In this update there’s some excellent professional development and IT resources, stuff on QR codes and an interesting article or two from the BBC 1. Commoncraft video – Web Browsers – http://www.commoncraft.com/video/web-browsers This is another excellent product from the commoncraft show. This video looks at the basics and features of web browsers. A very useful [...]
Project management is a topic that I teach in many of my classes. Whether its working as a member of a team or as an individual managing the project is a critical skill that the students need to develop. If the students are working as an individual, I get them to use the waterfall or [...]
I have long been a fan of the work of Sash and Lee Le Fever of the Commoncraft show – http://www.commoncraft.com/ The videos they ahve produced have provide excellent professional development resources and I frequently direct my students and staff to these resources on their website. Earlier in the week I visited the commoncraft site [...]
I am preparing for a keynote in a couple of week and I have found a couple of great statistics sources for some of information technology. The three I have found most useful at the moment are: The CIA Factbook - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html This is a useful source for general information and statistics about countries particularly, cellular [...]
This update is a mixed bag with some interesting stuff for the iPad, video resources (ideal for media studies and English teachers) and some good stuff for IT students (and teachers) for developing web pages. 1. Best ads http://www.bestadsontv.com/ This website hosts examples of the best advertisements from a variety of medias. The advertisements range [...]
This is an excellent video clip that explains the different elements of Creative Commons. One of the best parts of this is the author is a Kiwi. http://youtu.be/AeTlXtEOplA Produced by Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand with support from InternetNZ. To find out more about Creative Commons in New Zealand visit us at creativecommons.org.nz
These two videos are quite thought provoking in different ways. The first is project based learning explained, by the common cvraft show – http://youtu.be/LMCZvGesRz8. Isn’t this how we should be teaching? The second is from TED - Mike Matas: A next-generation digital book – http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_matas.html Traditional publishing company will need to adapt if they are to [...]
In this on the wire update I am looking at a couple of brilliant resources for video. 1. Mediastorm – African Air – http://mediastorm.com/publication/african-air This is a seven minute mini documentary that looks at africa in its diversity from the air. the air part of this mostly from a powered paraglider. Its stunning and the [...]
Just a couple of quick updates in this On the Wire Post. 1. Commoncraft videos – http://www.commoncraft.com – There are two new videos that are going to be useful in the classroom. The first is called “Social Media in the Workplace“ The video has the following blurb which nicely summarises its use: This video takes [...]
At the innovate conference in Sydney in march I did a casual interview where I was asked a couple of questions and videoed as I replied. It was a little daunting, but quite fun http://www.schooltube.com/video/8340ef6e57b934375208/Inspire-Innovate-Vox-Pops-Andrew-Churches
