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It's all about engagement!
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This is the blog of Adrian Janson, Director of ICT at Melbourne High School and VITTA President
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My own journey…
My own journey with IT began in 1983. As a Year 9 student, I narrowly missed out having the pleasure of using a large machine that was programmed with a card reader. Instead we primarily used BBC Micro computers (not networked) as well as some Apple IIe’s. During that year, my parents bought me my [...]
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What can a teacher do to improve learning?
Our school is currently in the process of working through a curriculum review process and this has given all of the staff here pause to reflect on what we are doing in the classroom. Amongst the resources that our Principal presented to us were the findings of a study conducted by John Hattie of the [...]
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Getting the most out of a conference
I am a big fan of conferences. In my time I have been to both good ones and bad ones. I won’t mention any names – although I will say that the VITTA conference for me has always been one of the best. So what is it that makes a successful conference and sets it [...]
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You are only as good as your last backup!
Recently, my main hard drive suffered a serious break-down. Are there break-downs that are not serious I hear you ask? Well, this was the kind of break-down that forced me to redefine my ‘levels’ of serious. The kind that presents you with a horrible sinking feeling as you stare at the blinking DOS prompt when [...]
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XNA Project: End of Semester 1 / Reflection
The end of the semester has come around and my students have submitted their work and moved to their next electives. I now have a new group of students – which I am quite excited about as I will be able to build on what I have done so far. It seems like the perfect [...]
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