging | 0 Comments
This looks interesting/unmissable:
“The K-12 Online Conference invites participation from educators around the world interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning.
“This FREE conference is run by volunteers and open to everyone. The 2008 conference theme is Amplifying Possibilities. This year’s conference begins with a pre-conference keynote the week [...]
By ianmclean on Sep 15, 2008 in Uncategorized, blogging, meetings | 4 Comments
Hi everyone,
The next network IWB meeting will be held on Wednesday, 15th October 2008, at 3.45pm – 5pm.
The meeting will be at The Gallery, Mt Druitt District Office, unless any network schools have an interactive whiteboard and would like to invite the network.
Please email or phone Michelle Du Ross-Smith, Relieving PSP Consultant, to confirm you [...]
By ianmclean on Jul 16, 2008 in IWB strategies, blogging, literacy, wikis | 0 Comments
The most difficult aspect of most presentations? What bits do I leave out?
My “Early Years Conference” co-presenter, Cath Keane, had prepared eleven of our PowerPoint pages, I’d added my own hyperlinks to the twelfth and last slide, and we only had 50 minutes or so to fill anyway. We also had plenty of time before [...]
By ianmclean on Jun 3, 2008 in IWB strategies, blogging, literacy | 0 Comments
The NSW DET rap, Identity: Sharing Our Stories for Stages 3 and 4 is underway, the second such rap to be presented in a blog format (hosted by the School Libraries and Information Literacy Unit via Edublogs) rather than the traditional email and listserv arrangement.
It’s not too late to sign up a class group. Even [...]
By ianmclean on May 13, 2008 in blogging, meetings, wikis | 0 Comments
Thanks to everyone who attended today’s “walk through” of this blog site and the “Arthur” wiki page.
Hope to see you all at the next meeting: 11th June at 4.00pm.
By ianmclean on May 1, 2008 in IWB strategies, blogging, literacy, meetings, picture books, wikis | 1 Comment
Welcome to our brand new blog at Edublogs. I’m your host, Ian McLean, teacher-librarian at Penrith Public School (NSW, Australia), representing the schools in our recently-formed professional learning group, known simply as “IWB2″ – until we think of a better name.
The purpose of this blog is to have a space where teachers, teacher-librarians and PSP [...]
