new stuff – life on the edge
ok – well – i’ve been playing with some new STUFF over the last few days/weeks … Twitter – kinda like a giant online global conversation Flock – new kind of browser that integrates all sorts of social...
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i’d like to add marsedit to the pot … sometimes you just need to blog without the hassle of loading your browser … perhaps mars edit will be the ultimate tool? whether or not i’ll be able to upload...
View Articleblogrolling
A great post from Sue Waters led me to a nifty solution for my blogroll – using Google Reader’s builtin blogroll gadget. Thanks Sue...
View ArticleNew Year …
I’m always excited at the start of a new year. There’s something about a new class full of students – the challenge to get to know them and their quirks; the challenge to inspire and excite them about...
View ArticleThe Winnie the Pooh Guide to Blogging
If you haven’t read this blog post you really must go read it! http://www.copyblogger.com/winnie-the-pooh-blogging/ Lesson 1: “You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to...
View ArticleLearning @ School 09
It’s hard to come up with that the absolutely best thing about #lats09 has been but one of the best is actually getting to meet all the people I’ve been tweeting with and blogging about for several...
View Articlegeocaching, photos and geotagging
thanks to a blog from a fellow kiwi today i figured out a really easy way to geotag my photos … I read this then went to Maria’s site and read her information. I have a Nokia 6121c – no GPS but the...
View ArticleI’m on holiday … here’s the proof ->
When I’m on holiday there’s inevitably one thing I do that proves I’m on holiday (unless I’m travelling – oh – no – I still do it just in another format!) I read. Really. In the last week I’ve read 18...
View ArticleKids can totally blow you away …
Yesterday we used a blog to facilitate our SODA (start of day activity based on Tony Ryan’s Thinkers Keys). The students worked in their groups to come up with their ideas. Then they commented on the...
View ArticleGagging teachers
Just a short post to ask a question – and hopefully get some answers! What control do you think a school principal/management/BOT should have over whether a teacher is allowed to use twitter or blogger...
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