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How technology can further STEM learning through the environment, both inside and outside the classroom. An educator toolkit is available free at - http://go...
Catherine Smyth's insight:
Although this video focuses on geography and science topics, it has a range of ideas that can be applied to teaching history. I love how the students are using a range of technologies to record and collect data. There is a real sense of purpose to their learning and the different technologies are useful and engaging. Getting outside of the classroom to teach history is essential.
Catherine Smyth's curator insight,
May 21, 2013 2:33 AM
So much potential for developing geographical understanding in the primary classroom.
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Get Curio - State Library of New South Wales tour guide on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews.
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The State Library of NSW has launched an new app to accompany their collections. Teachers could use the app to plan an excursion to the Library or use it to show images in the classroom.
Catherine Smyth's curator insight,
April 10, 2013 11:21 PM
Curio is a free App produced by the State Library of NSW to accompany their collections. Teachers can use the App to plan an excursion to the Library or use some of the images to teach topics in the new Australian curriculum:history.
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Digital storytelling resources from Microsoft in Education. The storyboard templates are useful.
Catherine Smyth's comment,
May 20, 2013 10:02 PM
Historical narratives have a powerful impact on children's historical thinking.
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Why Scoopit Is Becoming An Indispensable Learning Tool.... Curation is a valuable skill for today’s learner. In a culture of content overload, members that provide great content to their audience will be recognized leaders in network communities. Optimally, we equip students to differentiate good content from bad in preparation for their further education and careers. Curating an online topic (and allowing comments) also increases self-awareness and provides additional insight from others. The nuances of sharing content and writing to an audience become much better understood through interactivity between the curator and participating audience. Via Maree Whiteley, Catherine Smyth
Catherine Smyth's insight:
I think the scope for Scoop it is sensational. It's a great way to organise, filter, select and highlight online digital resources around a topic, theme or idea.
Maree Whiteley's curator insight,
March 9, 2013 3:06 AM
Students as curators...using critical thinking skills to collect, evaluate and analyze content; they may identify trends from discourse; they develop writing skills in original expression; and they interact, communicate and publish to a global audience. But perhaps more importantly, students practice digital citizenship and personal responsibility to lifelong learning...love it!
Maree Whiteley's curator insight,
March 9, 2013 3:07 AM
Students use critical thinking skills to collect, evaluate and analyze content; they may identify trends from discourse; they develop writing skills in original expression; and they interact, communicate and publish to a global audience. But perhaps more importantly, students practice digital citizenship and personal responsibility to lifelong learning...love it!
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When their Australian friends were threatened by floods, Kathy Cassidy's 1st graders tweeted to make sure they were safe. Result: authentic writing & reading. Via Lucy Baird
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Mary Westcott's curator insight,
March 1, 2016 10:14 AM
Maybe a tad too complex for our young students, but still a nice way of understanding the foundations of storytelling!! 
Marisa d's curator insight,
March 11, 2016 12:22 AM
Maybe a tad too complex for our young students, but still a nice way of understanding the foundations of storytelling!! 
Salena Argar's curator insight,
May 17, 2017 6:31 AM
Seven steps to the perfect story is a great visual representation of how to build a story. This clearly explains the process of how students can construct their narrative and the types of characters they will use. I would definitely use this in my classroom to help students understand the process of creating a narrative.
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As a new teacher, it’s easy to become overwhelmed trying to create motivating lessons while managing the responsibilities within the classroom. Luckily, a relatively new social network is here to help!
Catherine Smyth's insight:
I would love to hear how primary teachers are using Pinterest in their classrooms.
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While there are a ton of essential skills that today's students need in order to succeed in tomorrow's world, learning to efficiently manage -- and to evaluate the reliability of -- the information that they stumble across online HAS to land... Via catspyjamasnz
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I love the ways this idea could be used to develop historical understanding, and a sense of time and place, in the primary school.
Check out the video explaining what and how Historypin can be used, then go to the "schools" section for further information, activities, links and ideas.
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Not necessarily focused on teaching history, but some interesting insights and ideas for the types of skills (and mindset) teachers need in the 21st century.
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An overview of free digital storytellling Apps for the IPad. Some of the Apps are appropriate for younger children and could be used when teaching about personal history in K-2.
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Use Animoto to create videos from photos, video clips, words and music.
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Catherine Smyth's insight:
This idea oozes with the MOTIVATION and ENGAGEMENT factor for learning. Boundless possiblities for history.
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How are teachers coming to grips with using technology in the classroom?
This advert for the Guardian's open journalism imagines how we might cover the story of the Three Little Pigs in print and online...
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Practical steps to follow for developing a digital story.
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This is a beginning tutorial for using Movie Maker to make a movie. You will learn to import video, organize collections and save the project files.
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This website has been designed to spark creativity. It presents a range of transmedia tools and resources for digital storytelling.
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The iPad is such a boon in education. It is making a slow but steadfast revolution in the way instruction is both delivered and received ... Via David Miller, Jenny Smith, Paula Jamieson, John Evans, kathy pryor, Graciela Morales, AlGonzalezinfo
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What do you want to create today? Explore a menu of possibilities for creating Interactive Writing, Narrative Art, a Radio Show, a Geo Map, an e-book and more... Via Maree Whiteley
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Explore the tools in Windows Movie Maker and learn about how to get started making a movie.
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Find out how to make incredible things on your Mac using iMovie, including movies, DVDs, and more.
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to cut and splice video. You will also learn how to effectively use the zoom tools.
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Curated by Catherine Smyth
My background is in primary teaching but a recent shift to higher education has ignited a passion for research. I love thinking about how people learn and the role that technology might play in this. I'm very interested in historical thinking in K-6.
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An innovative project designed to support the making of class movies and documentaries.