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One of my first posts ' To Blog or not to Blog ' was written a year ago, at uLearn '07. I remember how thrilled I was when Jane Nicholls posted a comment! A year later my blog is a finalist in the Interface Magazine's Best Teacher Blog category. I'm so
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Here I am, waiting for my first breakout of this year's uLearn '08 to start. It's a marvellous day, I had a great breakfast, and I'm still buzzing from yesterday's pre-conference breakout on photography! David Kinane ( Turning the Supertanker ) is just
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I've just found a brand new fun application, called dumpr . It's free, and all you need to do is register. As with all the other fun toys I find, I don't know yet how I'll apply it in my teaching, but it's pretty cool! Have a look: I'm sure my pupils
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I'm at home in bed today. I have two complaints: 1) I've lost my voice. 2) Every muscle in my body is protesting. Now, it may be the lingering flu / lung infection that I've been battling since last week, or... and this is more likely ... it may be that
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I've always been really interested boys' special teaching needs. But do you ever stop to think about the girls' special needs and maximize their learning? I found this provocative article in the Teacher Magazine (I get a free email subscription) : Teaching
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I've been trying to find a way to share my student's work in KnowledgeNet in their ePortfolio's. In my quest, I came across One True Media . What fun! Check it out! Make photo slide shows at www.OneTrueMedia.com
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Teaching kids to read is not that hard. Most of my pupils have learned to decode , and read with fluency , and some can even entertain you with wonderful expression . Teaching them to read with comprehension , however, is a different matter. At our school
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I've just had loads of fun with a cool site, called Befunky . It has a collection of applications, including a cartoonizer, uvatars and a video cartooniser. I can't wait to use this in class to cartoonize photos and create uvatars. They can be used to
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I've been blogging now for a little longer than 8 months, and I'm absolutely hooked! I started out, not really knowing what it was all about. My first few posts were, well to say the least, mundane! Now that I actually get it, and have started making
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Darren Drake writes the following in his blog: Carl Glickman hits the nail on the head on one of the pages in his book entitled Leadership for Learning: How to Help Teachers Succeed . In my opinion, his message should be read and synthesized by every
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We all know that effective learning occurs when... Student autonomy and initiative is accepted and encouraged Teacher asks open-ended questions and allows wait time for responses Higher level thinking is encouraged Students engage in dialogue with teacher
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This term has been a wopping eleven weeks long. This is a tongue-in-cheek look at my state of mind as a teacher by the end of the term! In the April edition of NZEI Rourou , a small insert asks the following question: Are you of "Good Character" and "Fit
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This video was created to inspire teachers to use technology in engaging ways to help students develop higher level thinking skills. Equally important, it serves to motivate school leaders to provide teachers with the tools and training to do so.
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It's easy to get frustrated with my colleagues, who just won't get on the eLearning bus, but I'll try not to! As one of the ICT lead teachers, I've been blown away by the Web 2.0 tools. In my Year 3/4 class I have kids blogging, podcasting (well almost),
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