Learn what ICT tools are useful for improving numeracy in all KLAs to enhance teaching and learning. A practical, hands-on workshop to develop strategies for classroom integration using these applications to engage students and enhance teaching and learning across the curriculum. Strategies for classroom integration are discussed and resources are provided to help your students create digital content. This software is web-based and installed on T4L desktop computers.

Participants will learn to:

• Create authentic tasks using the following applications to improve numeracy in any KLA.
• Creating diagrams and timelines using Dia.
• Numeracy skills and ideas using Google Earth.
• Numeracy skills and ideas using Google Sketchup.
• Create software demonstrations and quizzes using Captivate.
• Explore useful websites and Web 2.0 tools specifically designed for Numeracy.
• Discuss strategies for classroom integration.

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive staff K-12

Web 2.0 describes the evolution of the Internet, which now provides users with applications that facilitate globally connected, social interactions. No longer are Internet users simply passive consumers of information as Web 2.0 allows the active, simple creation of information.

Learn how to integrate a variety of Web 2.0 applications suitable for online collaboration, digital storytelling, digital presentations, mind mapping and blogging to enhance literacy in teaching and learning.

Participants will learn to:

• Use online collaboration tools (Google Docs and Linoit) to contribute to a joint teaching resource to enhance student literacy and support teaching and learning;
• Use a variety of digital storytelling web tools (StoryBird, Animoto, PhotoPeach and Glogster) to create collaborative online texts;
• Create digital presentations using Prezi or Voicethread;
• Develop mind mapping skills using Popplet and Bubbl.us;
• Create a class blog using BlogEd

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive staff K-12

ICT is included in the outcomes and content of all syllabuses K-10 and a range of opportunities exist within the teaching and learning of mathematics to effectively utilise ICT to enhance learning outcomes and engage students in Mathematics.

Participants will learn to:

• Use Google Earth to consolidate Maths concepts such as perimeter, 2D and 3D shapes
• Create digital slideshows that show understanding of outcomes taught across different Mathematics strands using Photostory
• Create mathematical story problems using Comic Life
• Investigate a variety of free open source online applications
• Graph data using Excel
• Create mathematical representations using Microsoft drawing tools
• Discuss and develop strategies for classroom integration

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive staff K-6

Learn what ICT tools are useful for teaching HSIE to enhance teaching and learning. A practical, hand-on workshop to develop strategies for classroom integration using these applications to engage students and enhance teaching and learning across the curriculum. Strategies for classroom integration are discussed and resources are provided to help your students create digital content. This software also installed on, or available for T4L desktop computers.

Participants will learn to:

• Use bookmarking tools such as Diigo/Delicious to collaboratively share with teachers and students
• Use online collaboration tools such as Sync.In to collaboratively share with teachers and students
• Create multimedia posters such as Glogster
• Explore Google Earth basics and create narrated tours
• Explore useful websites and Web 2.0 tools especially designed for HSIE research
• Discuss strategies for classroom integration

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive staff 7-12

Web 2.0 is a term used to describe the evolution of the Internet, which now provides users with applications that facilitate globally connected, social interactions. No longer are Internet users simply passive consumers of information as Web 2.0 allows the active, simple creation of information.  This workshop will teach the skills required to integrate wikis, blogs and podcasts into the curriculum.  Strategies for classroom integration are discussed and resources are provided to help students publish digital content.

Participants will learn to:

• Create an online classroom web page using Wikispaces
• Create a class blog using BlogED
• Create a podcast using Audacity to add narration, music loops and sound effects
• Discuss and develop strategies for classroom integration

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive staff K-12