Tricider – more than just a polling tool

I came across this very recently and only looked at it more closely after work today. Tricider  is a very simple tool. It is easy to use, but also seems very versatile. The other good thing is that you do not need to register to use it. Teachers could easily use this with students to:  take [...]

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  by  ransomtech  Books, artifactually and anecdotally speaking … – Lorcan Dempsey’s Weblog @Lorcan Dempsey “it seems to me that the artifactual and design elements of print books are coming more to the fore, albeit in different ways. As the use of ebooks grows this is not really surprising, as this change creates niche opportunities for experiences focused [...]

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  by  dianecordell  Free Pictures – Wylio.com A useful site for finding creative commons images to use on a website. It searches flickr & other open photos. You can then resize online and then after it creates the custom code, you cut and paste code into a blog. The image goes onto your site with the proper attribution.   [...]

The state of education or the perils of watching daytime television

Again, being home I have time to watch some tv. I put on ABC24 the news station and found…our parliament in full flight. It was very difficult to hear the politicians talk about the great things they have been doing for education; the National Curriculum tht still has not been agreed to by all the states, the [...]

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micromobs | real time messaging for your groups A tools for a group messaging service and is the easiest way to manage and communicate with multiple groups.  Blogging Basics with Students « Trails Optional Blogging basics with students- Reflecting thoughts from @jdeyenberg about blogging with her 5th graders. The Googlemail Plus Trick : Creative Blogs Post on how [...]