A friend of mine has put together an awesome set of courses specifically designed for Secondary Teachers. Secondary Teachers need training in professional applications, not just webtools. The course spends a day on each of the apps in the adobe creative suite (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign etc) and there is even room to hot up your […]
All the talk on #PrimSecEdchat has been very encouraging for me. There’s been a lot of discussion about why exactly the Secondary sector is so far behind. I have a theory that it is to do with Subject Specialist needs. I’ve created a wiki and I hope the community can fill out out. Not with […]
Spoiler alert: this is a whinge. The primary sector is putting us secondary teachers to shame in the area of elearning. This is purely anecdotal, but: – how many secondary teaching focussed workshops will you find at ULearn or Latscof? (NZ’s elearning conferences). – as a direct result: how many secondary teachers attend? – show […]
Watching teachers talk about iPads is fascinating. Basically, there are two groups. The “but it doesn’t…” group and the “but it does…” group. I’ll prove an excellent point: I’m typing on an iPad right now. I CAN do that. The wordpress app is awesome. But I want to link to this: http://elearningr14.blogspot.com/2011/08/devices-in-classroom.html?showComment=1314486600501#c4358877439497971779 There’s no attractive […]
Never before have I shared a room with so many teachers passionate about IT. I went to EducampAKL today, an unconference for teachers passionate about IT. Highlights: Smackdown is a great idea: two minute presentations where you’re not allowed to touch a computer. Just sign up and post a link. Someone else clicks the link. […]
About a month ago I started using notepad for cutting and pasting. It’s good for other stuff too: no distractions not crowded no stuff to fiddle with word wrap is surprisingly useful And recently I started using it as a whiteboard, but alongside another app (in this case, Sibelius).
I love netbooks. I love that the classroom has open windows and wide horizons when I have a bunch of them in my class. They’re great for research, blogging and presentation but music notation poses a significant problem. This can be solved by buying Sibelius for about $200nz. Actually, not an option. So I’ve started […]
Orewa College is asking all year 9 students to bring their own device next year. This is awesome. It means that the line between “school” and “the real world” will further fade. I normally hate that concept (the “real” world) but, it’s useful here. A brief recap: The school sent a letter to year 8 […]
Orewa College is asking all year 9 students to bring their own device next year. This is awesome. It means that the line between “school” and “the real world” will further fade. I normally hate that concept (the “real” world) but, it’s useful here. A brief recap: The school sent a letter to year 8 […]
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