Bait
E-Learning Proverb – The bait must suit the fish, not the angler. It was a RT (re-tweet) that passed through my Twitter feed over the weekend that struck a cord. Thinking over the Moodle teachmeet presenations and looking through my …
Search Stories Video Creator
Google recently launched a new feature called the Search Stories Video Creator. This new feature prompts you to input up to seven search queries from acroos Google’s search features (including Images, Maps, and of cause web search), throw on a song …
Freedom to Make Mistakes
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. Mahatma Gandhi How do we as teachers respond to incorrect answers? I like the % method, but there are others…. Well, that is 70% correct …
A is for Achievable or Attainable?
A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at. Bruce Lee Any thoughts / comments?
Who is Educations’ Superman?
When you see a great teacher – you are seeing a work of art. (Geoffrey Canada Waiting for Superman Trailer.) The Google search also recommended the lyrics to ‘Waiting for Superman’ by the Flaming Lips. A powerful poem for a …
Netbooks for 2010
I orginally drafted this post back in March when we were finalising our procurement. It was important that we got all our information confirmed before I posted it, I then duly forgot it was in DRAFT. (Incidentally thats the not …
Security
A very simple, fun no-frills password checker. Think Yr 7 – think how to login and the importance of simple safe passwords. Just a thought, don’t test your actual password! Get your students to test fake passwords and ask them which changes had …