Jun 4, 2011 Posted by Henrietta Miller

Sydney TeachMeet Pecha Kucha- Lesson 33

This weeks techie brekkie is somewhat of a cheat, as I will use it as a rehearsal for the presentation I am giving next week at a Sydney TeachMeet. My presentation is to be a Pecha Cucha, 20 slides at 20 seconds per slide, a total of only seven minutes. Titled ‘Engage, Empower and Evaluate using web 2.0 tools’. It will be a rapid fire presentation followed by a discussion forum. When I have the... read more

May 11, 2011 Posted by Henrietta Miller

Working Smarter not Harder- lesson 32

This techie brekkie is a follow on from a professional development day I attended with Steve Collis at NBCS in Sydney. We all know that a teacher’s workload never seems to diminish. That the calls on our time to complete tasks connected with teaching, seems to rise every year. With the advent of email and the ever increasing use of technology there are days when it can be hard to cope with the... read more

Apr 16, 2011 Posted by Henrietta Miller

Twitter for Teachers take 2 – Lesson 31

I have been thinking for a while that I should rewrite my  very first post Twitter for Teachers and give another techie brekkie about the merits of using Twitter to network, share ideas, learn new things and generally get to know teachers outside of ones own school. It seems though that I am not alone, as in the past three weeks and without even searching for them, I have come across several other blogs... read more

Mar 21, 2011 Posted by Henrietta Miller

Digital story telling take 2 – Lesson 30

This weeks techie brekkie was a reminder to all, of some of the great digital storytelling websites available. We also viewed the website Lulu and discussed how we could self-publish some of our student work. Digital Storytelling I particularly like story jumper because it offers a variety of story starter options which are especially good for the reluctant writers in every class. It is also easy to... read more

Mar 13, 2011 Posted by Henrietta Miller

Creating simple slideshows – lesson 29

This post is a quick refresher course on some of the simplest and easiest ways to create slide shows. With new staff looking to take on the challenge of blogging this year, slide shows are a must. Especially since they are one of the easiest ways to promote your students art works. They are also a great way to show off your recent excursions, camps and field trips. To create a slide show you need jpeg... read more