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Unconference 2 – Inquiry into Global Issues

Gavin Johnson (Home – ITGS at SWA) Give kids the issue – student go out and find different sources. Otherwise they just focus on the one source. Collaborative discussion using – EtherPad: Realtime Collaborative Text Editing Society and Technology movies: … Continue reading

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Web 2.010

Here I am at the Learning 2.010 conference. I’ve signed , up to the ‘Fostering a Culture of Learning and Creativity’ Cohort lead by Melinda Alford & Chris Betcher. What’s the aim? All kids have these things, but sometimes it … Continue reading

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Unconference 1 – Apple classroom: using the iPad

The iPad has perked my interest since in was released.  But I wondered how useful would it be in a classroom setting?  A demo from Apple soon had some answers. The demo involved using iBooks to access multimedia resources. Create … Continue reading

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Learning to Question to Wonder to Learn by Jamie McKenzie

I’ve been following the work on Jamie McKenzie for some time know and was fortunate enough to go to one of his workshops in Hong Kong.

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“Reach” for a PLN

So what’s all this PLN stuff all about? I at least knew that it stood for ‘personal learning network’ but it wasn’t until I read ‘Reach’ by Jeff Utecht that I really understood what it meant.

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