Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Tweet, Tweet, Keeps me on my Feet!

Anne from St Mary's School in Mosgiel joined our 'Grow an Idea'conference to share her experience of using Twitter to sustain her own e-learning development after her cluster programme ended.

Find out more about using Twitter as a tool for professional growth by visiting Anne's wikispace, http://growanidea.wikispaces.com/

Stretching Our Understanding of Writing

Petra at GSNS has focused her Action Research this year around one of her writing groups. Find out what she has done and view the progress of her writers in this Powerpoint she presented at the 'Grow an Idea' Sharing Conference.


Using a Blog to Communicate while on a School Trip

Leanne and Claire from George Street Normal School were interested in exploring how they could utilize a blog to enhance communication and learning while on an overseas trip with students.

This same idea could be used to communicate with family during school camps or other learning experiences which distance students and family.

http://gsnsjapantrip.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

THINK Conference

Follow this link to catch up on what happened at the THINK Conference. Links to Jill's resources are available on the wiki.




Monday, July 19, 2010

Elective Experts Connect with Senior Students at GSNS

Students select electives at GSNS run by experts in their communities. Read about their projects and elective focuses in their presentation below.

Scientists and Seniors at George Street Normal School

George Street Normal Seniors have been working with Scientists to learn about acids and bases and ecosystems. They explain how they connected with these experts to explore the world of Science.

Room 6 and the Senior Team connect with special people and places

Room 6 at George Street Normal and the rest of the senior team have been involving many community members in their learning and using ICT to organise this time and connect with these people.