The Big Bang – Briefly

Science can be amazing. There are many inspiring stories and so many ways to tell them. This video story is about The Big Bang – Briefly. We made this video about the Big Bang because the theory is important and amazing, but often misunderstood. This video was produced without any funding from any outside sources. It was put together with [...]

Useful Links (weekly)

web2storytelling – workshop Great course for storytelling using new technologies. “Web 2.0 storytelling is the practice of using social media to tell and share stories. Explores the growing number of examples in a wide variety of platforms, from blogs to twitter to YouTube and much more. The presenters focus on educational applications and issues, and attendees [...]

Visual Effects: 100 Years of Inspiration

A YouTube video was brought to my attention this afternoon. I have been helping students with folios and photos over the past few weeks and so it was quite apt. The video is called Visual Effects: 100 Years of Inspiration. It is a collection of clips and making-of footage from notable visual effects films of the [...]

Writing for Young People – Morris Gleitzman and John Boyne

The Writer’s Festival is currently on in Melbourne. There are many wonderful writers for Australia and overseas talking broadly on the field of writing. I have heard Morris Gleitzman  speak on a number of occasions. He is always very eloquent and very sure of his ideas and reasons for writing his novels. I have always [...]

DeeperWeb plugin – a useful searching tool

I was playing with a new search engine tool tonight. It is called DeeperWeb Search. It has been around since May but I only came across it recently. It is free and very easy to use. I have again been into classes to discuss how to best search he web and I am always interested [...]