RSSMixhttp://www.rssmix.com/This feed was created by mixing existing feeds from various sources.en-gb http://rubyrennie.edublogs.org/2010/02/07/another-language-gone/Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:12:56 -0500I’ve just noticed that the last speaker of “Bo”, a language that used to exist in the Andaman Islands, has died. What struck me particularly about the report was the sentence “Boa Sr spent the last few years of her life unable to converse with anyone in her mother tongue.” That’s a very poignant thought. [...]7e6ac59e36ec2b5000750353b3d149c3 http://rubyrennie.edublogs.org/2009/12/11/virtual-graduations/Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:48:06 -0500November 26th saw a new innovation for virtual worlds. Some students who are distance learners were graduating, but were unable to come to the ceremony – Fiona Littleton, working with colleagues in informatics, created the first Second Life graduation held in parallel with McEwan Hall graduation. 4 MSc graduates graduated in Second Life with 2 [...]2815e1098a73bda0426bae2946358795 http://rubyrennie.edublogs.org/2009/11/30/attempting-to-write/Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:17:25 -0500OK so the blog is looking a bit dismal again, but at least this time I’ve got a fairly water-tight excuse – ended up in hospital at the beginning of October, finally got diagnosed with viral labyrinthitis, and still off work (yikes!) and finding out for the first time in my life what I’m supposed [...]c2a40f13c58c6adb679b94fd67f940f9 http://rubyrennie.edublogs.org/2009/09/19/let-bikes-use-bus-lanes/Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:53:35 -0400I headed in to Edinburgh today, which is unusual for me on a Saturday, but there was a bike rally on and I thought I’d show some support. Although this wasn’t an SMC event, several SMC members turned up to support the general biking community (in particular, Edinburgh bikers and those who, like myself, commute [...]c00cdf2f8bd5fb21e613df73ab7fb1a3 http://rubyrennie.edublogs.org/2009/08/26/lets-get-some-interesting-new-kinds-of-books/Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:54:58 -0400At the beginning of August I attended a really stimulating PALA conference (I have to add that I’ve never yet been to an un-stimulating PALA conference) and my ego was thoroughly boosted by people actually coming to my presentation (even though it was on the last slot of the last day …). I’m still working [...]6686d88428bb644d39d389cf40f10e0b http://rubyrennie.edublogs.org/2009/07/15/the-great-and-the-good/Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:06:21 -0400It’s not often that you meet people who just seem to be at the epitome of humankind … but David Crystal is currently my favourite person. Here are some reasons: he’s clever with wordshe’s written lots of books – highly readable (at least, the ones I’ve read so far) he has a really interesting life-story [...]09fff48080d959be88b60c6f39478967 http://rubyrennie.edublogs.org/2009/07/09/future-of-learning-and-technology/Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:27:37 -0400Link: A very quick summary of events at a recent conference on “the future of education” (thanks to Mark Pegrum for the link). I was interested to note that Howard Gardner (of “multiple intelligences” fame) was speaking.There are also some interesting videos, including a panel discussion on copyright and intellectual property.3461d942278d3475e13b7bdfebeda181 http://rubyrennie.edublogs.org/2009/06/06/at-the-ecm/Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:28:14 -0400Finally got to the Edinburgh Coffee Morning. I always pick up some interesting tips, and it’s great to find out what people are doing and looking into with software and widgets.110fb13357bfe1faea4896a8e2cb3d8b http://rubyrennie.edublogs.org/2009/04/19/seeing-hands/Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:51:34 -0400Should I volunteer? For some time I’ve been receiving news and reading the “Seeing Hands” blog. It’s an inspirational look at helping blind people in Nepal to gain education and a paying job – not easy in a country that assumes blind people cannot contribute to society. I’ve been wondering about volunteering to go – [...]85a716dbd3629134fb0f1b6fb70446b2 http://rubyrennie.edublogs.org/2009/04/19/keeping-references-with-mendeley/Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:38:30 -0400I was