Monthly Archives: December 2010
School’s out Friday
Happy New Year! This was the 8.30 pm round of Fireworks from Sydney Harbour. There will be another spectacular show in both Sydney and Melbourne at 12.00am to launch 2011. While we wait, enjoy this one. : ) 2011. Wow. … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
It’s actually Christmas morning here (1.36am to be precise!), but it’s still Friday in parts of the world so I’m feeling justified, if not a little bit crazy, for getting School’s out Friday out at this time. This is North … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
This ‘Digital Story of the Nativity‘ just had to be the pick for School’s out Friday this week. It came to me from a tweet from Dean Groom, and it does make you think how things would be played out … Continue reading
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Meet Cartoon James
The other week, I received an email from James, the brother of a student from my school. James contacted me because his sister Kate had given him some advice about what he needed to do if he wanted to pursue … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
I don’t know how I missed this one. It’s another improveverywhere MP3 experiment mission filmed in October. On this occasion, improveverywhere agents downloaded the same MP3 file and played it at the same time, all following the instructions outlined in … Continue reading
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Google eBooks – game changer?
Watch this and you decide. Is this the game changer in the eBook market? I suspect it just might be. It looks like their apps for the iphone/ipad are only available in the US at this stage. There’s nothing about … Continue reading
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Edublog Awards – Thank you
Yes, it’s Edublogs awards time again, and I am very thankful to readers of this blog who have gone to the effort of nominating it for Best Teacher Blog and Best Librarian/Library Blog. It’s very humbling to be in the … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
Thanks to Rhonda Powling for tweeting out the link to A Creative Commons Christmas Carol. Those of us trying to impress on others the importance of using a Creative Commons Share Alike licence will be singing along to the chorus. … Continue reading
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Edublog Awards 2010 – my nominations
Nominations for the Edublog awards close tomorrow, so I thought I better get my act into gear and nominate some of the wonderful people out there who make learning happen for me. Not only for me, but for countless others … Continue reading
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