Monitoring (and celebrating) class behaviours with Class Dojo

A little while ago I was lamenting with my Literature class that it wasn’t always easy to document how that class went and establish what to do next, both of which are critical for effective planning, reflection, and formative assessment practice. I take notes on student progress (formerly in OneNote, latterly in Evernote) but it [...]

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learning:now

I enjoyed a short session this week UK educator, Stephen Heppell, under the heading, ‘learning:now’. It was a kind of meandering tour of projects he’s been involved in, with a particular emphasis on learning spaces and some key messages that resonated with me. I liked the way he used his desktop as the presentation tool, [...]

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Blackbird Pie

Blackbird Pie saves you the hassle of taking a screenshot of a Tweet you want to blog about, by coding up any tweet for you. Like this: Had my first close-up look at the ipad today … meh … only joking, it’s gorgeous!less than a minute ago via webWarrick warrick_w

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ACEC 2010

I had the interesting experience of being home and online this week while the ACEC Digital Diversity 2010 Conference was on in Melbourne and for the first time I felt that I could be pretty connected the goings on from a distance. The Twitter stream coming out of that conference was detailed and reflective. I [...]

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Expanding learning horizons 2008

Just arrived in Lorne this afternoon for the Expanding Learning Horizons 2008 Conference, which I’m looking forward to. I haven’t been for a few years so I’m looking forward to connecting up with old friends, making new connections, learning a lot and presenting with a colleague on online safety and ethics. I took the ferry [...]

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