K12 OnLine Conference Keynote- A Week in the Classroom
So here it is… Welcome to my keynote for the K12 Online Conference. The whole process has been a learning experience for me as I made decisions about what parts of my classroom programme that I thought...
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Principals’ Conference- Lake Rotoiti
Last week I had the privilege of attending part of the Nelson Principals’ Conference at Lake Rotoiti. I was there to facilitate an ICT challenge but I went up on the evening before so I could capture...
View ArticleKey Competencies and Web Tools
Since the end of last year I have been looking for an easy to use, collaborative mind mapping tool. Over the weekend I think I may have found one. Popplet lets you easily intuitively create Popplets,...
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My reflection on using RSS to learn and develop a Personal Learning Network
Here is my reflection on our journey to use RSS to communicate and learn from one another. Context Our Nelson Link Learning Cluster is a group of thirty-five schools wide spread from Hira to Wakefield...
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Virtual Learning Network Resource
A couple of weeks ago I made a resource to support our Lead Teachers as we begin exploring the Virtual Learning Network Resource for kiwi teachers to connect and collaborate. The VLN is a social...
View ArticleTime 4 On Line
Last week I got an email from Krista Swanner, a 4th grade teacher at Oak Grove School in California, who was wanting to know how I put things together in my classroom. Not wanting to spend hours...
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Education Review Article
A while ago NZ Education Review asked me to write an article for them sharing the path I took to change my practice over the last few years using ICT. They published it in digital form today with Issuu...
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Our Favourite 2011 Blog Posts
We engage with our children through blogging throughout the year and I wondered if, in the spirit of collaboration, we might come together to share some of our favourite posts that we have published...
View ArticleHow I made the Google Slide Show
People have wondered how I made the Google Presentation ‘Five Things My Teacher Needs to Know About Me‘ for my class. So I thought I would share how I did it here. I just made a Google presentation...
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How are you able to promote your blog?
I received an email this morning which lead me to write a blog post to illicite some responses from people as to how they promote their class blog and get some interactions and conversations happening...
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Pinterest Sharing and Curating
I have been learning how Pinterest works lately and I like it. It appeals to me for its ease of use, its reliability and its social nature. You log in and set up some pin boards of things that you are...
View ArticleCollaborative Device Resources
Over recent weeks I have been nurturing and curating a couple of Google Presentations that put together some tips and tricks for using a variety of BYOD devices. Here they are below. Hope they are...
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Let’s Write About This
I can’t recall how I first came across the Write About This app but liked it immensely from the very start. The concepts behind this app grabbed me straight away and I could see the potential. How it...
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ULearn14 Mobile Day: Dice Activity
This year at ULearn Mobile Day Barbara Reid and I shared our learning around ‘Transforming Learning with an iPad’. We wanted to make the event as engaging and useful as we can, modelling self directed...
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Book Creator for Chrome
I have been meaning to post about Book Creator for Chrome for a while now and make a couple of ‘how to’ videos but Book Creator themselves have beaten me to it which is a good thing. Book Creator for...
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