Jesus - a portrait by Gerald O'Collins

Jesus: A Portrait, Gerald O'Collins.

Electronic copy
Staff and teachers at Catholic Education Parramatta can access an electronic copy of 'Jesus a portrait' book via our Ebook library. This can be be viewed online or downloaded to your Desktop. Or you can download it your iPad via the Blue Fire reader app. Scan the QR code on the left to take you to the Ebook Library version.
(You will be prompted to login to Staffnet.)
Use your smart phone QR code reader to read the QR code pictured adjacent. Try ScanMee for iPhones or use Google to locate other QR code readers for other smartphones. Many smartphones come with their own QR code reader/scanner.

A physical copy of this book is also available via the Learning Exchange.
Contact us on 9677 4344 or email us at LEX@parra.catholic.edu.au if you have any questions about access.

For further reviews on this book click on the following links

http://www.thinkingfaith.org/articles/BOOK_20080828_1.htm

http://www.catholicireland.net/books/faith-theology-a-the-church/1681-jesus-a-portrait

http://www.catholicleader.com.au/news.php/reviews/a-portrait-of-jesus_44785

Using iPads/iPods in classrooms with special needs students

MangoMon is a commerical organisation providing online tools for special needs students. They also have some good ideas on teaching and learning uses of online tools and technologies. For uses of iPods and iPads in classroom see this article. An interesting video on this page shows hearing impaired students learning via the use of an iPad. Scroll halfway down to see video.

Spectronics, another special education supplier also provides some good links to the use of iPads in education in their article "Educational Apps and resources for the iPad and iPhone".

CEO Parramatta also provides links to the use of Ipads in Special Education via the Learning and Teaching with Ipads blogspot. See the Special Needs Uses tab.

Learning and Teaching with ipads

Currently 15 of our schools are evaluating the use of iPads in supporting teaching and learning.
The evaluation, discussion and learnings from this pilot are available to view on the Learning and Teaching with iPads blog.
Along with this there are links to a range of resources, apps and teaching ideas on iPads in teaching and learning.