In this update we have a range of sites that are well worth visiting. Stuff for science, Mathematics, IWB’s, Global Project and video resources. 1. Body Browser – http://bodybrowser.googlelabs.com/ This is an iteresting site, that used HTML 5 and WebGL to allow the visitor to manipulate and explore a human body. Other than the limitation [...]
Wow, the last two weeks have been frantic and the first thing that suffers is blogging. Here is my collection and finds for the week (oophs 2 weeks) 1. NetNewsWire – http://netnewswireapp.com/mac/ The announcement by blog lines that they are closing down, has forced me to move from using bloglines as an aggregator. So a [...]
While we have been up in the Khumbu and in fact around Kathmandu we have met many other school groups operating in this area. Many of these also have a community service basis to them. For us as an IB world school, the CAS programme (Creativity, Action and Service) provides our students with an opportunity [...]
Well I guess you could call it a laptop, but that doesn’t do justice to it. This looks amazing. My tablet does not look this good. and the price tag? Its thin, its touch screen and it costs <$100. This is really quite amazing. The OLPC project has been making a difference for a while. [...]
For the first term of this year my Year 12 students have been involved in the NetGen Education project as well as the usual curriculum activities. The NetGen Project is the brain child of the flatclassroom project leaders Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis. These two teachers working together with Don Tapscott, author of Wikinomics and [...]
What if the earth’s population was reduced to just 100 people. http://www.miniature-earth.com Here are some of th This is a fascinating insight into the demographics of the world we live in by reducing it to 100 individuals. The Miniature earth site hosts a very captivating video that is worth watching (and downloading for a $5 [...]
Tool or technology:GIS or Geographical Information System. Google Earth – Downloaded and installed client, internet connection required Curriculum area: Humanities Synopsis: This starter sheet looks at the power of Google Earth. While it only looks at one aspect of the tool, the Global Awareness Layers, particularly the Crisis in Darfur, this tool has a range [...]
Wikipedia is amazing. It is with out a doubt the first stop of most students as they research any topic. Its huge, its peer created and peer moderated. Its also online, and this can pose a problem. This vast body of knowledge can only be accessed via the internet, and for those with our reliable [...]
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 [...]
http://blogs.ushmm.org/WorldIsWitness/ This is a powerful blog – one worth visiting subscribing to and supporting. If we look beyond the safety of our comfortable lives there is a frightening world out there. A world where violence, persecution, brutality, hunger, war and ignorance are commonplace. Sites like this and mediastorm give us insights into this world, they [...]
