A while ago I decided to say goodbye to TechEd-dy, my EduBlogs hosted blog, and move to a self hosted solution. I figured it was time to take the next step. I purchased my domain name and installed WordPress on my server. I found a theme that I liked, and then I got stuck. I … [Read more…]
I am excited by the (#HourofCode) initiative happening this week as part of Computer Science Education Week (#CSEdWeek). The shear number of amazing coding tutorials now available online is almost overwhelming. To try and make the event more accessible for my teachers and students I have gone through the tutorials (very superficially I should add) … [Read more…]
Over the past few weeks I have tried to find the time at the end of a busy Tuesday to listen in on the Leadership 20 sessions organised by George Couros. Usually I end up logging in about 20 minutes late, listen in while also marking a pile of papers, and then leave early to … [Read more…]
I went to a really great Professional Development workshop today. The presenter was Sandra Herbst and the topic was Assessment for Learning, and in particular the ideas in Anne Davies’ book Making Classroom Assessment Work. I have to admit I am often somewhat cynical about the value of one off pro-d that tries to cater … [Read more…]
I’ve just presented wordle.net to the teachers at my school using some great resources I found at Free Technology for Teachers. In playing around with it I found that I could create a wordle of this blog: I was interested to see how much I use the words REALLY and LIKE. Just for fun I … [Read more…]
These are all great videos and slideshows. I’m sure there are lots of common threads but I’m feeling a little overwhelmed by it all. So my plan is to park them all here and come back from time to time. 21st Century Pedagogy by Marco Torres 21st century schools with Stephen Heppell Some great presentation … [Read more…]
This week I am participating in a Knowschools course on Blogging in the Classroom. It has been a stretch for me to try and actively participate in this course as well a keep on top of the mountain of other things that usually take up my day, but it has been worth it. Our latest … [Read more…]
