Why #wordpress is better than blogspot
Why #wordpress is better than blogspot.
Something to teach, something to learn: why #educampakl rocked!
Something to teach, something to learn: why #educampakl rocked!.
“Your geekiness knows no bounds.”
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. […]
Social Networking in Secondary School
Intro to twitter Twitter is a river of short instant messages. Most messages are public. they can include attachments (kind of). Go to twitter.com. Don’t sign in. Search for an area of interest. Try educampakl. Getting started Once you signed up, search for and follow @eggs11vs. This is my main tutor group account. It’s pretty […]
I got my iphone back!
Actually, it’s a new phone. Awesome! My phone had been dropping calls, suddenly having no signal… So, I took it in to YooBee. It had 2 weeks left on its warranty. They said it would take about a week *shudders*. Two days later, they said, “come and get your replacement.” Yus.
The teacher laptop scheme: time to rethink it? #duedchat
A brief history of my computer use as a teacher: school one Highly managed. Ask IT to come down and log in so you can unmute the sound. school two Very free. I was issued a imac. I could do anything I liked. school three Highly managed (I suspect outsourced to the same firm as […]
I’m using notepad alongside Sibelius a lot lately. #musedchat #duedchat
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).
Working as a music teacher with netbooks (#edchat, #musedchat)
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: It’s not actually about the technology…
Orewa College: It’s not actually about the technology….
Why Orewa College is doing the right thing
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 […]
