Monthly Archives: February 2010

Are we still learning? Global flickr project

This has been cross-posted from Through Global Lenses @wfc. Photo courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons Time to do a stocktake on what we’re learning here. Una and I smiled when the boys yelled out an enthusiastic ‘Yay!’ when she announced … Continue reading

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Flattening the world with Flickr in the classroom

Photo courtesy of matthewpAU on Flickr In his book, The World is Flat, Thomas Friedman says that there are certain ‘flatteners’ that promote and allow for connection, collaboration and creation via distance.  He was referring to technological applications which shrink … Continue reading

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Blogs, nings and wikis – taking learning out of the classroom

Photo via @jennyluca as part of an ebook Field Guide for Change Agents At the end of last year our school committed to embracing Web 2.0 technologies, and some teachers have begun to explore the potential of blogs, wikis and … Continue reading

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I followed a museum into the 21st century

 ”America Face To Face With Itself” This morning I received a Facebook update from The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) suggesting I follow a museum a day on Twitter. The link took me to this page with a directory of countries … Continue reading

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