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At 7:00pm on November 25, 2008, Lucy Barrow said…
Hi Jarrod! Great to see you again at VITTA. Hope you enjoyed your day at VITTA. Hope this is the start of many more conferences for you! I haven't been on Classroom 2.0 for a looong time. Am in Ning session at the moment being run by Helen Otway. Just went to a great session about iPhone apps in education....soooo exciting! All the best for the end of Term 4 Jarrod!
At 4:06am on September 22, 2008, Mobbsey said…
No, issue seems to be happening on mine too. Odd. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Will have to have a play and see what I can figure out!
At 4:36am on September 15, 2008, Mobbsey said…
I've done just that - I'm just a bit snowed under tonight catching up on paperwork - major reporting period for our senior students atm...that and I'm a bit Skype shy :P
At 2:04am on September 15, 2008, Mobbsey said…
Yeah, I should pay better attention :P I'm in QLD, just drooling over your set up
At 11:54pm on September 14, 2008, Mobbsey said…
Love the website! Will have a closer look a bit later on. What State are you teaching in?
At 8:33am on September 5, 2008, Fred Mindlin said…
Check out VoiceThread
At 4:44am on September 5, 2008, kosh said…
Hi, i am online at the moment. I just sent you something on skpe.

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School / Work Affiliation
Boort Secondary College
About Me
Im a teacher in a small country school in Victoria, Australia. I teach Physical Education and Information Technology. Although im not teaching any IT subject i am interested in using web 2.0 tools to heighten the educational experience for my students
Blog
http://mrrobbo.wordpress.com/
Website
http://www.mrrobbo.com
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Skpe
Skype Account
robbo6486
Twitter / Plurk / Other Account
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Jarrod Robinson's Blog

Jarrod Robinson

How To Run A 3D Maths Test

As some of you may be aware I have been teaching a maths unit this semester, which although is out of my usual subject area of Phys Ed, Is probably shaping up to be one of my favourite classes. The unit is called ‘Space and Measurement’ and basically focuses on teaching perimeter, area and volume with a really strong emphasis on making the lessons hands on. With that last point in mind Ive tried to steer clear of the traditional approach to teaching maths and have moved towards running activitie… Continue

Posted on September 23, 2009 at 3:24am —

Jarrod Robinson

Awesome Fun with a Bluetooth File Server In My Classroom and how you can do the same

Today during my senior Outdoor & Environmental Studies class we begun looking at the different motivations or reasons people choose to participate within outdoor experiences in natural environments. This part of the course is usually quite exciting as it lets the students share their own experiences. Anyway I’ve been looking for a genuine reason to utilise a Blue tooth server within the classroom and today was always going to be a great opportunity, here’s how it happened

I downloaded and i… Continue

Posted on February 16, 2009 at 2:18am — 1 Comment

Jarrod Robinson

Video Tutorial on How To Use a Nintendo Wiimote Whiteboard in your Classroom

Hey everyone thought id share how ive been using a nintendo wiimote whiteboard in my classes. The video also explains how to go about setting it up and a few other helpful hints and tips. I seriously recommend taking the time to investigate this low cost option futher even if you have tonnes of Interactive Whiteboards in your school.

In the video i show you how you can easily use it in conjunction with bluetooth and mobile phones

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FJexioRRy9M


If you want to follow m… Continue

Posted on December 15, 2008 at 2:00am — 3 Comments

Jarrod Robinson

My Students Using Mobile Audio Blogging On Their Next Camp



Students in my VCE Unit 2 Outdoor & Environmental Studies class will be using their mobile phones while on our next overnight camp to Halls Gap & the Grampians. They will use them to record their thoughts, make notes on human impacts, while also reflecting on the days events &a… Continue

Posted on October 18, 2008 at 12:30am —

Jarrod Robinson

The Power of Nintendo DS

For the past month I have been using a set of Nintendo DS systems within the Alternative Program class that I teach here at Boort Secondary College. The program is run during the normal scheduled French class and is aimed at improving the literacy and numeracy skills of the students. Each week we set time for a variety of activities including homework catchup and skill builders over a variety of subjects along with a double period working on a community or school based project. Across the course… Continue

Posted on October 15, 2008 at 6:30pm — 7 Comments

 
 

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