Monthly Archives: September 2009

Web 2.0 tools and communication expectations?

Thanks to Greg Carroll from New Zealand for the link. I’m talking more and more in the staff room and off the cuff comments about the social medium of web 2.0 at staff meetings these days. There seems some tensions … Continue reading

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A school’s core purpose in a larger framework!

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/senecavalleyhs/childdev/maslow.htm We have trying to clearly define our school’s core purpose that will help give direction to our improvement work over the next years. The school’s purpose is stated in the strategic plan which is a formal agreement between the community, teachers and … Continue reading

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Podcasts

I have been thinking about using podcasts on my blog and / or school website to talk about upcoming events or talk through some thinking about various topics ie school purpose – and I came across Bill Carazzo’s blog entry … Continue reading

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Using sticky notes on a wall to promote dialogue about a school’s purpose

  I’m not sure this works for adults – hence my go at this for my staff but I can see this as a hit for students as they review their inquiry topic. I will post the wallwisher link for … Continue reading

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I’m changing to the drums.

Like John Connell I thought I could play a little guitar but after listening to this child prodigy I think my next move is to the drums or rhythm sticks. I’m told my singing of the national anthem at Monday … Continue reading

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Teachers Guide to Web 2.0

A Teacher’s Guide To Web 2.0 at School View more documents from Sacha Chua. Following on from the social media theme I found this presentation which teachers might find interesting. It has a message for us all about using the web 2.0 … Continue reading

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Social Media in classrooms

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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