Adam Astill

Passionate Educator in the technology workspace. NSW DoE Digital Learning Advisor and member of the Digital Support Team.

[Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen]

Unleash the power & fun of learning with colorful #MicrosoftEDU Quick Guides - created by #MIEExpert @Miss_Aird. These 1 page handouts cover 10 MS products w/ more coming soon!

Great for summer PD ☀️ Plus easy to print and share

Blog 👉 https://t.co/nJ2S2LFKXi

#edtech #cpchat

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

Great to have @timkitchen at Buronga PS today for an Adobe Day! Great to dive into great @AdobeExpress tools with students, teachers and admin staff.

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

@AdobeExpress Character Animation and Real Time Collaboration on Projects 🙏🙏🙏

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

Great for @TannyRiach and I to spend some time with Alma PS working with their Digital Classroom Officer. We looked at digital tools than can be demonstrated by the DCO to staff for them to use in the classroom to engage students in learning. #FarWest #RuralAccessGap

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

Great to visit @NSWEducation Willyama HS this week and work with staff on the use of Microsoft Whiteboard, MakeCode Arcade to assist with student engagement, and incorporating the use of accessibility tools into teaching and learning #RuralAccessGap #FarWest

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

Great to visit Burke Ward PS today with @TannyRiach to discuss and demonstrate Microsoft, Apple and Google accessibility tools on both laptops and iPads. Great ways to boost engagement and learning through the tools in Edge, Word, PowerPoint, Docs, Keynote & more. #RuralAccessGap

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

Privileged today to visit Wilcannia CS in the #FarWest to work with staff on digital applications, accessibility tools and administration workflows. Also wonderful to see the artwork that adorns the walls and features of the buildings on site #RuralAccessGap #connectedcommunities

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

Great to work with SASS staff from around the Broken Hill area yesterday. Our workshop focused on cloud storage & sharing, @CanvaEdu for collaboration on newsletters & the bulk create feature to make the process of making certificates & awards more efficient! #RuralAccessGap

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

Had the pleasure to visit @MenindeeCSchool and work with their staff today on use of MLDs and collaborative whiteboarding tools in teaching and learning and incorporating @CanvaEdu into their lessons #RuralAccessGap #farwest

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

Working with SOTA Hay & Broken Hill on their transition to MS Teams as their new video teaching platform from Term 3. So great to see faces of the remote & isolated community when we had 25 cameras all on at once during a Forum - previously they could only see 2! #ruralaccessgap

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

@Smith1Rochelle Multiple MLDs, students collaborating on Google Jamboard, such great engagement!!

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

A great way to add some "wow" to make an engaging lesson or presentation

[Canva Education @CanvaEdu]

Use Create an Animation to bring your lessons to life! ✨Here's a short tutorial to get you started. 👇

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

A different way to look at the maths essentials. 💛 it!!

[NumberClub @NumberClubHQ]

A alternative to the "times tables"....A Products and Factors table https://t.co/4uoHl9Xw4S

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

#Microsoft #Whiteboard have just launched their inbuilt timer! 🕰️

Give your participants the ability to think, design and plan within a time limit ⏰

Great for non-linguistic brainstorming opportunities ❤️🏅🚀

#Linked @MSEduANZ

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

Available to book for Term 3 from Wednesday. It's a cracker! #spheroindi

[Ryan @ryannoonan5]

This kit is amazing for early coding. Don’t miss the chance to borrow this, the Junior explorer kit for Term 3. https://t.co/Etvfw085au

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

@ryannoonan5 and I spent this morning at Barooga PS working with Matt and Amy planning their school's DCO journey for 2023. Some great goals set for the year to build on their staff's digital capacity. #RuralAccessGap

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

The DST had a great afternoon working with Principals and DCO's at out Deniliquin Community of Practice event. Great sharing of success in digital teaching & learning. The group are already planning their next get together. Many thanks to Edward PS for hosting #RuralAccessGap

[Megan Anderson @megananderson_9]

An incredible couple of days for @ryannoonan5, @AdamAstill14, @MudgeeWest and I, visiting some of our inspirational Digital Classroom Officers. #ruralaccessgap

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

Got a rockstar welcome at Berrigan PS this afternoon for the #RuralAccessGap DST school visits. Spent some time planning with Laura the school's Digital Classroom Officer, before have great fun in a beginner's coding lesson building maze games in Microsoft makecode arcade!

[Adam Astill @AdamAstill14]

Had a great visit to Moama PS this morning with @MudgeeWest as part of our #RuralAccessGap DST road trip. Great to work on planning that will continue to grow the staff's digitally capacity through the use of cloud based collaborative tools.