This is a brilliant video and one well worth watching. Dr Wesch is a captivating speaker and his presentation method is great. if you haven’t watch it, get some pop corn, pull up a comfortable chair and click here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPAO-lZ4_hU
However, good as he is and nice as it is to watch and listen to, there are [...]
I have to wonder some times about the people who design classrooms. In a previous post - 21st C learning Spaces i talked about the need for spaces to be flexible to suit the needs of the 21st Century learner. i.e.
21st Century Learners are:
Technology literate and adept
Media savvy
Flexible and dynamic
multitasking
communicators and collaborators
interactive and networked
reflective and [...]
One of the things I really like about conferences is talk directly to the vendors. We use open text’s First Class and they had a very good presence at the trade show. First class is used by 4 of the top 10 school districts in the US. Some servers are really huge, I know of [...]
This is an interesting product - a 3D immersive mathematics game. Kids play in 1st person either individual or in teams. They have instructional modules followed by the games themselves.
Can be competitive between schools and districts. Neat
C-Map Notes
URL: http://www.tabuladigita.com/
Neat game interface, a fun approach to maths and adjustable into other subjects. Would be bandwdith intensive. [...]
NECC here we come!
Well, inspite of legendary stories to the contary; security, customs and immigration at the international side of LAX was very good. Weht quickly and efficiently cleared customs and immigration, with no trauma, no fuss and also no officiousness from staff.
Domestic, however, was different. It was quick and efficient as [...]
http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/02/13-photographs-that-changed-the-world/
This is an amazing blog post and one that is as interesting from the comments as it is from the content.
This is a post about some of the all time great photos. Every one has there opinion, but this is a pretty good collection. With each image is a explanation, these to are insightfull and [...]
This is a great video, a great message, a great site and a great cause.
THE GIRL EFFECT
Watch the video on youtube or the girl effect website.
The Message is simple, its honest and its clear. Take care of the girls in the villages, provide them with an education, support them rather than abuse [...]
http://www.commoncraft.com/podcasting
Yeeha - another great resource from Lee and the crew at Commoncraft. This is a excellent resource and well worth using with students and staff alike.
Good effort.
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Well, we sare safely back from Pokara and tucked into the Mansulu Hotel for Tonight. We flight out to Bangkok Tommorow for one day. The trip was uneventful, if you ignore the driving, and the fact that the 190km journey to 6 hours - we averaged 30km/hr. Which was just as well as we weaved across [...]
Today is a comunity service day in Pokara, The whole group went to Shree Lila Lower Secondary School under Shanti Stopa.
We bused across the base of the hill, and then proceeded to walk up the hill. When our guuide and sherpa described the hill he said it was Nepali Up. We work on a sliding [...]
