Welcome to my new home!

Hello whoever made it to here. Welcome to my new home. Brave new world  lives here now. Please change the link to this blog.

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We’re still here

Or are we in a parallel universe?

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“No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow”

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I played tourist last weekend. Grabbed the no-frills digital camera and my legs, and went in search of the treasures of Melbourne in early Spring. I grew up in Melbourne, and frequented the city centre regularly as a child. My grandmother, a school principal and biology teacher (Russia) turned factory-worker, sewed toilet [...]

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Why Chrome?

Just wondering about the name… May have missed something.
Well I’ve downloaded Google Chrome and it does look clean. So I suppose I’ll give it a while before I make any judgements, but so far, works like a dream. I particularly like the ‘omnibox’ – combined search and url space.
Stay tuned for more later. [...]

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Google Chrome

Google Chrome will be launched tomorrow in more than 100 countries.
Here’s what Google had to say about it:
‘What we really needed was not just a browser, but also a modern platform for web pages and applications, and that’s what we set out to build’.
So, what’s the deal with Google Chrome? Google Chrome is clean and [...]

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The web will never replace human interaction

Restoration… Hagia Sophia scaffolding
Originally uploaded by annpar
Every day I’m reminded of the importance of the human presence behind the use of technology in teaching and learning. We need the good old-fashioned teacher to support the resource-based and student-centred learning more than ever. Before, during and after the research or learning process, we need, more than [...]

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#18 Grow knowledge

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Originally uploaded by tsheko
I’ve planted my wiki seeds and I’m waiting for them to grow. I know it’s winter so I’ll have to be patient. Once the exams and report writing are over, I’m hoping to see the miraculous organism taking shape and increasing in size. My art wiki is in its formative stage. I’ve started [...]

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If the blog fits

Perfect Fit
Originally uploaded by riverxan
The search for the perfect blog …
Now it’s easy to keep the blogs you want rolling in.  With a little help from Google blog search.
Not only can you do an advanced search for a blog using keywords of your choice, but you can also create an email alert for these blogs, add a [...]

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a small matter of perspective

Here’s an example of the way Facebook can broaden local perspective.
My older son is currently doing Year 12 IB (International Baccalaureate). He joined an IB related Facebook group (You Know When You’re in IB When …) , and read that northern hemisphere IB students had already finished. Thinking that he could attract some pity, he [...]

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Shock reflection

Without warning a few minutes ago, I took one of those surprising memory trips that you’re not prepared for – the Proustian type – where something (smell, taste, tune) triggers a zooming back in time, recalling these experiences. But in this case it was a multiple zoom .  Reflecting about Web 2.0, and the alarming [...]

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