Description:
ICT and the Australian Curriculum - looking at the Australian Curriculum and the ICT that is embedded across all learning areas. Exploring the tools and resources we have available to further develop these and better engage today's learners. We will look at a number of Web 2.0 functionalities and how they can be embraced to raise student outcomes in relation to the National Curriculum.

Key Outcomes:
Develop a deeper understanding of the Australian Curriculum and specifically how the use of digital technologies is, and can be embedded throughout.

Workshop Content:

• Why the change?
  • History of ICT
  • Digital natives
  • 21st century learners
• An overview of the National Curriculum and the strands that support ICT integration.
  • Break down curriculum
  • Look at non ICT strands with ICT embedded
  • Look at ICT specific strand
• How can we embed blended learning into our curriculum plans?
  • Why should we embed ICT?
  • How can we embed ICT?
  • Getting away from ICT for the sake of ICT
  • Changing teacher pedagogy
• Demonstrations of best practice.
  • Examples of how ICT is used around the world
  • Blogs, Wikis, Microblogs, Social Media, PLN, Web 1.0 and Web 2.0

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