Innovator willing and Abell

By St Mary's Catholic College
Community contribution / May 8, 2015

Technology-buff Shane Abell admits that when computer and laptop technology first became mainstream, he was slow off the mark to begin learning how to use it in the classroom.

“But if you ask my wife now, she wishes I never started,” Abell laughs.

“The amount of time I ...

This story appeared in the May 2015 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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St Mary's is a comprehensive junior secondary school (Years 7-10) and meets the needs of families in the eastern region of Lake Macquarie. The school was founded in 1964 in the fine tradition of the Sisters of St Joseph, Lochinvar and has an established history as an excellent Catholic school.

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