What’s the buzz in the blogsphere? Here we pick out some of the latest news and views from blogs by teachers.
If there are any blogs you’d like to share, to send us the link.
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Having fun with Photoshop! This site asked people to alter famous and iconic photos by placing technology where it doesn't belong. There are some intriguing results.
Posted: 29/05/2009
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Check out this on OSS from Laura Walker, a modern languages teacher in the UK: “Open Source tools make it easy for students, parents and staff to access software without the need to buy expensive licenses or to illegally download programs …”
Posted: 15/05/2009
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Alan Vallis gives the thumbs up to "almost perfect" note-taking software Evernote. "When it was first released in Beta, I didn’t appreciate its power. I didn’t really 'get it' but I’d have saved myself a lot of time if I’d investigated it more closely first time around."
Posted: 7/05/2009
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If you're preparing students to make presentations, here's some simple advice and suggestions to share with them
Posted: 1/05/2009
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Whether you’re designing a website or searching for images to post on your blog, stock photos may very well come in handy. Check out this collection of 25 sites offering free or cheap images.
Posted: 28/04/2009
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Seen the letters RSS on a website or blog and wonder what they mean? Jenny Smith offers a great explanation of what RSS - or Really Simple Syndication - is all about.
Posted: 25/04/2009
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Twitter seems to be the latest internet fad - or is it more than that? Danny Nicholls thinks there is potential for Twitter to be harnessed in education, just as blogs are being used today to share ideas and document learning.
Posted: 25/04/2009
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Teacher Heath Sawyer explains the difference between a website and wiki from an educational perspective.
Posted: 20/04/2009
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More and more teachers are setting up class websites and blogs to share content with administrators, students, and parents. But what's appropriate to go online? Check out these useful 'Should' and 'Should Not' lists.
Posted: 9/04/2009
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Mobile photographer Meg Pickard puts her success down to being able to capture something "fleeting and interesting". Here she shares her tips for getting decent photos from an iPhone.
Posted: 8/04/2009
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Southwell School has recently implemented a netbook programme for Year 7 students and Dave Winter has "never been happier in my beliefs that connected students will learn better".
Posted: 18/03/2009
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David Kinane discovers a new utility called Vocaroo, a voice recording service for sending messages across the Internet, which he describes as a "brilliant tool and simple to use".
Posted: 10/03/2009
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For a while she’s been researching a way to have a class TV channel. Now Elm Park Primary School’s Raenette Taljaard found something which is easy, quick and most of all practical to use in class, WorldTV.
Posted: 18/02/2009
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Southwell School’s Tim Bullock is taking part in a project to use Tablet notebooks in his classroom. Here he bids farewell to his interactive whiteboard.
Posted: 18/02/2009
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Dorothy Burt explains how Pt England School got to Beta test Hyperstudio 5, and how it’s going.
Posted: 18/02/2009
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