Category Archives: Technology

Social Media in classrooms

Posted on September 3, 2009 by mwalker

The clip is thanks to Warrick Wynne. Today at the end of the school day I walked into a classroom to catch up with a teacher about workforce planning for 2010 and saw the face of a young teacher, currently in … Continue reading →

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Milos World – Virtual learning possibilities

Posted on August 28, 2009 by mwalker

Thanks to John Connell and Ron Burnett for this amazing clip from X-box and Lionhead Studios. I have played a little Wii before and was thinking about guitar hero for the school and lunchtime music classes but this takes gaming to another … Continue reading →

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Microsofts home of the future

Posted on June 10, 2009 by mwalker

Interesting little video where you are told when to take your medicine. Sign of a possible future ahead.

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The Age of Learning

Posted on May 20, 2009 by mwalker

This is a useful clip for those teachers or administrators wanting to start or continue a conversation about learning and what it might look like in classrooms and why – has a technical focus but still worth a look.

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Twitter – what for?

Posted on April 9, 2009 by mwalker

Thanks to Chris Betcher, a teacher I found this clip on twitter which is one of the more popular social networking tools out now. PURPOSE. PURPOSE. PURPOSE is everything. Without a purpose lets not rush into this – I’m still … Continue reading →

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Latest 2008 edition: Did you Know?

Posted on March 30, 2009 by mwalker

Worth a look at the latest edition of Did you know.

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assessment for learning

Posted on March 29, 2009 by mwalker

At last weeks leadership meeting we struggled for some time with the question how to best use the latest assessments we had of students mathematical understandings. During March we had all our 350  Prep – Year Four students individually tested … Continue reading →

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Typealyzer, a tool to promote dialogue about blogs

Posted on March 12, 2009 by mwalker

I stumbled upon this site, typealyzer, that looks at your blog and tries to analysis the type of blog it represents. There are many different types and when I typed in my blog address it looked at several entries I image … Continue reading →

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Shiftables: A part of the future with us now

Posted on February 17, 2009 by mwalker

  http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/457 Thanks to Mrs Durff’s blog I found this TED talk by David Merrill from MIT who has made these small interconnected computerised blocks that enable us to explore and create. Just watch!

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School Year finishes.

Posted on December 21, 2008 by mwalker

As I finish the school year, wind down for Christmas and look forward to a holiday I found this cartoon which puts a premium on dialogue. To all my readers have a Merry Christmas and I will return in the … Continue reading →

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Google documents and the growing awareness of web 2.0 means

Posted on December 14, 2008 by mwalker

I have just stumbled upon google documents as a way of sharing in an interactive way student work that can be commented upon by peers and teachers alike and published if that’s the end product. Its easy to enrol and … Continue reading →

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Famous speeches that one might use with students

Posted on October 16, 2008 by mwalker

Last week I was wandering around Chadstone Shopping Centre looking for basketball boots for my son’s birthday and I came across this book on 50 famous speeches that changed the world. The book is now on my Christmas wish list … Continue reading →

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Shift Happens: Australian Version

Posted on October 9, 2008 by mwalker

Readers of my blog will know how I have used the Shift Happens clip to stimulate discussion at staff, council and parent levels about futures in schools. One of the workshops at the recent ACEL conference put me onto the … Continue reading →

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Sage words for bloggers

Posted on August 27, 2008 by mwalker

I have just stumbled upon Chris Lott’s blog which has provided some sage like words to explain why I share my thoughts on a blog and …. the words were written 500 years ago by Michel Montaigne.   [An account of a … Continue reading →

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Shift Happens updated video

Posted on August 5, 2008 by mwalker

I have posted the updated version of Shift Happens as its still worth showing teachers and parents to set the context for change in education. It goes for about 7 minutes but hang in there – the discussion afterwards is … Continue reading →

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