Technology - 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…

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…

Body Confident Kids – Part 2

6 June, 2019

Last week I wrote about how educators and parents can encourage students to have positive body image. This post was inspired by a presentation from clinical psychologists Dr Louise George and Ariana Elias from Raising Body Confident Kids. Their presentation addressed critical skills and tools to prevent…

Body Confident Kids – Part 1

23 May, 2019

Recently we invited Dr Louise George and Ariana Elias to present to our parents and students on the topic Raising Body Confident Kids. Both Louise and Ariana are psychologists with extensive clinical and research experience in the field of eating disorders and body image concerns. Sadly this topic…

Inspiring Digital Natives Through Ict Competitions

19 July, 2018

The students that we teach are digital natives. They live in a media-saturated world where they are surrounded by computers, videogames, digital music players, cell phones and other tools of the digital age. Digital natives are adept at multi tasking, rapidly receive information, favour graphics over text…

the creative exchange 530515 unsplash 750x480 1

10 Tips And 5 Ideas For Podcasting With Students

5 July, 2018

A podcast is an audio file that is distributed via the internet for downloading or streaming. Podcasts often have a radio talk show style and can range from being informative to purely entertainment. Podcasts are a great resource as they provide an immense library of free and original content…

Ipad Golden Rules

21 June, 2018

It is hard to believe that the first iPad was only released in 2010. The iPad is an incredibly powerful learning tool used every day in classrooms across the globe. Since 2014 over 200 million iPads have been sold and the app store has over 500…

New Science And Technology Australian Curriculum

26 April, 2018

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) has developed the Australian Curriculum for English, Mathematics, Science and History. In NSW the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES) has developed syllabuses that include the Australian curriculum content as well as additional explanation and information to clarify…

Tag: Technology