Monthly Archives: August 2009
The story of the button demonstrates the power of social networking
Looking through my Flickr contacts’ photostreams, I noticed some photos of a button. Intrigued, I read a lengthy explanation, a short, true story, which I wanted to share. This is bigsumo‘s story. A man sent an email via Facebook on … Continue reading
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Eric Gjerde – Origami tessellations
Still continuously amazed at what I find on Flickr. I used to think it was where people shared photos of their family, sunsets and the such, but I realise that its potential is far greater. It’s such a rich store of … Continue reading
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Why brainstorming is ineffective and how to fix it
Photo credit: khoraxis Psychblog has posted a controversial article entitled Brainstorming reloaded which claims that brainstorming doesn’t work after all. Brainstorming, as a method of pooling the group’s ideas, has been around for a long time. I know that Australian teacher librarians, at least, still … Continue reading
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Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary
Just found a quotation supported by an image in the group Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary through a tweet by Darren Kuropatwa (@dkuropatwa). Love the group. A rich store of inspirational images and graphics, which can be used either for … Continue reading
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The art of storytelling
Another serendipitous adventure. Here’s how a day off turns a morning into a virtual rabbit hole. A notification of a new Twitter follower @lazicdusan led me to a tantalising feed focussing on the Arts. I wanted to share one of the … Continue reading
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How do you explain a ning without sounding silly?
This is cross posted from my other blog, English@wfc Following our school’s involvement in Powerful Learning Practice, our team has been asked to present to the whole staff next Monday. Maria and I will be talking about the ning in … Continue reading
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Live stream from ELH09 Lorne – Jenny Luca’s talk
Steve Collis was kind enough to livestream (not sure if that’s a verb) Jenny Luca’s presentation at elh09 technology and learning conference at Lorne today. Brilliant for me for two reasons: firstly I couldn’t afford to go, and secondly it’s … Continue reading
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Jenny Luca’s talk about ning
more about “Jenny Luca – Ning“, posted with vodpod I’ve just listened to Jenny Luca’s presentation from the elh09 conference in Lorne. This is the slideshow that accompanied her talk. You’ll find it here on her … Continue reading
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What would happen if maths and language arts teachers swapped jobs?
Art21 blog has given me an interesting idea in their latest post: Last year the Guardian asked its sports and art writers to swap pieces for a day. Tennis correspondent Steve Bierley reviewed a Louise Bourgeois (Season 1) exhibition, which … Continue reading
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