Like it.

Check out Will’s photostream at Flickr. Great visuals. Interesting messages. Like it.

Or try this one……..

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Thanks Mick!

Just received another comment from my colleague, Mick Prest. Mick has a hobbie – it involves a laptop (Mac I think!) and a variety of gadgets that can be plugged into, added onto or just connected to it.(I think he leaves one hand free to hold a glass of red wine….but not during working hours!).
He [...]

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Successful language learning

OK. This is my third attempt at writing this post! I have deleted the previous two drafts – really, I don’t want to bore you. I am trying to convey the excitement I am experiencing as a result of a national literacy and numeracy project I am involved in. So why is this exciting??!!
As Prof. [...]

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Just searching

I use a variety of search tools when investigating curriculum topics with the teachers I work with. This latest one, Leapfish, is really useful. It shows videos, weblinks, blogs and images on the keyword types in. Takes the pain out of multiple searching as it links to YouTube, Google and Yahoo.
This is what appeared when [...]

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“A tragedy beyond belief, beyond precedence, beyond words.”

(AAP: Simon Mossman)
As the death toll rises to 130 and above, it’s hard to focus on anything other than the bushfires that have devastated Victoria over the past few days. The stories people are recounting about the sheer ferocity and terror of the fires is simply mind-numbing.
In their own words, from ABC online
Jay…..
My little girl [...]

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The Future of Education & Learning

Simply brilliant.
This short video, where the presenter talks at warp speed as he races through his slides (!!!), is a great reminder about what is important in education, particularly as we begin a new school year here in Australia.
I was struck by how it correlated nicely with the investigation into early learning that myself and [...]

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