recently pointed to some software that is now in beta – called Mendeley – which gives you a way to store research citations and then access it from any computer. I’m still working on seeing the ways it could help with research, but so far it looks really promising!What I like about it:I [...]13a8ac70f58d449423792112f9ffa2d1 http://struan.edublogs.org/2008/12/22/ceop-seek-direct-help-from-trainer-community/Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:44:38 -0500TheChild Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre has taken the unprecedented descision to make a direct appeal for information via its website and a direct email to its trainers. They feel theyhave exhausted all other channels and really need thehelp of the online community in tracing the man seen in the image (and video on [...]715f22b074e8ccb68137129b50b98fe1 http://struan.edublogs.org/2008/09/28/remember-35mm/Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:01:43 -0400A few weeks back we discovered an old 35mm film lying around that hadnt been developed. It turned out to be various bits’n'bobs from a few years back, but in particular I was thirlled to see it had some pics from a kayaking trip round Muckle Row, Shetland. For anyone who enjoys sea kayaking and [...]e197a6569180d0fa5708e76fe6cbdee0 http://struan.edublogs.org/2008/09/27/landlord-registration-scheme-and-web-trails/Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:55:07 -0400Working through a pile of paperwork that has built up over the last week or so (while I have been away on various training and CPD events including the Scottish Learning Festival and TeachMeet08) I found a renewal confirmation from a local authority managing their little bit of the landlord registration scheme. The first house [...]fb83bd1ce0103fed259f2bb730514c08 http://struan.edublogs.org/2008/09/20/teachmeet08-at-the-scottish-learning-festival-2008/Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:31:15 -0400Just signed up for this years TeachMeet08. Without doubt the best CPD you can get with respect to ICT, Technology, and a chance to meet the people who are at the edge of using technology to take our students forward in their education. This year I am glad to be able to get to both [...]c4669873289889b9197bbbf33bb8c11c http://magsbowls.edublogs.org/2008/04/28/14/Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:22:30 -0400try0e561bb7d5e4ea470c47b52755d6bca1 http://andywatson.edublogs.org/2008/02/11/blog-activity-moved-to-jist-haiverin/Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:26:23 -0500I’ve moved my blogging activity toJist Haiverina28f2d187ce48740b61ff8fa6c07bc39 http://andywatson.edublogs.org/2007/12/19/talking-photo/Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:54:32 -0500PQDVD have developed software which appears to be like Crazy Talk but much cheaper. Seems to be worth a look. e1278f74e74c5a113c1cd3f3e5b7ea95 http://andywatson.edublogs.org/2007/11/02/camtasia-studio-5/Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:35:33 -0400Andrew Brown’s Captivate series introduced me to a number of facilities in the program which I hadn’t fully appreciated. However, there are times when still images aren’t good enough for training purposes, such as when you want to illustrate a video editing process. With this in mind I’ve been playing with Techsmith’s Camtasia Studio 5, [...]04d6d00120b2588a994a91f88d7db3ca http://struan.edublogs.org/2007/09/19/a-fellow-defender-of-bebo-in-education/Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:39:46 -0400http://nwinton.wordpress.comI have just heard from a fellow supported of Bebo at TeachMeet07. Very encouraging to hear about others fighting to keep it open (or get it open in schools). To use it as a tool in the fight against bullying, and even to use it as a vehicle for a curriculum for excellence! Good Work [...]d5a49c7cec73f1e810dc615808b14a73 http://struan.edublogs.org/2007/09/19/mtv-sticky/Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:14:13 -0400http://www.mtvsticky.comWhile trying to track down the full report for the MTV/Microsoft/etal survey (thanks for the lead David) I found two things. Firstly thast the full report is internal to MTV and its partners, and that MTV have a site for those with an interesting following or studying youth trends. I have signed up and initial [...]f4600d1d40d91abb97c3ee1a6ed49d75 