Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Virtuous square "quadblogging"

As a blogger with chequered history back to 2005 really interested how blogging in the educational context has taken off yet again and a project without doubt the biggest impact currently is The Quaddblogging concept developed by David Mitchell if you dont know what it is watch the video and visit the site at http://quadblogging.net/ and if you like it sign up to be involved.

 

If you need an explanation watch this great video  produced by pupils in Mrs. Yollis’ class in Los Angeles, Mr. Salsich’s Class in Connecticut, Class B4 in New Zealand and Class 2KM and 2KJ Leopold School, Australia: all vetran quadbloggers

 

Wednesday, November 09, 2011

One small step for a profession a giant step for .................................

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Has the world changed and are learners different as usual you decide but this report from the US has kicked off the debate and got me on the blog again. The report "Take a Giant  step ; a blueprint for teaching the digital age has got me on the blog again  http://joanganzcooneycenter.org/Reports-31.html . That @bobharrisonset has via his Stanford links brought this to mine and  twitters attention . No comment from me but worth a read and maybe a reflection on your experience and practice . Thanks as always Bob for sharing and challenging the status quo

Friday, July 01, 2011

Glastonbury Breaks Mobile Data Records

Mobile data at Glastonbury its now an amplied augmented festival pardon the pun .


http://www.mobilemarketingmagazine.co.uk/content/glastonbury-breaks-mobile-data-records

 

CoSN Releases Horizon Report: 2011 K-12 Edition Toolkit

Interested in implementing strategies in education realiting to emerging technology and trends. From COSN New Media Consortium  this is a good place to start

 

http://www.nmc.org/news/nmc/8562

follow up up to report of K12 released earlier in the year http://www.nmc.org/news/nmc/8540