Archive forDecember, 2009
Dec
31
Nappy Yew Hear – What next? Will Apple’s islate be the kindle killer and google’s plans for schooling
December 31, 2009 | 2 Comments
1. Apple’s islate- The kindle killer ? http://www.jsmcdougall.com/2009/12/apples-islate-the-kindle-killer/ 2. Using Web 2.0 tools to teach “The Outsiders” http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=548 use of stupeflix to create Greaser culture – bit like Animoto- though it looks like its function of finding images for you is no longer working – copyright?. Used Penguin style action book maps using google maps [...]
Dec
30
Top 15 for today
December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Many of these resources come via twitter, so thank you to the generosity of those who post new resources there. 1. Nifty PowerPoint technique http://www.allaboutpresentations.com/2009/12/best-from-blogosphere-design-fresh.html 2. Orientation in Second Life -first half pretty much says it all – http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=446 18 mins 3. Blogging improves writing http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2009/12/blogging-improves-young-peoples-confidence-writing-reading.html 4. Create your own online magazine http://alltop.com/ Here is [...]
Dec
29
Top 20 for today :)
December 29, 2009 | 1 Comment
Great quote It’s not information overload. It’s filter failure.” – Clay Shirky 1. Using E-Books to Motivate Pupils Writing -students make ebooks and publish at myebook.com and easyspeak microphones http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=442 15 mins. http://www.yudu.com/ allows uploading a pdf file for conversion into an online magazine. Link to samples http://www.myebook.com/mr_hill_3-4H/ Colin Hill recommends http://penzu.com/ free online private [...]
Dec
28
2009 The year that was…in our Libraries
December 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Inspired by Cathy Nelson’s review of her professional year http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1002 , here are highlights of our Library year. Already, planning is underway for 3 major new projects for 2010… It was hard to draw the line to keep the list concise, so the many competitions and usual Library activities have not been specifically mentionned. February [...]
Dec
28
Managing time more effectively
December 28, 2009 | 1 Comment
“Organisation Learning and Technology Collide” (short- 14 or so mins) Ben Grey makes some wise points about effective time use, though who needs other distractions when there is the internet? See http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=450 Argyris’s theories of action are not unlike UBD – plan and operate with the end in mind. Saving time and managing information – [...]
Dec
28
Make your own widget with glogster
December 28, 2009 | 1 Comment
Glogster is very useful for creating posters, indexes, and graphic interactive webpages. Glogster can also be used to create your own blog widget that is just a link to a website as shown below right where the spider links to the public part of my netvibes site. And here is an amazing very recent glog [...]
Dec
27
Self-driven and Classroom-based: Professional Development in the 21st Century
December 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Another excellent presentation from the k12 conference. Konrad Glogowski discusses (30 mins) how teacher Professional Development must be reflective and classroom based to be effective, and teachers need to learn WITH other teachers and their students. Every classroom must be seen as organic and places of inquiry where teachers research their own practice. http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=504 Teachers [...]
Dec
25
Open Source Library Management Software
December 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
With library budgets shrinking, open source library management software is of increasing interest. These sites discuss open source options. Koha, Evergreen, OPALS plus others http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/21st-century-library/21st-century-library/index.cfm?rc=1&i=58176 V-library from Library Solutions http://www.librarysolutions.com.au/5.products.html
Dec
25
Literacy, text to speech conversion and chapter summaries
December 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Web 2.0 tools can be used to help with editing and proofreading. An important part of editing and proofreading can be listening to how work sounds. It appears text to speech has been removed from Word 2007. This interesting literacy site suggests a plugin to fix this http://attipscast.wordpress.com/ at http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/Home/ More at http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/Free+text+to+speech which highly [...]
Dec
22
Notes and links for “The Wizard of Apps”
December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment
New 21 Century Research (Information Literacy) Skills – What does it look like? Joyce Valanza’s “the Wizard of Apps” presentation exemplifies new information literacy directions. Here is the presentation with singing http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=443 Here is the corresponding slideshare version http://www.slideshare.net/joycevalenza/wizard-of-apps Please click here for a file with notes http://tinyurl.com/WizApps from the presentation and the websites for [...]
Dec
18
Future of books? What about magazines?
December 18, 2009 | 2 Comments
Mag+ from Bonnier on Vimeo.
Dec
18
The MCCC – not entirely (m)oodles of fun
December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Well, I got there – have completed the Moodle Course Creator Certificate, with its 80 percent pass rate – the final step, after completing the substantive moodlebites coursework of narratives, demonstrated competencies and forum posts, which are prequisites for sitting the exam.
