‘Education’ and ‘Technology’ have had space at this blog but ‘Life’ needs more air-time. I turn 40 (I am Darcy1968 after all) in August and need to share my birthday treat with you, as we’ve just had confirmation that all plans are go! Kate and I will be leaving our 2 and 4 year olds […]
‘Today’s constantly evolving interactive technologies are having a profound impact on our culture, and the analog generation needs to look to its children to learn how to cope.’ The Library of Congress series on Digital Natives concludes with Douglas Rushkoff‘s presentation. I particularly like how he worries about the concept of ‘digital revolution’ preferring a ‘renaissance’. […]
Michael Wesch’s presentation (at the Library of Congress as part of a series on ‘Digital Natives’) should be viewed by teachers trying to understand the YouTube phenomenon. The musings on ‘why’ are particularly interesting. As a footnote, I follow the presenter on Twitter and was alerted to his upload minutes after he loaded it. […]
This made me laugh a year or so ago and recently I came across it again. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.1418901&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] more about “First IT Professional“, posted with vodpod
DHS needs to plan creatively and carefully in order to position the school effectively to reap the benefits of the Federal Governments funding of the ‘digital revolution’ for 2009 and beyond. The challenges are many but the opportunities afforded our school community are great. The following outlines a course of action designed to: […]
Colleagues, Increasingly students must take responsibility for their own learning and the teacher becomes more of a facilitator, creating the conditions that allow individuals to progress at their own pace. Self-directed and independent learning will become the norm and the teacher will have more freedom to be the ‘guide on the side’ rather […]
Older internet users are catching up with Generation Y in the US it appears. Wonder what the Australian trends are in this area? Also, the latest data on German online habits reveals that 26 million German Internet users viewed more than 3 billion videos online in May 2008. That really is a staggering number of […]
Alas, went to work during my hols again today and of course, all social networking sites are blocked to staff, regardless of position in the school. I will request that Twitter is unblocked – and Facebook, but suspect my request will be denied. We are so starved of information about the changes that will take […]
What was it like at your school? Were you a smart kid? Were the classes streamed/graded or mixed ability or some combination of both? How did your teachers teach, engage and stimulate interest in the topic or activities? What was the best thing about the way you were taught at school? What was the worst? […]
Everything’s changed or changing – fast. Michael Wesch commences with some of the issues of teaching in an inappropriate space before moving on to new media. I particularly love the Marshall McLuhan quote referred to at the opening of this hour long presentation: The past went that-a-way. When faced with a totally new situation, we […]