So I’ve distinguished the Real from Reality and accepted that most of the Real is hidden, probably forever and not just from me but from my entire species, both because we physically cannot encounter it all and because, even if we could, we can’t hold it all.…
Using XtLearn to create visual bookmarks for VLEs, student projects and staff collaboration
XtLearn is a bookmarking system that can be used to create visually interesting links which can then be embedded into your VLE, website or shared via links on Twitter or Facebook.
I was introduced to the software a few weeks ago and could immediately see the benefits for my institution and their students.…
Sharing our stories of iPads
7G were very excited when visitors from Federal Way Public Schools, near Seattle Washington were brought to our Maths class to see how we are learning with iPads. They keenly shared the Educreations videos they were working on, and others produced previously, and their annotated Noterize task booklets.…
Digital Wanderers
Thursday was “Take your Child to Work” day. At one point during the day, I sat in a meeting with our school counselor and her adorable son. He honored me by letting me sit next to him as he slipped on his “Beats” headphones and pulled out his Ipod. …
How do you learn best?
I loved watching everyone’s videos. It was a wonderful reminder of the fact that everyone learns differently and we have to honour that, and be mindful of the diverse ways in which we all learn when we plan for our students.
Displaying student work with QR codes
Planning for the school Open Night usually involves, among other things, collecting samples of student work for display. As increasing amounts of this work is submitted electronically, often taking the form of a keynote presentation, or in junior classes, an Educreations or iMovie presentation, this is no longer straight forward.…
Choose One Thing
My title for today’s post is what I’ve been preaching these days about technology. I’ve been telling teachers who are overwhelmed by technology to choose one thing and try it. Share with your students that you are trying something. See if they have better ideas about what you are doing.…
ETMOOC Archive Sessions
- T0S1 – Welcome & Orientation w/ Alec Couros (Jan 14, 7pm)
- T0S1 – Welcome & Orientation REPEAT w/ Alec Couros (Jan 15, 1pm)
fast-forward this session to 46:21 – someone hit the record button early.
Teach the Web
Time for another MOOC. ETMOOC was incredibly interesting and valuable, so when I received an email about Mozilla’s Teach the Web course, I couldn’t help but sign up. Topics to be discussed include: Making as Learning, Connected Learning, Open Web, Webmaking as Learning.…
Teach the web, Postetmooc and other activities
So I am about to embark on another mooc type endeavour, with Mozilla’s Teach the Web. I’ll see how it turns out. I am already feeling a little anxious because of course I’ve forgotten how to connect my blog to an aggregator (and the assumption that it is easy is to figure out ticks me off!…