http://struan.edublogs.org/2007/09/18/a-common-vision-for-ict-coordinators/Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:57:59 -04005 years ago when I took up my current post, as the schools ICT coordinator, I had a very clear, and detailedvision of where I wanted the school to be in 5 years time. I am glad to say that in many ways my vision has been fulfilled. It is however time for me to [...]cfaf5a982b674490681195eea2a038f6 http://struan.edublogs.org/2007/09/08/that-traditional-mongolian-delicacy-mars-bar-cheese-cake/Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:23:21 -0400I will be heading down after school on Wednesday 19th September to TeachMeet07. This is the first time that I will have made it although it is an event that I have wanted to go to for a while. I cant get the day off work to go to the learning festival (gutted – wednesday [...]3d2fab11cb799e025e63cd244b53b1b1 http://struan.edublogs.org/2007/09/08/bebo-their-space-or-yours/Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:37:56 -0400For those who subscribe to the tree house, sorry its been so long.Im back with some thoughts on how young people see bebo and other social networking sites. I have been reflecting on various aspects of this for the last year or so, and for those who have followed my bebo ramblings I hope you [...]4763dfff481d7bc19a6db4c3a9722135 http://msbarrowman.edublogs.org/2007/09/06/year-of-the-blog/Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:04:23 -0400So this academic year I’m going to use bogs with S1, S2, and the Higher class, for the following purposes:* S1 – to showcase the work of the class and allow parents to see how their child is doing.* S2 – to encourage creative thinking, and different ways of approaching texts and language, with a [...]95a06c6ccc6bcb5e4c5d6a08c5656585 http://pammcdowall.edublogs.org/2007/07/23/online-networks/Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:37:28 -0400I have spent most of this afternoon trying to show my husband how to use Facebookwhich is similar to My Space, Bebo etc but apparently for the ahem… more mature person, or so I’m told! As I guided him through the process of uploading photos, filling in profiles, etc. it occurred to me that what [...]eb07afa25b058d1b3f16c8112ad64c38 http://andywatson.edublogs.org/2007/06/29/anyone-for-coffee/Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:54:13 -0400Another WOW!2f7c143c77656f7d8fbd0d497ec0c576 http://andywatson.edublogs.org/2007/06/08/embedding-teachertube-videos/Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:24:57 -0400If you use TeacherTube (discussed here) to store pupil videos, you can easily link to them on your blog (or website). For WordPress and Edublogs blogs just follow this advice -Q: How can I embed a video for my Edublogs/WordPress blog?A: Here are some steps:1. Copy link provided under “Edublogs/WordPress Embeddable:” within the selected video [...]6b43085ea2f6d954bf76274096525091 http://andywatson.edublogs.org/2007/06/04/tales-animator/Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:56:02 -0400Yet another animation program. Tales Animator uses a scripting language to animate figures to produce good looking cartoons. The scripting language is fairly easy to use but would be too difficult for younger kids. Another free download with lots of extras available on the site.4ea2f5ee90029bce3216bc07f4ba7754 http://andywatson.edublogs.org/2007/06/02/monkeyjam-stop-motion-animation/Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:40:42 -0400Many teachers use the Digital Blue Movie Creator for stop motion animation. Although it is easy and fun to use, it has some limitations, particularly the quality of the output.MonkeyJam lets you create stop motion animation from any web cam, digital video camera or sets of scanned images and outputs good quality avi files. It [...]0377e1efda4aa6c4df8722e0bb7d1f47 http://andywatson.edublogs.org/2007/06/02/scratch-animation-and-programming-for-kids/Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:30:29 -0400I’m just catching up on this. Thanks to Neil Winton’s post.SCRATCH is a free program which lets kids create animations by using a simple programming language. It seems to be quite powerful and, apart from the fun the kids would have, it could be used to create quite adventurous programs. It’s not for casual use [...]9c1bc15d7cf7f66fd0b588c0a845df8e http://andywatson.edublogs.org/2007/05/28/comic-life-for-windows/Mon, 28 May 2007 04:12:39 -0400Comic Life is a popular program on the mac which lets you create comic strip stories very easily.The company is working on a Windows version and has released a free beta version for testing. It seems to be fairly robust. The only problems I’ve had are printing to a network printer and deleting objects ocassionally [...]4ece2a885398f9628dfc8ee7062dd661 http://andywatson.edublogs.org/2007/05/23/google-docs-a-useful-collaborative-tool/Wed, 23 May 2007 05:35:55 -0400Google Docs is a simple online word processor (and spreadsheet) with basic functions. With a decent online connection it responds quickly and can be used as a place to store documents. One of its strengths for a teacher is the ability for documents to be edited collaboratively. As an alternative to a wiki, it provides [...]232ce33a7bb878cf858d74592438e7b1 http://pammcdowall.edublogs.org/2007/03/29/travelling-ted/Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:09:16 -0400This week my son’s nursery – Langside Nursery – sent home Ted and asked us to record his adventures. We were given a book to record it and a camera with strict instructions to limit ourselves to 5 photos. That’s where my problems began – has anyone every tried telling a 4 year-old who knows [...]f3e03e12da03fe48b39cfedab3fec1ae http://jjelly.edublogs.org/2007/03/04/naace/Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:06:57 -0500Last week I was lucky enough to go to the naace conference in Torquay. It was a long way from home and I thought I was the only Scot until Thursday. Then, thanks to the catalyst of Laurie O’Donnell who was giving a presentation on “The Scottish Experience”, I met Henry Paton from Inverclyde and [...]f6ad97d013947be64c7fee4c04044465 http://pammcdowall.edublogs.org/2007/02/24/google-video-inspiration/Sat, 24 Feb 2007 15:11:29 -0500I have just been watching Carronshore’s excellent videos of their Scottish poetry. I had been wondering why they had moved to edublogs but having seen these videos and the ease with which you can post them I can see why.So I decided to give it a go myself and post two of my Primary 7 [...]6956d25411275b9cb07681e9e0155e27 http://pammcdowall.edublogs.org/2006/12/14/network-frustrations/Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:28:28 -0500Today we were unable to see any of the comments that had been left on our school blog because websense had decided to block it. There was my P5 class desperate to see what comments had been posted about their podcast and it was blocked! We couldn’t read the comments on some of the other [...]08c993c73b359e63361f592edfd13747 http://pammcdowall.edublogs.org/2006/12/13/podcasting-delight/Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:02:15 -0500Last night after much tinkering and pushing myself way out of my comfort/understanding zone I managed to embed my Primary 5 French podcast within my school blog – success!! This might not seem like a huge achievement to some of you bloggers out there, but to me it is another learning leap! Of [...]cde1408984b6b936f8dd69b62a272cc1 http://pammcdowall.edublogs.org/2006/12/01/glow-pilot/Fri, 01 Dec 2006 19:09:32 -0500So what have I been up to over the last few weeks? Basically, teaching! I have been trying to get on to Glow and look at the pilot but I managed to lock myself out – entirely my fault as I use the wrong password the magic three times in a row before I looked [...]0958ea9f4517ff1366a30fea1bd80099 http://pammcdowall.edublogs.org/2006/12/01/ips-news-1/Fri, 01 Dec 2006 19:04:55 -0500It feels like ages since I was blogging – and I suppose it was. What is my excuse? The usual! I am not going to feel guilty though, as this is a personal blog and supposed to be a pleasurable experience.I have spent a fair bit of time over the last couple of weeks getting [...]1ea2be448d63b81da428a9189116fbc2 http://masterclass.edublogs.org/2006/11/04/test-upload-mp3/Sat, 04 Nov 2006 06:53:44 -0500voice010.mp3fe5174b5a82ac077ddca7fc483ca1ed0 http://pammcdowall.edublogs.org/2006/10/15/what-a-busy-week/Sun, 15 Oct 2006 07:50:14 -0400I have neglected my own blog over the past week mainly because I have been so busy pushing on with all my great inspirational ideas from SETT. Our school website is beginning to take shape with lots of great suggestions from the staff about how to give the children ownership of their class [...]618aea5e4c82cf75e13a33af65f50051 