Meet Boolean Squared, who has a lot in common with students in our classrooms in that he “loves computers with a passion, but he rarely uses them in the way that his teacher — Mr. Teach — would like.” And he fully believes that “there is no operating system or Web site that should not [...]

I’m impressed with the U.K. Childnet International resources, including their links and PDF brochures on Young People, Music and the Internet and Young People and Social Networking. Nice handouts for parents – teachers too- to provide common sense guidelines for safe, effective, ethical use of the Internet. The resources on their digizen.org link are equally [...]

Seems as though the commercial sector frequently, though unintentionally, provides some of the best free teaching resources. Take, for example, the video below, for a stunning look at the effective use of basic camera shots (a skill I’m still hoping to master). Before you watch the video, you might want to know that it was [...]

One of my favorite workshops from last summer’s NECC was Rushton Hurley’s hilarious session on video editing. Before leaving the session, I signed up to receive his electronic newsletters. An update arrived in my email yesterday entitled “Educational Video, the fun way.” I’m glad I opened it! I’ve spent the morning exploring links to some [...]

What I most value about Web 2.0 are the multiple opportunities to join groups of like-minded colleagues and to craft and continually expand my own personal learning network. The Day in a Sentence community is one of my favorite communities. To begin with, it stems from my friend Kevin, whose enthusiasm, expertise, and sense of [...]

If you’ve been looking for opportunities to help your students develop better blogging skills (posting and responding), check out what Aussie educator Miss Wyatt is sponsoring: Student Blogging Competiton! You can follow the conversation and updates from her blog site or from a new discussion item in The Edublogger. I’m also glad to know about [...]