Project as a Digital Portfolio

Background first We (PDHPE) were given an extra period this year in Year 9 as an opportunity to pursue a “Project”. The “Project” concept was designed to exploit the opportunities that the DER laptops has provided us. We (PDHPE) spent first semester playing with ideas and training staff in the software and potential ideas for … Read more

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DIY fitness analysis graphs

Fitness analysis devices have developed so quickly over the last few years that what was thought to be schmick not that long ago is now very dated. Heart rate monitors (HRMs) have evolved from simple HR measurement tools into devices that measure heart rate, track your training route via GPS and allow uploads to your … Read more

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Mobile devices in my classroom – Nuts & Bolts (Part 1)

I’ve been looking for a way to authentically use mobile devices in class. This post is about the nuts and bolts – what devices will do the job in my classroom. To actually use videos and images created by kids on mobile devices initially seemed simple – shoot the images, dump them somewhere to look … Read more

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Comfort Zone

I was driving to work last week (or the week before) and heard Karl Hyde (from the British electronic group Underworld) interviewed on the Triple J Breakfast show. He said something about creativity that made me sit up. The more I thought about it, what  he had to say resonated with me on the way … Read more

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