Donna Sirmais
Connecting learning at home and school
Home: Connecting learning at home and school in the 21st century
In the classroom and home: Short videos for parents and schools
Our children, 21st century learning and the new NSW English Syllabus
Digital Literacy: What is multimodal?
Writing and Composing
Visual Literacy: Modelled ideas for parents and school
Super 6 Comprehension strategies: Modelled ideas for parents and schools
Parent teachers in the classroom
Researching using technology
Blogging in the classroom
Final wrap up
Me You and Us in 21
Me You and US in 21 Parent project examples
Creative ideas for promoting events
Creative ideas for promoting events at school
Links to Programs and Apps we used
Avatars: Tellagami
Video slideshows: Animoto
Movie trailer: Apple imovie
Editing program: Windows live movie maker
Adobe photo shop express
Strip designer
aTypo picture app
Magisto: Movie maker
Resources
Visual Literacy: Information and activity sheets for use at home
Visual literacy Prompt cards
Super 6 Comprehension prompt cards
Educational support links for families and community
Public Schools NSW: Parents page link
Public Schools NSW: translated documents link
School A to Z: Homework and study, well being, technology and more, translation tab available
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Comprehension help for teens
Family - School and Community Partnerships Bureau
The raft, the river and the rainbow
Crunch Crackle and Create
Community Snapshots
International Children's Digital Library link: Online books for all ages and languages