Author Archives: corney

Life, the universe and everything

Andy Fletcher is a teacher who spends most of his time know giving workshops to international schools based around Theory of Knowledge themes. Today, he was presenting a one day workshop for TOK students from a couple of Shanghai international … Continue reading

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Internet safety

Internet Safety is always a concern for those involved in ICT.  Yesterday I received the post below from the ECIS. Gives some great framing questions for schools revising/forming their own Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs). Resources from Internet Safety Panel by … Continue reading

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TOK Cast

Teaching Y12 TOK is a great challenge for me this year – it seems to be a course with no definites – only questions (goes well with this web site then…).  One great resource I’ve just come across is TOK … Continue reading

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The World is Flat

I’ve just finished reading this rather lengthy, but engaging read by Thomas L. Friedman – The World is Flat.  I have always enjoyed his writing – when living in the middle east, his ‘From Beirut to Jerusalem’ help explain the … Continue reading

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Unconference 5 – Prezi

The last session I went to was a chat by a guy from NIST about his use of Prezi. I’d heard of this presentation tool before but it was useful to get a first hand demo of the product. Prezi … Continue reading

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