We would love your feedback about Lorne 2009! What did you enjoy? Would you like to see anything done differently? Would you like more Freddos? Please feel free to submit a comment by clicking on the Comment link below or by clicking here.
Don’t forget to view our Lorne 2009 slideshow, which is on the sidebar to the right, or you can click here to view our photos on Flickr.
If you scroll down this page, you will also find posts about Prezi, an exciting new presentation tool and the SAM Animation sequences created by some of our talented staff! You may also wish to visit the Movies page and watch the Lorne 2009 Animoto movie created on an iPhone! (Many thanks to Nathan.)
Lastly, if you wish to view resources from the various presentations at Lorne 2009, please visit the Presentations page.
Thank you once again to everyone who contributed to make Lorne 2009 a great Professional Learning event for our staff!
* The above image was taken with an iPhone, edited on the phone with the Comic Touch app (Comic Life), then emailed to our Lorne 2009 Flickr account – it’s amazing what you can create using a mobile phone!
I’ve had many enquiries about Prezi, a new web tool that allows you to easily create exciting presentations to really “wow” your audience!
“Prezi allows anyone who can sketch an idea on a napkin to create and perform stunning non-linear presentations with relations, zooming into details, and adjusting to the time left without the need to skip slides.”
You can visit the Prezi website and submit a request for an account. When you receive email notification about your account, log in to the Prezi site and take the time to complete the 5 minute introduction. It is well worth it!
On Day 2 of the Lorne Conference, a small group participated in a 45 minute hands-on session introducing them to SAM Animation, a free animation program.
Apart from their enthusiasm, it was wonderful to see that the session attracted staff from all areas of the school – the Early Learning Centre, Junior School and Senior School. We also welcomed Bronwyn and Helen from our City Cite campus. The fact that this session attracted participants from across a number of year levels, indicated that staff were already aware that animation is a wonderful way to “Personalise the Learning Process” for learners of all ages.
After an introduction where participants viewed a sample and were given a brief overview of SAM Animation, staff got to work to create their own sequences using plasticine, blocks, Scrabble letters and anything else they could get their hands on!
Congratulations to all of our participants on their fabulous efforts!
First Day Back
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Lego Mania
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Take Two
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Mint Man
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Anthony’s Triplets: First Day at Kinder!
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Information for presenters is now available on the For Presenters page. Staff involved in presentations on Day 2 of Lorne will need to read the important information prior to coming to Lorne.
CoverItLive is a free web tool that allows to you blog live. Your commentary publishes in real time like an instant message. This tool also allows you to include polls, images, video and audio clips. Comments and questions from your readers instantly appear but you control what gets published.
CoverItLive is not only a wonderful tool for professional development but also in the classroom. Further information about live blogging can be found at the following links:
Many thanks to Richard and Alan for providing the following report, Personalising Education: from research to policy and practice. You can click here do download a copy of the report as a PDF.
You can listen to the Forward to the Personalising Education Report by clicking on the play button below. The recording has been made using a web tool called Read the Words. Just copy and paste the text from any document and the site creates an audio file with a realistic computer-generated voice reading the text for you!
This word cloud was made with a fantastic and free web tool called Wordle. This Wordle has been created to highlight aspects of the theme for Lorne 2009, Personalising the Learning Process.
You can view the full size version of the Wordle by clicking the image below.
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