We’ve got a very strange situation here in New Zealand. One of our foremost newscasters has entered into a relationship with Sky City Casinos. Reports are sketchy, but it is understood that he gets paid a $2000 per month retainer. He gets free meals and other benefits purely for being seen in the casino gambling. […]
I got a new iPhone about a month ago. I got the latest model, the iPhone 4S. This is the one with an eight megapixel camera and Siri, the voice recognition software. A brief word about Siri: right now I’m speaking to my phone and it is writing down what I say. It’s correct about […]
I use Outlook everyday. It is my principal business tool. This is particularly weird because in my former life as a schoolteacher I hated Outlook. I did everything I could to avoid using it. I had email forwarded to webmail as an alternative. One of the key reasons for this was to do with my […]
There’s a huge danger of over thinking this thing. Blogging. I’ve been reluctant to write anything because I had placed an expectation on myself about the amount of work that should go into a post. But some of the blogs that I enjoy regularly are extremely brief. Seth’s Blog springs to mind. # no link […]
Anyone who knows me, really knows me, knows that I’ve failed. I’m not particularly afraid of it. I don’t like it, but I know it’s important. Someone gave me this article last week. It’s got great research and good takeaways, but the thing I love most is the emphasis on failure. Samuel Beckett had the […]
Guidelines for staff: Don’t friend or follow students. It’s yucky. You can set up groups and pages for them and interact like that – much tidier and more professional. If a student asks to friend you, speak to them in person and explain that it’s a personal rule. If a student follows you, do the […]
I’ve talked to loads of parents about Facebook, and I sense a real fear. Many parents don’t really understand it and either ban it or turn a blind eye. It’s my aim in this post to address the concerns of these parents and give some nice, practical tips. What is Facebook? Facebook is a free […]
I wrote this post ages ago, but just posted it on my facebook page last night. @mfcuk2 commented: I use Excel too. It’s powerful because every bit of data I need in the classroom is on display, usually via data projector. Also the spreadsheet has all the data my students need as well. Results, attendance, fees […]
Recently, I’ve been playing with my own moodle installation. I’ve found that there are a whole lot of cool themes that are ready to go. They look good, are functional and (mostly importantly) there are specific themes for mobile and tablet. This is what my moodle looks like in Internet Explorer: And on my iphone […]
Apple announce their new iBooks2 apps today. Basically, media-rich text books, agreements with major publishers. Teachers are asking some key questions. I’ve answered a couple: Can anyone write an ibook? Yes. And no. Download the ibook author from the app store on to your mac. It’s free, and very cool. Nothing at all for PC. This […]
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