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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,600 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people. Click here to … Read more
I was having a conversation with a colleague in the car the other day. We were talking about someone losing an iPhone. My mate said “he should have Find My Phone activated, cause then he’d find it easily” The fact that at that particular moment we were moving along in the car got me to … Read more
In the job I’m currently working in, I’ve had plenty of information coming over my desk and through my screen on what modern education looks like, sounds like, feels like, smells like. Edu thinkers are not only calling for change, but many are stepping up and going about bringing that change into reality. My thoughts … Read more
It”s been a while since I posted here, and a lot has changed since then. Change. My original motivation to blog was to share stuff that I was doing in the classroom, and avoid excessive navel gazing. The classroom and what I discovered I could do there, with the 1:1 blessing that the Digital Education … Read more
This is just a quick description of a project I have going at school. I’m being ably assisted by a student with a love for technology and an understanding of networks (that I don’t possess). We have been keen to get QR codes working in an everyday way at school. Most kids have a smart … Read more
I received a reply from Barry O’Farrell, Leader of the Opposition in NSW, regarding my DER enquiry. Have a read: I guess that’s a yes? What do you think?
Just an correction/update. I actually DID get a reply to my email to Mr Barry O’Farrell MP about his plans for DER in NSW should he win the election. Here it is. I liked Mr Piccoli’s reply better. So, Mr O’Farrell, I guess I’d like a bit more detail.
Just a quick update on the MainNav GPS dataloggers that I spoke about in a previous post. I tested them today in a short OzTag game. The kids wore them in the supplied wrist/ankle pouches. They seemed to allow free movement (well..none of the kids complained about feeling awkward). They were certainly engaged and interested … Read more
It’s been almost a week since I Tweeted and then emailed the Leader of the NSW Opposition and his Shadow Education Minister about the future of DER in their hands, should they win the upcoming NSW election. Today – a response! Mr Adrian Piccoli MP, The Shadow Minister for Education, Skills and Youth Affairs, emailed … Read more
I’ve decided to continue my tradition (well…I’ve done it twice) of asking the political leaders in upcoming elections (this time the NSW State election) what their position is on maintaining the Digital Education Revolution (DER) program. The word is that the Labor Party will maintain the program. The word “savings” was heard during Barry O’Farrell’s speech last … Read more