privacy noun [ mass noun ] a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people: she returned to the privacy of her own home. • the state of being free from public attention: a law to restrict newspapers’ freedom to invade people’s privacy. [Dictionary Version 2.2.1 Apple] I read this morning [...]
Here are a couple of useful links that I have come across recently. 1. Educause - 7 things you should know - http://www.educause.edu/ There are two recent updates in this useful series. The first is collaborative learning spaces and the second infographics tools. We are seeing across education a shift towards learning happening not just in [...]
Its been a while since I have had the time to pen an on the wire update, but here is one. 1. TinEye Labs – http://labs.tineye.com/ This is a search engine with a difference, this one is based on colour. The search feature allows you to select a colour and then search through Flickr for [...]
The new facebook poke app raises a concern or two for me in regards to appropriate use. The app which is essentially facebook’s version of snapchat allows the user to do a number of interesting things. Here is what they say about it in the 12 December news release “With the Poke app, you can [...]
One of the very useful, but perhaps under utilised features of mountain lion is the dictation tool. Once its switched on the world of dictation is opened. Switch it on by going to system preferences > dictation and speech and switching dictation on you can also select your language type. From here it’s really easy [...]
As teachers we know that we need to have unit plans. This is a standard expectation of teachers, in many circumstances we are also expected to have lesson plans as well. We often hear adages as justification of the need for planners like “Failure to plan is planning to fail” “Proper planning prevents poor performance” [...]
My Colleague Lee Crockett made a comment the other day about BYOD, Bring your own device and Digital Citizenship. He said that the heart of any BYOD program is digital citizenship. And he’s right. As soon as a school starts allowing students to bring their own devices into school, they begin to surrender some of [...]
But I guess this is more than computers and computing, its actually all about ICT – information and communications technologies. Many of us may have seen the recent release from Google about a project they are working on called Project Glass. http://g.co/projectglass and perhaps you have looked up the video on youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c6W4CCU9M4 Aside from the privacy and [...]
AUT has been part of the World Internet Project which attempts to map internet usage. The highlights below are the key points for New Zealand and make for very interesting reading. The sample group was a little over 1250 individuals. We are a country that is online (86%), alot of us on a daily basis [...]
I have just updated my Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy quicksheets. These are resources I have created as a quick and easy summary of the six different taxonomic levels of Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy. They define the different taxonomic levels, provide the Digital Taxonomy Verbs with some possibilities for classroom use. Bloom’s quicksheets These are produced under the [...]
