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Wednesday is one of my busiest teaching days. So, when I saw a request come through from Endang in Indonesia to skype with a class of hers, I wondered whether I could fit it in as I was about to … Continue reading →

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My article below was first published as Three “I”s Suggested for Education Reform on Blogcritics. Public education in America is in a state of flux. In 26 states, including California, legislators are adopting the “Common Core” standards and curr [...]

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I’m reviewing technology use in the Common Core Standards this morning and thought I would share a few resources I’ve found for better understanding them.  Remember that I am based in California so the information related specifically to our [...]

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Tony Richards, (@itmadesimple and co-podcaster of the edtechcrew)  led a discussion on the way we should view cybersafety for Tech Talk Tuesdays. This was a challenging and thought provoking session. It made us think about:- where are our students on [...]

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When: Tuesday May 14th 4-5pm (Melbourne Australia gmt+10) About the Session: The Teacher Learning Network currently have 4 apps available for download in the iOS app store and one in the Android Marketplace. As program co-ordinator Max Grarock was involve [...]

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On Friday, one of my students asked me:- Could you please make sure you put what I have to do for Monday and Tuesday’s classes on your blog? When queried further, I learnt that this student was to have a … Continue reading →

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I’m about to start production again on both a classroom video project and an independent short movie outside of the classroom.  The planning stages are an exciting time, especially after taking a break from moviemaking for a couple of years. … Co [...]

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When: Tuesday, May 8th 4-5pm (Melbourne time, Australia gmt+10) About the session: We’ve all heard the statistics, and rightly or wrongly Facebook and other sites are playing a major part in the day to day lives of our students. For … Continue readin [...]

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This book is written by a consultant and veteran educator/administrator Harold Kwalwasser. He uses real experience to assemble data and predict where education is going. Trends in education are explained and developed with frightening believability. Most [...]

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Is there any evidence that you know of that shows that an ipad, or ipod, or laptop have a bigger educational impact at different age groups. This year I was given the challenge of teaching grade prep/one ICT. As a … Continue reading →

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Is there any evidence that you know of that shows that an ipad, or ipod, or laptop have a bigger educational impact at different age groups. This year I was given the challenge of teaching grade prep/one ICT. As a … Continue reading →

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Students often make innovative and efficient use of technology. There is so much that can be learned from them, with them and by observing them. This was really pushed home to me earlier this week, when I asked students to … Continue reading →

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Students often make innovative and efficient use of technology. There is so much that can be learned from them, with them and by observing them. This was really pushed home to me earlier this week, when I asked students to … Continue reading →

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My desktop app, Fluency Timer, is now available for the iOS (iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches). The app provides an adjustable timer with integrated voice recording to allow teachers, parents, and students to easily record student fluency readings. It’s [...]

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One really important step in innovation (which for me has been global connections/collaboration) is celebrating the projects in some form. Why I feel this is important:- it is engaging and motivating for the participants promotes the projects and innovati [...]

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One really important step in innovation (which for me has been global connections/collaboration) is celebrating the projects in some form. Why I feel this is important:- it is engaging and motivating for the participants promotes the projects and innovati [...]

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For 10 weeks during September, October and November, a group of 9 students who wish to pursue their love of writing would assemble in the school library on a Wednesday lunchtime to linkup with Christopher Herz, an author from Brooklyn, … Continue readin [...]

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For 10 weeks during September, October and November, a group of 9 students who wish to pursue their love of writing would assemble in the school library on a Wednesday lunchtime to linkup with Christopher Herz, an author from Brooklyn, … Continue readin [...]

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The Topic: Changing the way we view cyber safety – a discussion When: Tuesday, May 1st, 4-5pm Melbourne, Australia time (gmt+10) Where: Online webinar. Click on this link to join the session. About the session: Taking up from past presentations … Con [...]

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The Topic: Changing the way we view cyber safety – a discussion When: Tuesday, May 1st, 4-5pm Melbourne, Australia time (gmt+10) Where: Online webinar. Click on this link to join the session. About the session: Taking up from past presentations … Con [...]

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