Category: Digital Tools

Lynda.com is live for Year 11 and Year 12 students

5/9/2018

Lynda.com is an online learning platform where you can access a range of self-paced educational courses taught by industry leaders on technology, software, business and creative skills.

Lynda.com is now available for Year 11 and Year 12 students to access.

Although Lynda.com does not provide language-specific content, language teachers, year advisers and executive could use this website to:
- supplement course material work in the classroom
- flip the classroom
- provide individual support to students by creating promotional materials and video playlists for students to access
- enhance students' technology and software skills for specific projects
- increase students' future-focused transferable skills.

Lynda.com is also a useful tool in reaching teacher professional and personal goals. It is accessible via the DoE portal and can be downloaded by clicking the “My training” tab.

Are you using Kahoot?

9/11/2017

Now you can assign Kahoots as homework. Kahoot have introduced a new mobile app and challenge feature. Students can play on their phones for revision and reinforcement, as well as challenge each other with their favourite games. Watch the step-by-step guide for assigning kahoots as homework. There are many pre-made kahoots shared by teachers so you may be able to find suitable games for your students.

Brekkie with a Tekkie webinars

9/11/2017

These webinars are facilitated on the first Wednesday of every month from 7:45am. The next one is scheduled for Wednesday 6 December 2017. They are a great opportunity to learn something new from technology experts. There is no need to register. Put it in your diary and log in.

Languages and Digital Engagement online registered PL

9/10/2017

This term the Language Advisory Network Group (LANG) will facilitate the Languages and Digital Engagement module which has been designed to meet the professional learning needs of NSW public school languages teachers 7-12.

The module will be delivered online in a blended learning mode by accomplished languages educators.

The Languages and Digital Engagement module consists of:
- two online webinars
- associated pre-tasks
- a post-task

Participants are required to take part in both webinars which will be facilitated via Adobe Connect from 3:30 pm on:
- Thursday 26 October 2017
- Thursday 9 November 2017

Successful completion of the module will contribute 3 hours of registered PD addressing standards 3.4.2 and 6.2.2 of the APST.

NSW DoE teachers are required to enrol through MyPL by 20 October.

Further information is available in the flyer.

For further enquiries please contact Janelle Byrne Ph 9266 8540

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Languages enhancements to NSW Educational Standard Authority up2now tool

15/2/2017

up2now is a tool developed by NESA, which allows high school students to create an online portfolio of their academic and extra-curricular achievements. It also enables students to export their portfolio to social media (including LinkedIn), adapt it into a CV, print a hardcopy, and share with third parties such as their peers, teachers, universities, and prospective employers.

As all language teachers know, a sense of progress and achievement supports motivation to continue language study; to this end the tool has been enhanced to make it easier for languages students to showcase their skills and participation in languages.

User guides for both languages teachers and students are available here for download. They provide step-by-step instructions on how to get started on the up2now website and how to make the most out of the latest language-specific enhancements.

If you would like more information about the up2now tool and how it might be used in your school context, visit the homepage at http://up2now.net.au.

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FREE WEBINAR SERIES FOR THE LANGUAGE LEARNING SPACE

11/8/2015

DISCOVER THE FREE RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON THE LANGUAGE LEARNING SPACE THROUGH THE AFMLTA/ESA WEBINAR SERIES. PUT THESE DATES IN YOUR DIARIES NOW!

18 August 2015 Primary Language Teachers
21 October 2015 Pre-service Language Teachers
23 February 2016 Secondary Language Teachers

All webinars will be held 4-5pm EST and will be FREE, conducted using Adobe Connect. To log-in, go to http://connect.vic.edu.au/afmltalls/

You don’t need to register just log in for your preferred session. For more information, go to www.afmlta.asn.au

Recordings of all webinars will be made available via www.lls.edu.au and afmlta.asn.au

The webinars will be focusing on the student resources available at lls.edu.au for Chinese, Indonesian and Japanese.

See the flyer for more details.

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More apps for languages teachers

7/7/2014

Apps for the Languages classroom

7/7/2014

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4/7/2014

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ClassMovies invitation to schools

7/5/2014

The Department's partnership with ClassMovies allows NSW public
schools to create short videos of their teaching practices and school programs. Raw footage captured by the schools will be professionally edited in order to bring your story to life in the best possible way.

We are looking for schools who are delivering curriculum in exciting and innovative ways, resulting in rich
learning experiences for students. To find out more about the project, please visit the Department’s information page at https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/deptresources/classmovies/index.htm.

If this sounds like your school, please contact Amanda Lee (Amanda.Lee18@det.nsw.edu.au or 9244 5484) to discuss a possible focus area for a documentary. If you fit the bill, there will be no cost involved for your school, just the opportunity to show NSW public schools how you are inspiring your students every day.

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