Posted in ESL, Search engines, multimodal on June 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here are some creative and useful classroom web 2.0 learning tools that I found via my blog subscriptions. Think of the fun you could have!
From Jane’s E-Learning Picks (great site!);
Kigose a search engine site designed specifically for teachers and students. It’s definitely worth a look!
Also look at Jane’s other recommended learning tools.
Timetoast for creating timelines [...]
Posted in australia, refugee on June 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you ever get the chance to meet Bol and Akoi, two Sudanese students attending catholic schools in Ashfield, Sydney, then grab it!! They are an inspiration. While none of us can truly comprehend the momentous challenges that face refugees like Bol and Akoi, it is worth listening to their story. In fact, I think [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
more about "Onesens. Spread Words – – The coolest…", posted with vodpod
Posted in 21st Century, Web 2, reading on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Has google changed the way we read? Will Richardson raises some interesting questions for educators in his post Required reading on reading, based on an article by Nicholas Carr called “Is Google making us stupid?”
I know when working with teachers the issue of what students read is hotly contested in terms of the quality of [...]
Posted in National Curriculum, australia on June 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
That thought ran through my addled brain more than once as I listened to a variety of speakers at the Symposium on the English National Curriculum held at Sydney university last Saturday. Educators from all across Australia attended to not only listen but to participate in discussion about the National Curriculum. The absence of [...]
Posted in Web 2, early learning, learning, pedagogy, play on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have begun copying the material i added over the years from the CEO Sydney Early Learning – Transition myclasses page to a new Google site. I have also added new information about Early Learning to this google site. Hopefully, this site will allow more people to view the information – particularly other teachers [...]
Posted in Web 2, collaborative, learning, multimodal literacy, pedagogy on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
That’s the message I received today after watching primary teachers across the Archdiocese of Sydney present their multimodal literacy projects. Truly a-mazing! There were so many examples given of children leading the learning in classrooms. Pedagogy is not just in the hands of the teacher. Children, once given the language of learning, are able to [...]
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