Me @ ISTE 2010

Less than a week to go, and I’m off to ISTE in Denver. I don’t make many conferences, but ISTE has so much imagination and diversity that it’s a real power-up for the next 12 months. This year, I’m running two formal sessions and perhaps some informal ones. Designing Scenario Based Learning with Web2.0 (Saturday, [...]

Living with Aspergers

I really liked this video. Says so much about why some kids are crushed by the system and find solace in games. People are very unpredictable, dealing with them is little like stabbing yourself with a fork at the point of contact. Old school animation and plenty of expression.

Zombie Farm – A cautionary tale

Here’s an interesting story, a cautionary tale for those with App Store enabled devices and kids. Now my kids are very tech savvy, and great care is taken around this house when it comes to network filtering and logging. We have lots of computers, but only Mum and Dad get to explore the web freely. [...]

Diigo Update (weekly)

Roc Is an In-Browser Music Maker, No Musical Expertise Necessary tags: foss, garageband iPad makes itself right at home inside Macintosh Classic (update: keyboard) — Engadget tags: ipad Holt Researcher tags: history, geography, english, education Historypin | Home tags: history, geography, maps, historypin Some Funny Educational Technology Quotes | Synthesizing Education tags: talkies App of [...]

Imagine better classooms

Imagination knows no bounds, no restrictions; nor do the questions we pose when we cultivate our powers of imagination. An essential question that arises from imaginative engagement is an important way to bring teacher, student and subject matter together in ways that enrich all three. Canadian Professor of Education, Kieran Egan  believes children learn more [...]

Video Report: This is 21st Century Learning

All year, I’ve had the absolute privilege to have worked with Jeff and his students in Montana. Now I know it’s all cool and trendy to professionally develop teachers, drag in consulting teams etc., but this is the metaverse – around here, we kick things a little differently. We go direct to the source – [...]