http://derekprobertson.edublogs.org/2006/10/10/problems-with-my-new-feed/Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:57:56 -0400If you do visit this blog then you’ll have seen my last message informing you that I have moved to a new site. The only problem is that I think I made a pig’s ear of changing the feed in feedburner. In order to update your aggregator/newsreader please visit my new site:http://hotmilkydrink.typepad.comand take the [...]e252d4337c0d8965fe02870f94d04dc7 http://derekprobertson.edublogs.org/2006/10/09/im-moving/Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:02:05 -0400The feeds the same but the host is changing. If you still want to read my nonsense and view my site then change the link to:http://hotmilkydrink.typepad.com/71fb26be77f2554af99a008da1f205e3 http://derekprobertson.edublogs.org/2006/10/08/oh-noi-cant-sing/Sun, 08 Oct 2006 16:50:37 -0400Have a listen to me under the monicker of unaccompanied_lady (there’s a respectable reason for this). I’m having a go at the Kiss classic ‘Detroit Rock City’. I’m slightly off the beat but I was having trouble with the mic and the Flash interface. Anyway, off to look for a good Scott Walker track. Enjoy, [...]177b11a714fdfc2b7cf401c19082e448 http://derekprobertson.edublogs.org/2006/10/08/have-you-got-talent-get-that-voice-online-then/Sun, 08 Oct 2006 13:11:59 -0400Whilst in the throes of an early morning hangover this morning (after making merry to celbrate Scotland’s superb victory last night) I switched on BBC 1 and caught the last 15 minutes of Click, a programme dedicated to the web. There was an excellent part of the programme that featured ‘interesting’ websites. One of these [...]8e7faacf0998c4ad7c360418593875b8 http://derekprobertson.edublogs.org/2006/10/06/bbc-zoo-simulation-game/Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:34:29 -0400I was watching the TV this morning when I switched over to BBC2 and caught 5 mins of a programme called Roar. Very much like The Really Wild Show (or Animal Magic if you are my age). What caught my eye was the way they have integrated a game as part of the integral learning [...]0b6df2db9115eba3d862ded138190de6 http://derekprobertson.edublogs.org/2006/10/05/make-consoles-pink-attract-women-to-gameplay-2/Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:52:49 -0400There’s an interesting article on the BBC site that discusses gender and game play. It investigates attitiudes of female gamers ans how the games industry can attract the fairer sex to playing with range of consoles that are avilable. The EA/Futurelab research published this week found that 40% of teenage girls play computer games but [...]46ed47c703c8667953d85d9e07b2378e http://pammcdowall.edublogs.org/2006/10/04/school-blog/Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:33:03 -0400I had a meeting today with Susan Ronnie from Kirlandneuk PS about setting up our French blog between the two schools. It is great to be involved in this kind of collaboration and we both feel it will really benefit the children. Susan had found a great French [...]a2e7273b7e12070499e28212a8bd6d0d http://pammcdowall.edublogs.org/2006/10/04/emotional-intelligence/Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:09:22 -0400I went on a great twilight course last night – Interview Skills with Shona Carmichael, Primary Consultation. Basically the aims of the course were to outline how to have a successful interview by having an understanding of what school management are looking for, how to answer questions and how to prepare. I thought this would [...]05bf68cf2443562a035f52e7e72086e9 http://derekprobertson.edublogs.org/2006/10/04/futurelab-research-into-games/Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:37:21 -0400Futurelab have just published the report of their investigation into games and learning. It’s making interesting reading. I will post more about this later. Access the report from this link.af63b25d22c51717150ab1d43054c5a3 http://derekprobertson.edublogs.org/2006/10/04/nintendo-ds-more-cognitive-demand-in-games/Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:19:32 -0400I have hardly spent anytime playing Big Brain Academy for the Nintendo DS due to the fact that I have been acting out my surgery techniques under the guise of Derek Stiles, trainee surgeon in Trauma Centre! Nevertheless, Big Brain Academy is superb and is yet another game from the Touch Generations! stable. A little [...]c922ec0be0dcc42e1254862ac47eed04 