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iPad Apps from Learning2.010 Unconference

iPad Apps from Learning2.010 Unconference

'Give one to get one' - that was the tagline for the iPad Apps Unconference at Learning 2.010 in Shanghai last week. Here are some of the Apps [...]

Why you need some Techxperts at your school

Why you need some  Techxperts at your school

This term, my colleague Louise Phinney and I have started an after school activity for Grade 4 and 5 students called Techxperts. Here's how we [...]

Creating Common Craft Videos

Creating Common Craft Videos

Technology Integrationist Donna Ellery uses Common Craft style videos in a range of contexts at Discovery College in Hong Kong. 7th Grade students [...]

Games – What exactly are kids learning?

Games – What exactly are kids learning?

Games and the value of game-based learning has been a hot topic for me lately, so I was thrilled to come across Tom Chatfield's article, Why playing [...]

50 Educational Apps for the iPod Touch

50 Educational Apps for the iPod Touch

I have been getting a lot of questions about the Apps we have on our iPod Touches at school, so here you are: Miss Spell Free Check to see [...]

10 Reasons to try Backchannel Chat

10 Reasons to try Backchannel Chat

I tried backchannel chat for the first time during keynote addresses at the EARCOS Teachers Conference: ETC09. What is Backchannel Chat? It's [...]