Seminar Wednesday 19 August: Jaclyn Curnow, Edutech: Encounter, Engage with, and Elaborate

​Presentation Blurb: Google “Multiple Exposures” and you’ll read about photography or “High Impact Teaching Strategies” (HITS). Teachers empower leaners by providing them with multiple opportunities to encounter, engage with, and elaborate on new knowledge and skills. “Flippity.net”, “Classtools.net” and “FluentKey” are quick and easy Edutech options for “Multiple Exposures”. No student accounts, no costs. Teachers and students simply customise the digital templates, then share the new webpage. Use “Flippity.net” templates to create various customised games such as “Memory” and “Snowman”. Phrases can also be entered into a spreadsheet template to create flashcards or timelines. Use the “SMS Generator” in “Classtools.net” to create written texts that become fun role plays. “FluentKey” is for teachers to utilise the benefits of gamification and multimedia. Teachers create comprehension activities and students interactive with the video by responding to multiple choice, sequencing or cloze activities. An advantage over “Edpuzzle” is the class game option called “FluentKey Live”.

​Presenter Biography: Jaclyn Curnow is a teacher of German, who has worked with Middle School Students and also Senior Secondary students. She understands the challenges and exciting opportunities that Language Teachers have to empower students and build their confidence and skills as they learn a new language. Her students enjoy using a range of digital tools and thinking routines which she embeds into the curriculum to provide differentiation and engage learners. Jaclyn is the Languages Coordinator at Viewbank College and also teaches Digital Technologies. As a long serving committee member of the AGTV and MLTAV, Jaclyn highly values collaboration and advocacy.