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Charlie Edwards Article
Charlie Edwards, a friend of my father during the Second World War and after received a write-up in the Herald Sun today.
Joyous colours overhead
About midday thin icy clouds began to float by the sun and an array of colours began to appear as the sunlight passed through the ice crystals.
Joyce Seitzinger #FF
Time for Friday Follow Twitter Interview and our special guest this week is Joyce Seitzinger, eLearning Advisor at the Eastern Institute of Technology in Napier, New Zealand.
Curriculum Ideas
A collection of technology and curriculum integration web sites for Science, Mathematics, English and History. A work in progress. More sites and resources to follow.
Pudu Gaol Kuala Lumpur
During 1942 my father Frank was incarcerated in Pudu Gaol, Kuala Lumpur. He was a guest of the Japanese Army after his capture during the Battle of the Muar in January, 1942.
Jenny Luca #FF
This week our special guest on the Friday Follow Twitter Interview is Jenny Luca of Toorak College, Victoria. Jenny is a highly insightful and award winning educator.
Getting started
Getting started with Web 2.0? Getting started with technology and curriculum integration? Some rules of thumbs and the re-tellling of the story from my perspective.
Prisoner of War
This weekend I rebuilt the web site I had created about my dad, Frank Larkin. He was a signaller in the 2/19th Battalion, 8th Division, AIF. My father was captured by the Japanese during the Battle of the Muar in January, 1942.
Summer Charlesworth #FF
Our special guest this week is Summer Charlesworth, a teacher dedicated to her art & her profession. She has embraced the networks to share her vision with educators worldwide.
Scott Newcomb #FF
Scott Newcomb is our guest this week on the #FF Interview. A mobile tech guru, he frequently posts excellent tweets regarding the implementation of mobile technologies in the classroom.
Patrick Larkin #FF
Our special guest this week is Patrick Larkin, the highly connected and innovative Principal of Burlington High School in Massachusetts, USA.
What is social media?
For a long time now I have been researching articles relating to social media and blogging in education. It is an interesting field. I feel that educators have a role to play as exemplars in the community.
Dr Scott McLeod #FF
This week’s #FF Twitter Interview is with Dr Scott McLeod, an educator with an amazing font of knowledge with respect to education and technology. Read on…
The Perfect Corpse Again
One of the topics that I quite enjoy teaching in Year 11 Ancient History is Preserved Human Remains. The Year 11 students have just completed their School Certificate, not unlike the ‘O’ levels in the United Kingdom and they are preparing for their matriculation year, known here in NSW as the Higher School Certificate. It(…)
Autumn
The weather is nice today. It is Saturday, May 14th. The south coast of NSW, Australia. It is autumn and winter is nearing. I took some photographs.
Jenny She #FF
Our special guest this week on the Friday Follow Twitter Interview is Jenny She who is sharing with us all the way from Auckland in beautiful New Zealand.
The Boneyard
Darcy Moore and I went galavanting again on Saturday morning and took photographs at the Boneyard near Bombo and Kiama, New South Wales. An early start to the day.
Jane Ross #FF
Our special guest for the Friday Follow Twitter Interview is Jane Ross in Java, Indonesia. Jane is a Tech Integrator at a 1:1 school in Jakarta and an ADE.
Reeder RSS Reader
Well, for some time now I have been using Reeder on my Mac laptop. It is clean, uncluttered and uncomplicated. It is rather elegant in fact. Free download.
Schools take up the iPad
The Apple iPad has been in the news since the release of the iPad 2 & it is no secret that many forward thinking schools & educators are investing in the device.
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