eSupport @Gippsland Grammar

Are you a Year 9 or Year 10 teacher? Last week Phil Phillipou, Director of Information and Communication Technology,  announced that the eSupport team is now available to assist teachers to integrate netbooks into their Year 9 and 10 classrooms.The eSupport team is made up of :

• Phil Phillipou ( Manager)
• Caroline Thomson ( IT Helpdesk)
• 5 staff from Garnsey Campus (Marianne Lee,Joy Reid, Annette Arnot,Anthony King and Shane Reeves )
• Evan Lamb from St Anne's Junior School
• Marc Bain from Bairnsdale Campus

Marc and Bevan will  be offering PD support at their junior campuses only.

The ISC staff are delighted to be part of this team and look forward to further collaborating with classroom teachers.We are aware of the battle of upskilling your ICT skills whilst juggling day to day duties and tasks.We can help you to integrate a range of digital resources into your learning and teaching program which will help prepare your students for a world that is increasingly networked and digital.You might like to consider classroom support for some of the following:

• introducing online collaboration (Onenote,blogs,nings,wikis)
• using blogs for student reflection
• using wikis and nings to manage information and activities for students
• using online presentation tools (MovieMaker,Glogster, Animoto,Prezi)
• using particular software to develop problem solving skills
• introducing online quizzes and polls
• introducing game-based learning activities
• creating online lessons using digital learning objects from Scootle
• becoming involved in global projects and competitions
• teaching your students about digital citizenship
• adapting an existing unit of work to give it a stronger digital focus
• finding online resources to support student learning

Our ISC staff are  keen to share their knowledge and skills and support you in any way possible in your classroom. Don't hesitate to ask us for assistance.Email Caroline Thomson to book us in for assistance.