Looking to level-up your tech game in the classroom? In this episode, you’ll meet Alice, Head Teacher - Secondary Studies in a NSW public school, who shares how she integrates technology into her lessons to further engage students and support their learning.

As a Year 12 student, Alice knew she was passionate about becoming a science teacher (don’t we all love a Bunsen burner experiment). Now, looking back on 16 years of teaching, Alice shares with us the benefits of being a Teacher Education Scholarship recipient and the various career opportunities she was able to pursue within public education.

Teaching across different school contexts in an ever-changing digital landscape, Alice became passionate about the value of technology to create a more interactive and dynamic learning environment.

In a new segment we like to call ‘Tech Time with Alice’, we share our favourite tech resources and tools that can support teachers in classroom management, differentiation and facilitating impactful lessons for students. From advanced features of Google Classroom, OneNote and Canva for Education to noise-management tools, Minecraft and robotics, you don’t want to miss this opportunity to build up your own tech toolkit.

We hope you enjoy this episode.

We acknowledge that this episode of the Teach NSW Podcast was recorded on the homelands of the Darug people. We pay respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples listening to the Teach NSW Podcast today.

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NSW Department of Education resources and useful links

• Teach NSW - become a teacher in a NSW public school and find out how a career in teaching can open doors for you.
• Get paid to study - register your interest to receive information on scholarship and program opportunities available with the NSW Department of Education. 
• stem.T4L Learning Library - teachers in NSW public schools can access STEM resources and lesson kits via the stem.T4L Learning Library.
• The Student Podcaster - access a beginner podcast course for teachers and students to understand how to create their own podcast. 
• Staff Portal - department employees can access free resources and applications to support their teaching and student learning, including Canva for Education, Minecraft for Education, Microsoft Office 365 and Google Workspace.

External resources and useful links

• Blooket - engage your students in lessons through educational trivia games.
• Bouncy Balls - access a free classroom noise management tool.
• Classroomscreen -  a free classroom management resource for teachers to engage students. 
• Kahoot! - engage your class with a customisable quiz game.
• Microsoft OneNote - a digital notepad application for note-taking, lesson planning and classroom resources. 
• Quizlet - a digital flashcard tool.