Varsity College – Gold Coast

In addition to the Innovation Expo, I have the opportunity to share my school-based approach with Varsity College on the Gold Coast. They are leaders in 1:1 implementation with further expansion coming in 2011.

Here are handouts that ICT / Pedagogy people can use.

Collaborative Tools

• TypeWith.Me
• Stixyboard

Some Examples

Look to Learn:

• 1984
• The Global Rich List
• Learned Helplessness
• What will you do?
• Nuclear Giving

ClassPortals:

• Basic ClassPortal Demo
• CSLN
• PodKids Australia
• Holocaust Literature
• Digital Citizens
• Discovery Centre
• Learning on Asia
• Modern Fairy Tales
• Phillip Island

WebQuests

• Freedom Fighter or Terrorist?
• DebtQuest
• Searching for China
• Antarctic Ice – Water for Oz
• Globalisation

Resources

• Harvard Thinking Routines
• Sample Prompts
• Look to Learn Diigo Group
• TubePrompter

• Possible ClassPortal Topics
• Pageflakes Sample
• Web 2 Tools Panel

• CEQ•ALL Overview, Profiles (pdf)

Tutorials

• Make a Pageflakes RSS Feed Page