http://struan.edublogs.org/2006/09/29/child-exploitation-and-online-protection-centre/Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:21:11 -0400LTS are reporting that the BBC have done report on raising awareness of “internet savy” youngsters about online safety.What I find particularly interesting about this is that it opened my eyes to the pressence and activities of the “Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre” or “CEOP” for short.Its great to see the government taking online [...]caddae5f94047c800c9b59541239f587 http://derekprobertson.edublogs.org/2006/09/29/peter-jackson-new-gaming-for-the-xbox/Fri, 29 Sep 2006 07:52:33 -0400It appears that Peter Jackson of Lord of the Rings and King Kong fame has signed up with Microsoft to design a ‘new’ approach to gaming via the Xbox 360 live. It looks as though he plans to develop an interactive game that combines video footage of blockbuster quality with the dynamic, powerful and collaborative [...]360302ad560cf2231c44376d7b454ce7 http://derekprobertson.edublogs.org/2006/09/28/active-games-vs-sedentary-lifestyles/Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:43:57 -0400Hooray! I finally managed to get my wireless network working tonight. Isn’t it great. Anyway, did anyone see the BBC report from the X06 exhibition? They featured a really interesting game that has the player fully engaged with a fun Martial Arts game called Kick Ass Kung Fu where you actually are carrying [...]7cb11c5b6270b9c9a79b2838f29135f4 http://jjelly.edublogs.org/2006/08/29/return-to-the-blog/Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:51:22 -0400I’m ashamed that I didn’t blog, blog, blog regularly after the New Technology Residential at Stirling back in March. I’ve been learning, and starting to actually do, a lot since then so maybe I’ll have something to write about soon!Bob Hill, who is becoming a blogger of some renown has been helping our new ICT [...]61f2d1fd72c4cb3f8c5317621a526c15 http://masterclass.edublogs.org/2006/06/20/talking-to-the-cluster-heads/Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:18:46 -0400Here we are talking about blogging.e16643aacfa47a2793f3e954a76ab716 http://masterclass.edublogs.org/2006/05/27/storing-podcasts/Sat, 27 May 2006 04:54:53 -0400At the Masterclass New Technology we should people how to upload files to the Internet Archive via a web browser using windows. It is quite a clunky process.Much easier is to use the CcPublisherccPublisher is a tool that does two things: it will help you tag your audio and video files with information about your [...]a8026eb6abc543a113475420a52cbb79 http://masterclass.edublogs.org/2006/05/26/elive-and-the-scots-edu-blogosphere/Fri, 26 May 2006 04:38:24 -0400eLive seemed to be a great success and was commented on all over the place (apologies for the unsorted list, it is on my list to fix)Its the Kids, Stupid 25, May, 2006 WillAlan November at eLive! 23, May, 2006 edubloggereLive 2006 ACfE meets SSDN 23, May, 2006 DavideLive 2006 RSS The Killer Application [...]f81a51b59c34ab8010308d1e5fb0730d http://masterclass.edublogs.org/2006/05/24/blogging-from-elive/Wed, 24 May 2006 11:00:39 -0400This is me blogging at eLive, I can’t think of much to say.006ea4bcf64228da5cd6935c92949c81 http://masterclass.edublogs.org/2006/05/24/spam/Wed, 24 May 2006 01:33:41 -0400I’ve been seeing a lot of spam comments on this blog, so I’ve activated a new plugin: Auto-Close Comments which automatically closes comments after 21 days. hopefully this will help.0c544a4810f72c0834de4d8a6860c19c http://masterclass.edublogs.org/2006/05/12/image-example/Fri, 12 May 2006 03:40:49 -0400A picturea1c69fbb1cee4b4514111feb90861210 http://masterclass.edublogs.org/2006/05/07/scotedublog-meetup/Sun, 07 May 2006 08:27:51 -0400From the horse’s mouth:The ScotEduBlog Meetup is open to anyone who wants to come, not just edubloggers. It might help if you know or want to know what a blog is, enjoy a drink and eating fine food.Read on at the Meetup Wiki for more details and to take part in organising the event.When?May 24th, [...]2d1cf96295a17112ac73b4a7a169c8e3 http://masterclass.edublogs.org/2006/04/29/glaitness-primary-7-blog/Sat, 29 Apr 2006 01:32:02 -0400Tim Geddes who was at the Masterclass New Technology course is blogging with the Glaitness Primary 7. So far there is a pile of video clips of the classes trip to Nethybridge Outdoor Centre. It must have been great for the parents to be able to