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26 Jul 2010
Helen Eddy
Photostory in 6 mins (Helen Eddy bookmarked this item)
step by step tutorial for Photostory
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19 Jul 2010
Disability Equality in English Primary Schools: Exploring Teaching about Disability Equality and Non-disabled Children's Perceptions of Disability (Helen Eddy bookmarked this item)
a number of papers about non-disabled children's perceptions of disabilities
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15 Jul 2010
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Fuse [edna Resources] (Anne De Nicolo bookmarked this item)
Fuse allows educators to find, use and share educational resources with colleagues and students. The search is available to everyone and includes educational licence information for each resource. Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development login provides access to additional resources and the ability to upload and share resources.
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14 Jun 2010
Pru Mitchell
Exploring young childrens' web searching and technoliteracy / Spink, Danby, Mallan & Butler (Pru Mitchell bookmarked this item)
Interesting methodology and findings in Prep class. When the teacher was present, the young children were more constrained in their Web searching activities. Children who are 4-5 years old interact with Web search engines by both browsing and creating Web queries. Young children also used some cognitive abilities such as relevance judgments, multitasking, successive searching and collaborative behaviours.
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07 Jun 2010
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Stronger futures for all young Victorians [edna Resources]
The term 'youth transitions' refers to the phase in a young persons life during which they progress from compulsory schooling to independent adult working life. This discussion paper articulates best practice in youth transitions. They are: literacy and numeracy support in the post-compulsory years; support for making education and training choices; arrangements that support and encourage young people to complete qualifications with strong employment and further education outcomes; systems with [..]
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24 May 2010
Helen Eddy
VoiceThread - Digital Library (Helen Eddy bookmarked this item)
This VoiceThread was a culmination of a project in library to get the children thinking about the books they were choosing to read and why they liked them.
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Computer Literacy in Early Childhood: What Technology Skills are Important for Preschool? (Helen Eddy bookmarked this item)
Preschool children who are computer literate will often be able to demonstrate the following skills in some capacity ...
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23 May 2010
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What does 21st century learning look like? [edna Events] (Pru Mitchell commented on this item)
A one day seminar showcasing leading edge technology in education from early childhood to higher education. Featuring speakers from Apple, Microsoft, CISCO, Telstra and futurist Mark Pesce. A new environment of schooling has been emerging over the last decade of the 20th century and it has been accelerating in the 21st century, stimulated by a new economy, new technologies and new understanding about learning. In todays interconnected, technology driven world, learning typically takes place in p[..]
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URL for the presentation files has changed to: http://educationau.edu.au/2009-21st-century  -  Pru Mitchell
23 May 2010
Pru Mitchell
The Kids Are Alright! Why Digitization and E-books are Good for Literacy (Fiona Haddow bookmarked this item)
Can e-books help us achieve 100% literacy?
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Great little YouTube video on here showing child with ipad  -  Helen Eddy
Thanks for this article Helen. It encapsulates a lot of what I have been looking for  -  Kerrie Smith
19 May 2010
Helen Eddy
Project: Early Years Bookclub (Helen Eddy bookmarked this item)
In support of National Simutaneous Storytime, online stories and activities to follow up the "dog" theme have been added to the Early Years Book Club OzProject. You can follow links in the project to read some "dog" stories online or create your own story, watch some videos about different breeds of dogs or try some interactive games and quizzes such as Mutt Maker, The International Puppy Quiz or Pair the Puppies.
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Comment Helen Eddy  12 Mar 2010 
Check out 'What's new in edna Early Childhood Education' http://me.edu.au/b/heddy/entry/what_s_new_in_edna
Comment Helen Eddy  2 Feb 2010 
The first Early Childhood Newsletter for 2010 is now available - it provides links to online resources to explore the theme of biodiversity with an early years class by focussing on our natural world - plants, gardens and animals. http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/ece/ece_news/pid/197 Subscribe to the newsletter to receive it as a monthly email.
Comment Helen Eddy  12 Nov 2009 
The DEEWR Early Years Learning Framework Online Forum is still live. http://www.deewr.gov.au/EarlyChildhood/Policy_Agenda/Quality/Pages/EarlyYearsLearningFramework.aspx You can register and login to contribute your views about the draft modules of the Educators' Guide to the EYLF.
Comment Helen Eddy  14 Aug 2009 
Have your say on quality reforms in child care and preschool There is information on the edna Early Childhood Education page about the COAG consultation with parents and the child care and preschool sector on a number of early childhood reforms. http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/ece/ All parents, carers or members of a family with children are encouraged to have their say. You can get involved by completing an online survey or providing a written submission. Reply See this post in context
Comment Helen Eddy  12 Aug 2009 
How will the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) be applied in New South Wales? Twilight Practitioner forum on The Early Years Learning Framework, 4.45pm - 7pm Thursday, 20 August 2009, Hellenic Art Theatre, Building 36, 142 Addison Road Marrickville. RSVP: accs@iinet.net.au
Comment June Lee  16 Jul 2009 
Exploring the Reggio Emilia Approach workshop - 3 to 5 Aug 09, Melbourne Play & Literacy workshop - 19 to 21 Oct 09, Melbourne Visit http://www.sanguineconsulting.com for details
Comment Bernadette Chisholm  3 Jun 2009 
Hello Everyone. My name is Berni. I graduated from Chisholm Catholic College last year and am in my first year of studying for a Bachelor of Primary Education. I am excited about being a part of such a rewarding profession and have been loving the learning process thus far. I will be starting my first prac in August and can't wait for the experience. If anyone has any tips/ interesting stories, I would love to hear from you. Regards.
Comment Helen Eddy  4 May 2009 
Many of the papers and presentations from the WA Childcare and Early Childhood Education Conference 2009 are now available on the website at http://www.waecec.com.au/progprint.php
Comment Alison Hall  4 Feb 2009 
First issue of edna's Early Childhood News is out for 2009! The first issue of the Early Childhood News for 2009 has now been published. Let us know what you think of the new format. The theme for this issue is space, to support the International Year of Astronomy, and provides links to online resources on space and telescopes, as well as a couple of sites related to Aboriginal astronomy. It also includes news about online projects, the free Australian Schools Calendar, and upcoming edna workshops which will be held in each state/territory. Subscription information is at the bottom of the page - you can receive it free as an email newsletter each month. http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/ece/ece%20newsletter/ECE_090130.html
Comment Laura Sportelli  31 May 2008 
Hi everyone, I am new to this community and also glad to see it here :) I am interested in hearing people's views on the difficulty (if any) they have in finding resources that assist them in providing an inclusive 0-5 program, more specifically culturally diverse resources for use across all areas of the curriculum. I have worked in many centres over the past 12 years (and been a director at three centres) and all centres seem only ever to provide the same resources (largely owing to the fact I guess that we all buy from the same "big" catalogues - not a lot of choice out there) and all come to a dead end when it comes to providing a vast variety of culturally diverse resources (we only ever get as far as rice bowls and chop sticks in home corner and a few rain sticks and small percussional instruments). For me personally it is very frustrating that it is difficult for us to provide resources that support an inclusive/diverse curriculum. Your thoughts? Experiences?
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