Busy busy busy

It's been a while since I have had time to write a blog post. The team here at edna are currently upgrading edna Groups to moodle 1.9 and we have been busy testing and retesting to ensure a smooth transfer in a few weeks time.

We have a new Schools Information Officer Janette Carter, who will be writing and publishing the schools newsletter now.

The last newsletter published was themed National Threatened Species Day (7th September) and includes some great links to resources on an edna theme page

http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/schooled/school_theme_pages/pid/2518

Some dates to include in your diaries are;

Paralympic Games 6 September 08  

Roald Dahl Day, 13 September 08

Diabetes Buzz Day, 19 September 08

and Clean up the World Weekend, 19 September 08

You might also be interested to know that edna has been investigating Wimba Live Classroom and will be conducting more online workshops in the near future. http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/networks/workshops/pid/2730

A few of us will also be presenting at the ACEC conference in Canberra from the 29 September.  It would be great to see you at our stand.

 

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Posted at 12:37PM Sep 04, 2008 by Lynley Clark  |  Comments[1]

Olympics

2008 Beijing Olympics

The Olympic games are an International Sporting event that happens every leap year. Originating from Olympia in Greece in 776 BC the Olympic games is now a multi-sport event divided into Summer, Winter and the Paralympics. edna has compiled a collection of resources including information about the games in ancient times, the Australian Olympic team, the sports involved and lesson plans etc. It is available from http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/schooled/school_theme_pages/pid/2401

Upcoming dates of interest include;

Wee Week, 20 July 2008
http://url.edna.edu.au/rcrZ

System Administrator Appreciation Day, 25 July 2008
http://url.edna.edu.au/2SkA

National Tree Day, 27 July 2008
http://url.edna.edu.au/vnKc

International Clown Week, 1 August 08
http://url.edna.edu.au/WVmR

Dental Health Week, 4 August 08
http://url.edna.edu.au/6aG2

Opportunities

National food safety week 2008
http://www.foodsafety.asn.au
The theme for National Food Safety Week 2008 is Food Adventures - New Foods, New Techniques. The week will take place from 9 to 16 November. For those of you wishing to organise activities during this time, a variety of resources will be available. An order form is available by contacting Juliana Madden at the Food Safety Information Council via email: foodsafety@ozemail.com.au.

Wonder School - Get new sports equipment for your school!
http://www.wonderschool.com.au/
Wonder School encourages Australian primary school kids and their families to eat well and get active. Wonder consumers can help their local primary school redeem sports equipment just by collecting specially marked empty Wonder bread bags from 1 July to 30 September 2008. Registration is free!

Online Project

OzProject - Beijing 2008
http://www.ozprojects.edu.au/course/view.php?id=20
Beijing 2008- an Olympic OzProject is now available for student enrolment and participation. This online project has interactive activities for students from all levels of schooling. Many activities are suitable for use on an interactive whiteboard. Use interactive maps to find out about China and Beijing and the route of the Olympic torch relay. Research an athlete and compare past and present Olympic achievements. Take part in online forum discussions about the Olympic Games and learn another language using the Language Phrases Calendar. There is also a link to a fascinating Olympic adventure game online - The Lost Ring. Up to date Olympic news from the Australian Olympic Committee and latest news about the Olympic Torch Relay is also constantly updated in the project via RSS feed. The project allows guest access at http://www.ozprojects.edu.au/course/view.php?id=20 , however to participate fully in all the activities enrolment in the project is essential. Enrolment details are available from the Support Materials block at http://www.ozprojects.edu.au/ . For further assistance contact Cecily Wright at cwright@educationau.edu.au or by phone: 08 83343288.

Have a good week........Lynley

 

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Posted at 12:26PM Jul 16, 2008 by Lynley Clark  |