Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 24th, 2009 No Comments »
Visit K12 Online Conference
I am so excited and so daunted about pulling together a presentation for this conference.
As a techno-moron marshalling my skills to put together a multimedia presentation that will engage viewers and listeners has been a challenge.
The Conference program looks to be a great one and I can’t wait to see and [...]
Posted in 21st Century Learning, Blogs, Creativity, connective writing, new literacies, reading, social networking on Jul 1st, 2009 No Comments »
Human impulse is to write (21st Century Writing).
Kathleen Blake Yancey believes writing has been affected by the context of history from 1940’s to present
war and distance created need for people to write letters
school writing disciplined and punishment oriented
freedom of graffitti writing, letters of freedom of gaol
writing process, moves that lead to final product, process became [...]
Posted in 21st Century Learning, Blogs, Future Learning, ICT, Learning environment, Uncategorized, cyber safety, professional learning communities, school culture, social networking on Jun 30th, 2009 1 Comment »
Craig Bellamy
In recent times the line between public and private has become very blurred to the point of non existence. Young people, young teachers, students all use social networking spaces to air their thoughts, their feelings and their lives.
More and more I [...]
Posted in 21st Century Learning, Blogs, Creativity, Essential Learnings, Future Learning, connective writing, hyper literacy, new literacies, reading, social networking, ubiquitous on Apr 24th, 2009 No Comments »
Just a few thoughts after listening to Kathleen Blake Yancey, reading Writing in the 21st Century and Will Richardson’s commentary.
The concept of connective writing is not about the act of publishing it is what happens before and after publication.
Reading and writing now, are not what they were.
They were:
Reading to inform, teach and indoctrinate.
Writing was for the [...]
Posted in 21st Century Learning, Blogs, Future Learning, personalised learning, social networking on Apr 15th, 2009 No Comments »
MacArthur Foundation Research in 2008
Speak Up 2008 available 24 March
We are becoming Nodes around interest groups on line.
Children are learners and teachers.
Lines are blurrring between who is the teacher and who is the learner.
According to context the role of learner is fluid.
Posted in 21st Century Learning, Creativity, Moshi Monsters, cyber safety, social networking on Apr 15th, 2009 1 Comment »
Moshi Monsters has taken our school by storm.
The program was first introduced , in Beta form, by Anna Rossvoll, of the GLOW team in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Driving across the UK gives plenty of time for thinking and discussion and that is where this idea evolved.
This little program seemed as if it might be the answer to [...]
