ICT And Innovation - Emma Clemens

Creating Vr Using Tour Creator

7 May, 2020

This term I’ve been working with Year 5 creating Google Sites for their Science and Technology unit on animal adaptations. Each class was commissioned to conduct important research for the CSIRO where they would discover and document an Australasian animal. At the end of term their…

10 Tips For Building Google Sites With Students

23 April, 2020

It’s been an exciting start to the term for our Year 5 students, commencing a unit of work on animal adaptations as part of the Science and Technology syllabus. I set the context for the project with an animation I created using PowToon. In the video…

Interview With Education Hq

9 April, 2020

In less than a month EduTECH will take place at the International Conference Centre Sydney. This congress and exhibition runs from the 5-7th June and is an incredible opportunity for educators from around the globe to see the latest in technology and innovation. I had the…

Teaching Direction Using Scratch Coding

26 March, 2020

As part of the NSW Science and Technology Syllabus, students must learn skills in visual coding. Primary students need to describe and follow a sequence of steps to solve problems using visual programming language. Visual coding involves computational thinking. The process of computational thinking requires students…

Puppet Pals Animations

13 February, 2020

It has been an exciting start to the year returning to a teaching role focused on innovation. This term I have the privilege of working with Years 1-4 on ICT integration, assisting teachers with finding powerful apps, websites and software that facilitate deep learning. When planning…

Digital Technologies Nsw Syllabus

30 January, 2020

This year I have returned to work part time having taking maternity leave to look after my daughter. I am currently working two days a week as Primary School Innovation Teacher at Emanuel School. My role is two fold. Firstly I am teaching visual coding and…

Internet Filtering And Social Media

5 December, 2019

For parents and teachers, management of children’s online activity can feel overwhelming. Our students experience ‘digitalised childhoods’ where they are immersed in screens and devices. On one hand the technical skills and expertise of our digital natives is outstanding. But on the other hand many children…

Stem Gender Trends

12 September, 2019

Teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is critical in order to equip students for the future workforce. ‘Australia needs a STEM capable workforce if we are going to continue to prosper in an increasingly complex and competitive world’ (PwC 2016). STEM is more than body…

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10 Recommendations For Digital Kids

17 January, 2019

Recently Dr Kristy Goodwin presented at a Wellbeing Conference hosted at Emanuel School on the topic ‘Healthy Digital Habits’. Kristy is one of Australia’s leading digital parenting experts. She’s the author of ‘Raising Your Child in a Digital World’, speaker and researcher. Below is some of…

8 Creative Ipad Projects To Finish The School Year

25 October, 2018

As Andy Williams’ carol says ‘It’s the most wonderful time of the year’. The final few weeks of the year are incredibly special for Primary School teaches. Reports are finished, much of the curriculum content is covered and you have a week or to to really…

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