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This blog post comes to via Miguel Guhlin. He composed a post regarding the use of mobile devices by administrators. The post is a worthy read and sets out a series of five straightforward guidelines for administrators and educators when utilising mobile devices within education. The five… Continue

A series of articles were published by fairfax Media regarding an iTouch project conducted by Louise Duncan at Shepparton High School in Victoria. The articles can be accessed at these urls: The Age: http://tinyurl.com/86vapx The SMH: http://tinyurl.com/8auak2 The Land: http://tinyurl.com/9433uv The devices were lent to the school by Apple. A Singaporean school was involved… Continue

Following the excellent Weaving Technology conference that was held in Wagga last October I composed a few ideas regarding the thought or process or getting started with technology in the classroom. I blogged about these ideas here on my main blog ~ Watershed. Essentially, when starting out with technology in the classroom I feel it is useful to keep the following three rules of thumb in mind... 1. Choose a… Continue

It is great to see other teachers joining this Ning. Working together to get a handle on how technology can allow your students to connect, collaborate and create in new ways is definitely the best way to go. Working in isolation can be debilitating and throw up barriers that may seem insurmountable. This NIng can act as a springboard to connecting with other teachers and educators from all walks of education life. Fantastic work… Continue