Apr

21

Are we paying attention?

April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

There seeme to be a stream of new media content our there that serve as conversation starters towards much needed change in our schools…
On the heels of Karl Fisch and his “Did You Know / What If / Vision 2021″ trilogy, here comes another this one from Darren Draper, a Technology Curriculum Specialist in the [...]

Apr

17

To whom it may concern…

April 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Hurry up and wait…
We are all in a state of hurry here in New Brunswick. Our new government is scheduled to deliver a new education plan in the next few weeks, and it may contain huge changes in the way education is delivered, and especially with the role of technology to facilitate change.
There are [...]

Apr

17

Amy’s flicks…

April 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Amy is a student who lives in th UK.  She loves making SIMS videos, and loves to share them on her piczo site.  Like most kid, she just loves to tell her stories in a different (digital) way.
I found her site one day by accident, but have been keeping a watch on what she has [...]

Apr

17

Simple ideas…

April 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Sometimes I am pleasantly by ideas that teachers come up with, especially those teachers that you don’t expect to bring them forward.
Mr. Welch is a student teaching intern in one of our Grade 6 classes.  His cooperating teacher is a “more experienced” teacher that has not been as quick to embrace technology as some others in [...]