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This week I’ve played with a few things that might come in handy as far as student engagement goes in the next few months. As the roll out date for our DER laptops draws nearer (11 days and counting), I tried some things that I can lead my faculty through as simple but quality engagement … Read more
I tried a little experiment with my Year 9 Outdoor Recreation class last week. We are doing a unit on Navigation using maps and compasses initially, and then handheld GPS units. First of all though I wanted them to be able to translate a birds eye view of the school into a hand drawn map, … Read more
Rather than having a plain list of courses or categories, why not try to liven up your Moodle front page by having clickable icons that link you to your courses? Once you know how, its pretty easy. Go to the Site Admin menu, click on Front Page and then Front Page settings. Find the check … Read more
I’ve taken the leap and decided to get an iPhone. While I’m not completely over the practicalities of using a mobile device as a teaching tool, I figured that immersion is the key to understanding. There’s been quite a lot written lately about mobile devices in schools Some encouraging like this…… Some discouraging, like this….. … Read more
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
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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