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Social Networking
This is an interesting article from the US about the effects of social networking on learning. The paper finds that social networking helps the students. Here is one quote from the article “When kids...
View ArticleJunior School Computer Use Guidelines
I am working on Junior School version of the digital citizenship materials. I would love comments and suggestions on this rework of some earlier stuff I put together. Junior School Computer use...
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Oh the OUTRAGE… youtube and Facebook!
TVNZ has today reported that Rangitoto College is going to allow its students access to youtube and Facebook! Controversy!!! YOUTUBE how could they allow that and Facebook …. OUTRAGE...
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Updated JS Computer Use Guidelines
Thanks for the feedback and the comments – I have updated the JS guidelines and invite comments and suggestions. JS internet-computer use guide Computers at school When we aren’t at school we use...
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Blooms and iPad Applications
I just got tweeted a nice diagram showing iPad applications against different levels of Bloom’s revised taxonomy. Its a good and well considered diagram and I like it. Some applications there that I...
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Whats next……
A collegue asked me the other day “what is next?” We were discussing email and how this very simple and now relatively old system has changed the face of communications. The first APRANET email was...
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Digital Citizenship
Global Digital Citizenship is a critical element of any teaching program at any level. Our students are connected. Irrespective of the age of the student they are wired. We are seeing devices reducing...
View ArticleDigital Citizenship agreement – updated
I have updated the Senior students Digital citizenship agreement. I have added in two elements into: Protecting others – I will moderate unacceptable materials and conversations Respecting Intellectual...
View ArticleRoyal society and ICT
The UK, like many countries is struggling with how to teach ICT. They have been teaching a skills based program in isolation from the context. They like many people have taught “excel” or “powerpoint”...
View ArticleApple iWork Keynote “how to” Video – add and edit text
I have made another training/how-to video for Apple iWork Keynote 6.0. This one looks at Adding and editing text using the format inspector within Keynote.
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