This session follows the smackdown format of 2 – 3 minutes talking by participants who want to share a resource. Great things to try – depending on your purpose.1. Moodle adaptation – Troy to make moodle look pretty2. Google Streetview – can take…
Changes – the COLS are Coming.
It is a time of change in education. Big changes. In New Zealand, we are adopting a new approach for schools. Instead of being relatively independent entities, schools are being encouraged to join a community of learners (COL) – …
Why Do Learners Engage in Learning?
This infographic gives us 26 tips on why humans engage in learning. I am sure a lot of these resonate with us as teachers. They are as follows: I wonder if you can think of other reasons why your learners engage in learning.Complianc…
How nice!
I was in a school today where the teacher asked me if I wouldn’t mind answering some big picture questions about the use of digital technologies for learning. Now this is more like it!
Arggghhhh – I heard it again!!!!
Yes I heard it again – someone discussing in a restaurant how computers in classrooms are really bad for the students’ education. OMG – please, get in the real world. We are surrounded by computers, often immersed in them in our daily lives…
VPLD
VPLD stands for virtual professional learning and development. It is a programme I have been privileged to be involved with since March 2011. The last VPLD hui is coming up soon because the Ministry of Education is calling a halt to the contract …
GAFE learnings
I have been presenting at the GAFE Edtech Summits in Auckland and Wellington over the school holiday break, leading a couple of workshops at each one. In between my own workshops, I attended a number of other workshops and keynotes that were not …
10 things that baffle the hell out of me.
Educators who have no idea of why they are teaching whatever they are teaching. If you are one of these, go and find out now before you ruin the education of your learners.Educators who think that blocking websites and apps is a good way to protect the…
How did your learners learn about Anzac?
Anzac came and went in the last week. A time for reflection on our history.It did get me thinking again about curricula in our schools in the context of the last week. Schools need to examine very clearly what they want their learners to le…
Google Photos –
Google Photos must be the best way to store your photos in the cloud for free, that I know of. You can synchronise all of your photos from your phone or ipad by installing the Google Photo App on your phone. You need a google account (ie a gmai…