Monthly Archives: July 2010
It helps to have a hand from the top
I think I have mentioned that I’ve been working at Kew High School one day a week. It’s been 9 weeks now, and I’m happy and excited to play a small part in connecting the school community with transformative aspects … Continue reading
Filed under Collaboration, Web 2.0
Who are you online?
Photo by Will Lion on Flickr The first time I heard this was when Will Richardson spoke at a conference in Melbourne. I thought…. yeah, I suppose… but who looks anyway? I dunno… But then I looked at what a … Continue reading
Filed under 21st century learning, Digital citizenship
Steampunk
Steampunk – the genre – has been around for a while, but has recently enjoyed a rebirth. What is Steampunk? In preparation for a class talk about Steampunk, I wrote this post.
Filed under Uncategorized
New tools for traditional skills
I found this video in a blog post on Art in the real world. An Apple ipad live fingerpainting demo that David Kassan streamed live from my Brooklyn studio on Monday June 21st. 2010, The model sat for 3 hours … Continue reading
Filed under art, technology
Reading in a whole new way
Photo courtesy of Darren Kuropatwa on Flickr in the group Great quotes about learning and change Debates about whether reading and writing are going to suffer in the digital age open up opportunities for reflection and discussion. I was interested … Continue reading
Filed under 21st century learning, internet, teaching, technology
Rest, recharge, and ready for another term!
National Gallery of Victoria (Städel exhibition) I don’t know how non-teachers survive with so few holidays. I’m not feeling guilty about teaching holidays though because that’s what I do, and I work hard, so if you’re not a teacher and … Continue reading
Filed under Collaboration, creativity, Musing, reading, Teacher librarians, teaching
Linchpin
I have been so touched and uplifted by people’s comments (on this blog and in person) following my heart-on-my-sleeve post after an unsuccessful job application. Thankyou to everyone for your extremely kind feedback. Today I was interested in a comment … Continue reading
Filed under Interesting
