Oh the OUTRAGE… youtube and Facebook!

TVNZ has today reported that Rangitoto College is going to allow its students access to youtube and Facebook! Controversy!!! YOUTUBE how could they allow that and Facebook …. OUTRAGE http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/college-keeps-youtube-facebook-in-digital-strategy-4457086 I mean, really, what planet are they living on? My students make very good use of Youtube, they access how to videos, revision clips and [...]

On the wire – African Air

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 [...]

Data Infographic

Infographics are a very powerful tool for learning. While we do have learning preferences –  Visual, Auditory, Read/Write or Kinesthetic – our dominant sense is visual. Further we process images faster, some estimate 60,000x faster than text.  Infographics when they are well designed effectively carry a message to us and our students that is easy [...]

Video – A brief history of technology in the classroom

This video was shared with me through twitter, its simple, straight forward and quite useful. It doesn’t show a wizzy new future, but it does put somethings into perspective. A little bit anyway. It does raise a few questions. How many people are still using overhead projectors as the cutting edge of technology? How many [...]

Infowhelm & Information Fluency Video

This is a cool video. Lee, my good friend and colleague has just produced this absolutely cool video on information Fluency and infowhelm. This is a brilliant resourse that sets perfectly the scene for 21st century learning, what we are facing right now and where we are heading. What a stunning clip. Here is the [...]