Monthly Archives: November 2010
The one off lesson – what to do?
We’re nearing the end of our school year. Reports are written, exams are underway, assessment tasks are all done. What do you do that’s meaningful in a lesson when your students are in switched off mode? Today, I was inspired … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
Late in my time zone, but still current in others! I love the Christmas season. I’m a sucker for smarmy Christmas movies, decorated trees, houses lit to the nines, and a traditional Christmas Carol or two that can bring a … Continue reading
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Google’s book to help us understand the Web.
Google have produced a very handy online book explaining how the Web works. 20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web provides explanations about Cloud Computing, HTML, Web apps, browsers, privacy, and a number of other topics that many … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
Two weeks ago, my son came across this funny kid on YouTube lip syncing to some recent popular songs. I watched along with him, and my mind was occupied thinking about the background story of this boy. Why was he … Continue reading
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Learning happens
I’ve spent the last eight school days participating in a ‘camp’ program at my school called Creative Communication. I’ve had the pleasure of working with 21 very special girls who have all made an effort to extend their thinking and … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
I enjoy Simon’s cat. Having two cats myself, I can identify with the behaviours on display in Simon’s animations. This one takes my fancy because Bella, one of my cats, will position herself under lamps when I’m correcting school work. … Continue reading
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Teaching design for change – great ideas from Emily Pilloton
Emily Pilloton delivers an inspiring TED talk that is worth the 16 minutes you need to invest to hear her message. People who give of themselves to assist those in communities where there is real need are special. Emily and … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
We’ve just got a Telstra TBox (to go with our 100G Bundle – I’m in internet download heaven!) and my son has been having a great time surfing YouTube and discovering cool videos. Well, videos he considers cool anyway. My … Continue reading
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Updated visual representation of Online Communities from xkcd
In the Northern Spring of 2007, Randall Munroe from xkcd created the following map to represent the real estate value of online communities; Interestingly, they created a new one in October of this year that looks like this; You can … Continue reading
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