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Double Jeopary (Professional Development Video Conference)

Stu Hasic from the Sydney Region District office will be talking about using his game Double Jeopardy with connected classrooms and interactive whiteboards.  He will also highlight some free/cheap technology available through the department.  If you haven't heard him speak before you won't want to miss him.  More...

You can register by emailing myself concetta.gotlieb @ det.nsw.edu.au.

Tags: professionaldevelopment videoconference jeopardy interactivewhiteboard games
Posted at 02:41PM May 22, 2009 by Concetta Gotlieb  | 

Kids Favourite Sites

I'm currently working on a project focused on students and technology.    What are kids watching and doing?  Well this is my starting place.  Can you think of any others?  Do you know any kids who would be willing to participate in a survey/discussion of technology they like?

Ben10

Multiplayer, strategy, design your own games

High School Musical

Media, Games, Info

Neopets

Games, strategy, VR, communication, email

Club Penguin

Chat, play games.

MySpace

Listen to music, chat, personal publishing.

Lego Bionicle

Building, game play

Tags: macict games
Posted at 08:17AM Apr 30, 2009 by Concetta Gotlieb  | 

Guiness Book of World Records

Guiness Book of World Records Day was on Friday so we celebrated by having a record smashing competition.

Here are the links I found useful:

• Press Release
  
• Activity Ideas - we did activities like balancing spoons on the face, flipping coins, leapfrog, forward rolls, most pushups,
  
• Also cool to check out - longest bicycle, tallest rideable motorbike, car balanced on head,
  

Tags: activities art fun games
Posted at 09:06PM Nov 16, 2008 by Concetta Gotlieb  | 

Mini Science Fair Part 1

Day 1 - Water

Dancing Raisons (video)

Step 1: Fill glass with Lemonade

Step 2: Add raisons to glass

Step 3: Wait

Milky swirls

Step 1: Add a layer of milk to a tray

Step 2: Put small drops of food colouring in the milk

Step 3: Add a small drop of detergent on each drop of food colouring

Zoom Vehicle

Step 1: String fishing wire between two chairs

Step 2: Blow up a balloon

Step 3: Sticky tape a length of straw to the balloon

Step 4: Decorate the balloon

Step 5: Release balloon and watch it fly

Marshmallow towers

Step 1: Use marshmallows to build a tower

Step 2: Find tallest tower

Step 3: Eat marshmallows

Other links

• Surfing Scientist
• Experimentals 
• Try Science
• PBS Zoom Sci
• Discover Science
  

Tags: talking and listening experiments games science exploration activities fun
Posted at 09:06PM Nov 16, 2008 by Concetta Gotlieb  |