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There are four videos on FUSE showing the many ways Video Conferencing can be used by teachers and educatorshttps://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/pages/View.aspx?pin=XWRXZ9&Source=%252fpages%252fTeacher.aspxOr go to FUSE and type in Learning Resource ID XWRXZ9Thanks to all those who participated!See More

Another of our regular monthly sessions on the Ultranet. Join us for a chat about the Ultranet and to share ideas of how you are using it for staff and in the classroom. Bring along your tips, ideas, anecdotes and issues to share.  There will also be an opportunity to application share so we can see what others are up to. Come along and share in the conversations. …See More

 What is Challenge Based Learning and why should you use it? Challenge Based Learning is an approach which has --A multiple entry point strategy and varied and multiple possible solutions -A focus on universal challenges with local solutions 

-An authentic connection with multiple disciplines 

-An opportunity to develop 21st century skills
-The purposeful use of Web 2.0 tools for organizing, collaborating, and publishing

-The opportunity for students to do something rather than just learn…See More

Description: 1000 Poppies is a resource in FUSE, designed to help students’ world-wide design and share resources in response to remembering conflict. In this session, the 1000 Poppies team will show you how to plant a virtual poppy, design your own war memorial and watch video reflections by war veterans. You will have a chance to view student work and learn how to create and upload content with your class. Presenters: Annabel Astbury, Jo Kay and Jo Clyne, History Teachers Association of…See More

It was very interesting running moderator training with a selection of educators / teachers from settings such as the National Gallery of Victoria, the National Sports Museum and Sovereign Hill, Ballarat. As a presenter, what the session did was to get me thinking about how the Elluminate  Moderator Interactive tools could be used…See More

Blackboard Collaborate features elements that allow participants to be interactive, engaged and virtual. This group is for those who are currently using or wishing to use this software - the potential 21st century virtual classroom.Please note that the name of this group has changed as elluminate has been bought out by Black Board CollaborateSee More