A couple of weeks ago I was happily twittering away when @timbuckteeth (Steve Wheeler) dropped the link below into the tweetstream.
I have no idea why I clicked on the link. Maybe it was to test the livestreaming because I’d been experimenting with basic streaming from my phone. Maybe it was simple curiosity or perhaps it [...]
I just had a most amazing collaborative experience. @Mrs_Banjer tweeted on Twitter that she was in an etherpad opened by @mbarrow and would anyone like to come and try it out. I’ve played with etherpad briefly, but not like we did tonight.
Each contributor is allocated a particular colour to help identify their additions and edits (there are [...]
Whichever blogging platform you decide to use, Windows Live Writer can be used to publish to it.
Installing is easy enough, just go to Windows Live and download the latest version. Make sure you only select Live Writer for download, unless you want the other Live programs offered. When installing uncheck the boxes that ask if [...]
There are many free and paid tools available to publish and share children’s work on the internet. They can be used to engage and motivate children and can provide an authentic audience for their work.
BloggingBlogging (from web log) is simply publishing writing on a personal website, like an online diary. I started off [...]
A Hoverfly*
So, enough hovering. Here’s where I’ll set up a portal for other teachers at school.
I’ll post links to software, sites and other items of interest and reflect on some of the things that have worked well for me in class and others that haven’t been so successful.
There are heaps of teacher/class blogs and wiki [...]
I need to think about how I’m going to set things up for next year…
Adding Live Writer to all the class computers for children to post to glenview9
Rearranging the physical layout of the classroom
Introducing PBWiki in term one or even during meet the teacher at the end of term four
Publicizing the blog and wiki to [...]
