Kid in a lolly shop

In the last week, I’ve had a chance to look a bit more at the software that’s been loaded on the DER laptop. Like a kid in a lolly shop, it’s hard to choose what I want to use first. My mind springs to the possibilities of what is now at my disposal, but in … Read more

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Moodle for the PE teacher

In that sea on Web 2.0 stuff that I’m drifting in at the moment, one really cool application that I’ve started using consistently is Moodle. While it’s not exactly Web 2.0 (its been around for a while), I’m using it as a vehicle for delivering Web 2.0 learning tools to my students from one convenient … Read more

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Where did the weekend go….?

It’s Sunday night and although I know I’ve done stuff, the weekend has gone pretty quickly. But here’s what I did find out: 1. That losing the Ashes to the Poms is hard to take. And I don’t understand why! 2. That Karnivool’s singer is the same singer as the singer from Birds of Tokyo. … Read more

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A shoebox full of crap..or the answer?

I’ve been madly saving bookmarks of sites that I think I could use for my kids at school, but all I think I’ve created is a shoebox full of crap (that everyone has somewhere). I’ve recently asked myself  “What is going to work with my students when my lessons involve technology/Web 2.0+ tools in the … Read more

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Geronimo!!!!

You know how when someone jumps off a tall cliff, or out of a plane, or just makes a big leap into the unkonwn they usually yell out something like “geronimooooo…” as they go? That’s pretty much the way I’ve jumped into gadgets and technology since I can remember when. It’s not that I’m careless … Read more

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3 Cool sites for the Technologically curious teacher

Check these sites out for cool teacher stuff: Royalty Free stuff –   Mixtures of free stuff and Collections of free photos, sounds, music, gifs, clipart, fonts, icons, satellite images, cartoons, graphics, animations, etc Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners – someone’s Top 10, anyway. 25 Free Apps for websites for technology loving teachers – … Read more

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No sleep for the wicked

I went to sleep on the lounge in front of Law and Order, and now I can’t get sleepy again. May as well blog. My week in dot points: Went to school Explored DER laptop – found that webcam, that is supposed to be enable with Lenovo Easyshare, can’t be enabled with Lenovo Easyshare, because…….Lenovo … Read more

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