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School’s out Friday
You can thank my YouTube surfing son for this week’s School’s out Friday video. It’s the Google+ Rap, and Funnyz certainly does a pretty good job selling it for Google. I do wonder though, if he’s also having a bit … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
George Couras sent our a tweet this week to this Google Chrome video. It’s the embodiment of what the Web allows; the crowdsourcing of material inspired by someone who has the ability to inspire and motivate people to create content. … Continue reading
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How many networks can a regular person maintain?
I think I fall into the category of regular person. Married, two kids, full time job. So, as a regular person, just how many social networks can I maintain? In my case, not many. In fact, I’d say I can … Continue reading
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Helping students with current issues research
One of the things I really do appreciate in my school is the willingness of our English teachers to recognise the skill set of Teacher-Librarians. Over the last few weeks my staff and I have worked closely with Year 11 … Continue reading
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10 minutes well spent
If you ever find yourself a spare ten minutes or so, you should do yourself a favour and check out the TED: Ideas worth spreading site. I do so on a regular basis, most often when I’m in bed browsing … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
Did you notice the date? If you didn’t, and you happened to stumble over the above video contained on this page, then I think you might be attempting to compose your mail in a very kinesthetic way by now. You … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
Apologies for this one! I’m not a huge Twilight fan, but I have been watching it on television for the last hour and a half or so, and was struggling to find a video for this week’s School’s out Friday. … 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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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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