Dec
18
Weakness for widgets
December 18, 2009 | 1 Comment
As you can see from this site, I am fond of widgets. I have just added retaggr and card.ly widgets to the right sidebar for comparison, and have not decided one which to keep. They have slightly different standard add-site options – retaggr does not have google as a standard choice – how strange. These [...]
Dec
18
News
December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Big Google Change http://searchengineland.com/googles-personalized-results-the-new-normal-31290 Edublogs Awards Announced http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1044 Edublog Nominations http://edublogawards.com/2009/ 21 Century Libraries http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/21st-century-library/
Dec
16
Great free online conference
December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The K12 Online conference : Bridging the Divide, is currently happening online and has some excellent presentations. http://k12onlineconference.org/ For example, The Virtual Heroic Journey shows how to use graphics, animation and google maps to stimulate writing heroic stories. There are also great presentations on geocaching uses in education, and OpenSims which is open software similar [...]
Dec
14
Using Web 2.0 for poetry analysis
December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
This year I used wordle with students to help analyse the poem “Dulce et Decorum Est..” The oucs site below is also interesting and highlights analysis of how words are located in relation to other words. http://www.georgehwilliams.net/tutorials/using-wordle-net-to-help-analyze-and-compare-poems/ http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/education/tutorials/analysis/clouds.html http://ict-adventures-in-poetry.wikispaces.com/Conference+paper+
Dec
13
Putting Web 2.0 in practice
December 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The following video is a wonderful example of putting Web 2.0 in practice in a Year 7 Asia unit. You may need to sign up first at http://k12online.ning.com/ http://k12online.ning.com/video/bridging-history-using-web-20-1 Jean Moore and Robin Beaver show a unit that combines glogster, gmail webchat, and a webquest, with the video created in prezi. They also show a [...]
Dec
13
the role of the teacher librarian will be very different in the future…?
December 13, 2009 | 3 Comments
This post title is attributed to a quote from from the Manager Library Services, Ed QLD (http://hubinfo.wordpress.com/ Post titled BER in Queensland: New Libraries But No Books or TLs? ) So who will determine what the role be like in the future and how can teacher-librarians contribute to these determinations? The Hub also reports: … [...]
Dec
10
Making your own books and magazines
December 10, 2009 | 1 Comment
Issuu.com is one of Time magazine’s 50 best websites for 2009. http://issuu.com/signupfindpeople Upload any PDF file and it will be instantly transformed into an online publication; your creation can then be embedded into your blog or profile using Issuu’s ready to go viewer. It presents like a magazine. Another option is scribd which is bigger [...]
Dec
8
Screenshot of AHS using google earth my maps and photobucket
December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment
If you click on the image, it will take you to photobucket, then click the image again to obtain a clear picture, or alternatively try the link below. Or http://tinyurl.com/AHSmap1
Dec
8
Using google maps to find your way around the school
December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment
If you click on the map to zoom in, it will show the location of our libraries, reception and other useful locations. This was designed using http://maps.google.com.au/ and the” my maps tool.” Instructions can be found here http://earth.google.com/outreach/tutorial_mymaps.html View All Hallows’ School in a larger map
Dec
8
Map of school – Click thumbnail
December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment
If you are visiting our school, this map may help. Check the map carefully-easiest access is via Dodge Lane (off Boundary Street) to access the carpark. Please be aware parking is not always available. Also see the widgets on the right to see the carpark entrance in Dodge Lane. Use the opening second from the [...]
Dec
5
Readability
December 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Recently, I was asked to suggest novels on the basis of readability in relation to syllables. This was to assist reading recovery for secondary students. “Readability” is interesting, not only in relation to recommending books, but also in relation to our own writing. The following site allows checking of writing for readability http://www.online-utility.org/english/readability_test_and_improve.jsp . I [...]
Dec
3
New Co-Curricular Copyright Licence – Hooray!!!
December 3, 2009 | 4 Comments
Scope of the Co-Curricular Licence for participating Catholic Schools in QLD The Co-Curricular Licence allows the school to play films that are purchased or rented by the school to the teachers, students and parents of the school for the following purposes: At school for entertainment purposes (e.g. at lunchtime on a rainy day) On bus [...]
Dec
2
Example of a Book Trailer by Year 7 student using moviemaker
December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Home and Away by John Marsden and Matt Ottley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmLRFN4HPqQ
