Students can use Wakelet to build digital portfolios, curating their learning in Drama and HPE with videos, reflections, and project highlights. A dynamic way to demonstrate growth, creativity, and digital fluency across subjects. #DigitalPortfolio #StudentVoice #DramaAndHPE

This process fosters student agency by shifting the focus from teacher-led feedback to self and peer analysis. Hudl supports higher-order thinking as students set personal goals, justify improvements, and present digital portfolios. This elevates learning to the Modification and Redefinition levels of SAMR, transforming traditional skill drills into rich, self-directed learning experiences. It also develops General Capabilities including Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, and ICT Capability.

This tool enhances Real World Learning by connecting curriculum content to students’ lived environments and daily habits. It transforms learning at the Modification level of SAMR by enabling students to design personalised health plans, and at the Redefinition level by creating sharable, interactive resources that could inform or inspire peers or family members. It also nurtures Critical and Creative Thinking and supports curriculum outcomes in personal and community health.

Flip exemplifies high-impact digital pedagogy by encouraging active participation, multimodal communication, and authentic voice. It moves learning into the Modification and Redefinition stages of SAMR by transforming traditional written reflections into personalised, creative video narratives. Flip also supports inclusive practice, giving quieter students or EAL/D learners a comfortable platform to express themselves. This tool builds Personal and Social Capability and supports assessment for and as learning in HPE.

This use of Canva supports General Capabilities such as Critical and Creative Thinking, ICT Capability, and Personal and Social Capability, while integrating curriculum outcomes across HPE and English (persuasive writing, digital texts). At the Modification and Redefinition levels of SAMR, Canva shifts traditional assignments into digital artefacts that can be published, shared, and adapted for authentic audiences. It transforms passive research tasks into meaningful, cross-curricular learning experiences.

Mote enhances Higher Order Questioning by supporting ongoing dialogue, extending beyond written responses into verbal reasoning and metacognition. It elevates tasks to the Modification stage of SAMR, as it transforms the way questions are asked and answered. When used for peer feedback or as part of student-led portfolios, Mote even reaches Redefinition, allowing for rich, asynchronous conversations that build critical thinking, emotional insight, and Personal and Social Capability.

Kahoot! supports Digital Pedagogy by fostering formative assessment in an engaging, student-centered way. While it begins as a Substitution tool, when used strategically for diagnostic checks, peer-led quiz creation, or reflective game debriefs, it reaches the Modification level of SAMR. It provides instant feedback, promotes retrieval practice, and encourages active participation—especially useful for disengaged or competitive learners in HPE settings. It also contributes to Critical Thinking and ICT Capability within the General Capabilities.

This tool builds a broad range of General Capabilities, including Literacy, ICT Capability, Critical and Creative Thinking, and Personal and Social Capability. It also facilitates curriculum integration—students can apply persuasive writing skills from English, source analysis from Humanities, and digital design from Technologies, all within a meaningful health context. By allowing students to publish and share their work for real audiences, Book Creator supports transformative learning at the Modification and Redefinition levels of SAMR.

Strava supports Real World Learning by linking curriculum outcomes to authentic, lived experiences. It gives students ownership over their physical wellbeing and encourages active lifestyles beyond the classroom. By using real-time data and social features, students engage in meaningful goal setting, motivation tracking, and peer support. This shifts learning into the Modification and even Redefinition levels of SAMR, as students create fitness artefacts, track improvement, and engage with movement in context—not as abstract content, but as part of who they are.

ThingLink promotes Higher Order Thinking by moving students beyond surface-level recall. They must analyse, evaluate, and synthesise information in multimodal ways, constructing layered digital artefacts that showcase understanding and perspective. Learning is elevated to the Modification and Redefinition stages of SAMR, with students developing and curating content for real-world relevance and cross-disciplinary application. This also supports capabilities such as Critical and Creative Thinking, ICT Capability, and Ethical Understanding.