Tag Archives: social media
Kony 2012 – you must watch this and pass it on.
There are good people in this world. People who are trying to make a difference. Watch Kony 2012. Visit Kony2012 and find out why Joseph Kony should be famous. Brilliantly, this was sent to me from one of my Yr … Continue reading
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Storify your English classroom
This year, I’m teaching Year 10 English. In our team discussions early on, we decided to apply some SAMR thinking to modify a task that was normally completed as a paper folio, with pictures pasted in and students adding their … Continue reading
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Data visualisation – it’s here and wow!
I’m presenting at a Commerce teacher’s conference (Comview) next week, about social media and its impact on business today. Whenever I plan a presentation, it never ceases to amaze me how you seem to constantly find yourself immersed in terrific … Continue reading
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Justice is served for Social Media
What would you prefer? Read the lengthy Social Media Policy document, or watch this video? I know what I’d rather, and I know which method delivers the sticky message. Thumbs up to Victoria’s Department of Justice for making a video … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
I’ve seen some Facebook in real life videos before, but this one tickles my funny bone. (Excuse some of the language within it – I try to steer away from videos that contain course language, but a couple of words … Continue reading
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CPL workshop – all systems go!
A couple of years ago, I would speak at staff meetings and I could see eyes raising and people looking at one another with that, ‘here she goes again’, body language happening. Experiences like that have made me wary of … Continue reading
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The era of the everyman – but, you better be good.
Today marks the beginning of a new decade. Time for reflection, but also time for analysis of where we sit. I truly believe we’ve encountered the era of the everyman, the time for the ordinary individual to have the opportunity … Continue reading
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Using Social Media to effect change
I presented today at a conference for students that was held at my school. My presentation was ‘Using Social Media to effect change’. I’ve been trying to embed it here but the code is not cooperating. I used SlideRocket to … Continue reading
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Social Media in Plain English – new from Commoncraft.
Can’t believe I missed this. Well, I can actually, because my Google Reader has been playing up and I haven’t been able to load the page. This was posted two days ago on the Commoncraft blog . It’s Lee and Sachi … Continue reading
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