Monthly Archives: October 2009
School’s out Friday
I dare you not to smile while watching this. Bet you’ll find it impossible not to. This is the brainchild of Volkswagen, who’ve developed a site called The Fun Theory.com . Here’s what they say on their site about their … Continue reading
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New Millenium Learners
Now here’s a conference I wish I could have attended, and not just because it was in Brussels and I could really do with a relaxing break right now! The OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation launched the New … Continue reading
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Global Poetry Project
Recently I wrote about Working together 2 make a difference, the Ning I help to run along with Angela Stockman and Mike Poluk. One of our new members, Rob Currin, from Alden, New York, has started a group called The … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
Now this is special. This video is just a little something the students at my school put together to celebrate the fact that it was their last official school day on Wednesday of this week. Milly Davison and Elly Dixon … Continue reading
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Google Wave – initial impressions
I’ve been playing around with Google Wave for a few days now, trying to work out what it can offer us as a new vehicle for communication. My initial impression is that it is real time email. If you are … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
Twelve million people or so have viewed this on YouTube, so I’m probably showing you something that you’ve already seen. I am part of the rest of the worlds’ population who has not seen this 3 year old explain the … Continue reading
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VHS forever!
Timely post on the ninemsn website considering the content of my last post. Want to remember the good old days of VHS, floppy disks, cassette tapes and recorders, corded telephones with a dial and not a keypad, cameras with film … Continue reading
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Yes, we deleted the VHS collection.
Discussion in my office last week. “Jenny, did I hear you correctly when you said that you had deleted the entire VHS collection? “ “Yes, you did.” “Does this mean that the Maria Callas version of Medea isn’t there?” “Yep, that’s right. It’s … Continue reading
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