Using EtherPad
Aug 4th
Whew! Looks like it’s been quite some time since I’ve posted, huh? It’s really not that easy attempting to maintain a blog for professional learning when you’ve got work to do as well. Anyway, on to the topic at hand – I’m a little slow to join the party, but recently I’ve become a big fan
Supporting digital writing in EL
May 14th
It’s been awhile since my last post, but since I’ve got a little time on my hands before the mid-year marking frenzy begins, I thought I’d write a little on the practical aspect of bringing in technology-appropriate writing into class. I can hardly claim to be an expert in this matter, since I’m currently not
Pen and paper writing – a relic of the past?
Apr 17th
A few months ago I read an article about the Death of Handwriting, which I’d found rather amusing and even quite bewildering – just what was so bad about the disappearance of longhand writing, I wonder? Admittedly I take a rather utilitarian view on this – it’s people like me who would choose to demolish
Role-playing with Prezi
Apr 7th
(View post to check out the Prezi presentation)
Although perhaps suspiciously similar in theme to the Fallout series of games (in fact I’d used a screenshot from Fallout 3 for the wasteland graphic), there’s little in common aside from the nuclear holocaust theme. Still, I figured it’ll be a fun activity to get the whole class actively thinking and speaking (arguing, objecting and defending).
Department Facebook page?
Apr 4th
Slightly more than a month ago, inspired by the idea of engaging students semi-anonymously via Facebook, I decided to try setting up an (unofficial) Facebook page, with the hope of turning it official should it take off. In my mind, the main advantages of using Facebook were that… Many students are already on Facebook, and
'Open source' education
Mar 28th
Unlike what might be expected from a blog dealing with educational technology, this post isn’t so much about using open-source software in teaching, but instead about my thoughts on the sharing of information between teachers. It distresses me somewhat when teachers talk about protecting their intellectual property when it comes to teaching materials. It’s probably
Using Glogster?
Mar 22nd
I’ve been hearing/reading quite a bit about Glogster lately, especially with the more recent launch of Glogster EDU, an education-optimised version, so I set out to figure out what exactly it was all about. This is where I tried tapping upon the power of Twitter – I didn’t really have the time to look into
Teaching and elitism
Mar 20th
(Elite Teachers Supply would probably be a rather unfortunate name for a Singaporean company) Reading the blog post From an elite school really stirred a chord in me. I’ve been recently thinking on a similar issue myself – I am currently teaching in an ‘elite school’, and have had a fairly ‘elite’ educational background all
Implementing social networking
Mar 14th
Yes, educators can’t afford to ignore Web 2.0 anymore. I believe this. I would dearly love to integrate Web 2.0 into my lessons – social networking in particular. But when it comes to actual implementation, I’m stumped. Why is this the case? I consider myself relatively IT-savvy, and I have been officially trained as a
My very first Prezi
Mar 10th
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Completed my very first Prezi! Intending to use it for committee sharing tomorrow. I should probably mention that I’ve utilised David Warlick‘s material quite a bit, but since the purpose was really to recap some of what he’d said, I figure it’s within reasonable limits. No?
