Learning with iPads
Last year, my colleague, Jessica Gallagher, and I were extremely fortunate to be given the opportunity to present at ULearn, an international learning and teaching conference held in New Zealand. We...
View ArticleKids Collaborate
When I first started this blog two and a half years ago, I also set up a wikispace and Facebook page that shared the same name – “Kids Collaborate”. I registered a business with this name as well. For...
View ArticleHello 2014!!!
Wow! What a crazy 7 months it has been since my last post! Towards the end of last year, I was run off my feet organising the Grade 6 Celebration (Graduation), writing end of year reports and coaching...
View ArticleEducreations
As mentioned in my previous post, I’m teaching a grade 2 class this year after 3 years in a grade 6 1:1 iPad classroom. I initially thought there would be a big difference with assigning tasks and...
View ArticleEasy Blog Jr – Day 2
My students and I have been using the app, Easy Blog Jr, for two days now and I must say we “absolutely love it!” At the moment I have everything, i.e. all student profiles, set up on my iPad....
View ArticleEasy Blog Jr – Week 1 Reflection
After a week of using Easy Blog Jr, I can confidently say that I think the app is fantastic! As I’ve stated in previous posts, it is so simple to use. I truly love how easy it is to post to my class...
View ArticleMy Programming (Coding) Journey
I’ve been reading and hearing a lot about coding lately and am trying to think when it was, over the past 5+ years, that I actually stopped incorporating coding in class with my students… I remember...
View ArticleHello 2015
I am always amazed at how time flies. I tell myself that I will be able to post weekly, or even fortnightly, yet, due to the demands of my job… and the down time I need to recover and re-energise… I am...
View ArticleFuture Schools Expo
Last week I was fortunate to have attended the Future Schools Expo in Sydney. The expo was amazing, in that there were five conferences running at the same time. I signed up for the ‘Teaching Kids to...
View ArticleKidzTek Article
Earlier this year I was invited by Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria (DLTV) to consider a role as Associate Editor for their online journal. I was quite flattered by this offer, as I have worked...
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