see their children having a good time. I think [...]bf91e8140aa3fee92d137229e6606687 http://tgeddes.edublogs.org/2006/04/23/glaitness-school-blog/Sun, 23 Apr 2006 17:11:18 -0400P7 pupils from Glaitness School in Orkney have just returned from a trip to Abernethy outdoor centre in Nethybridge. Each day we made a video of all the activities we took part in, edited them in imovie, exported them as Quicktime Web files and uploaded them as podcasts to our blogsite for the benefit [...]4a99d0a40f75572a6e9806907cd3b4e5 http://masterclass.edublogs.org/2006/04/13/practical-blogging/Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:41:35 -0400At Stirling, a few people asked for practical examples of blogging being used by children. I’ve added background information to the Primary 7 Writing Blog so that teachers can see the thinking behind it and the practicalities of putting it into use. The link is here.a955e873498906de68d329de7ae6e428 http://jjelly.edublogs.org/2006/03/27/monday-back-to-reality/Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:02:56 -0500Still letting all the ideas from last week swirl around in my head! I know I must think through the best ways to use what I learned and allow some of the possiblities I caught a glimmer of, to come to fruition…and practise the basic skills and procedures so I don’t give the wrong info [...]29d01fd0edb4510b50ff145df17e5f75 http://hambudge.edublogs.org/2006/03/24/science-fictional-facts/Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:09:51 -0500Beam me up Scotty! check here to see what some clever people have been doing in Japan for some time now. This video of a human water rocket is also worth a look.be66b72b4e8420bfd39143d19a41ff38 http://sixsmarties.edublogs.org/2006/03/24/trip-to-normandy-france/Fri, 24 Mar 2006 09:14:54 -0500Write a comment (in French!) and discuss what you enjoyed best about your trip to Normandy. Think about what you enjoyed, where you were and why it was so important and memorable.56e6f89dbe350b3a1b2463565f55e7e6 http://magsbowls.edublogs.org/2006/03/24/june/Fri, 24 Mar 2006 08:28:42 -0500As the holidays approachLets look at the weatherI think its coldTeacher says I’m a bletherdeee9b3ffc7e39c8bccc7068205f0777 http://sixsmarties.edublogs.org/2006/03/24/looking-after-goldfish/Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:51:43 -0500We are finding out about looking after pets.Download. It is 8 years old and is very healthy. I look after it well.We are going to make a pamphlet about looking after goldfish.Click here to go to a site and read about how to look after a goldfish.Find one tip that you think should be included [...]2c3964c73d68a546c8997301c780b1ed http://sanddon.edublogs.org/2006/03/24/pcpod-success/Fri, 24 Mar 2006 06:45:50 -0500Wearenow addingthe final enhancementsto our group activity (not task).Graham is working his magic on our photos to see if he can get rid of the red-eye disease. The creation ofsimpleinstructions for blogging and podcasting was great fun and I personally learned loads. Hopefullyothers will find it useful.dbd8eedbb8f0ee41eb04fb08b902de58 http://jjelly.edublogs.org/2006/03/24/friday/Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:53:30 -0500The group I was in have been perfecting the blog PCPod and had it praised by James Farmer – whom John says is an ace blogger!fea70b44a94f9fc17cacf8c83a3def5a http://sixsmarties.edublogs.org/2006/03/24/the-watergawas-a-movie/Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:50:59 -0500You should really listen to the audio file first and then have a look at the movie file of this poem. How does image help to convet meaning. Is my interpretation of the poem enhanced in this format? Let me know what you think.Downloadad86482d464afe5d6f3c34e9877a3b9c http://sixsmarties.edublogs.org/2006/03/24/the-watergawas-an-audio-file/Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:46:33 -0500Have a listen to ‘The Watergaw’ by Hugh MacDiarmid. This poem uses the watergaw (a rainbow) as a metaphor for life and death. What do you think of the poem and my interpretation of it. Listen to: The Watergawd85c5116e7e7c53afa2dd1f9c0e9f4f7 http://sixsmarties.edublogs.org/2006/03/24/bullying/Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:44:49 -0500“When I was at primary school I got picked on non-stop for two years. No-one talked to me. I hadn’t done anything to get blamed for, and I still don’t know the reason I got picked on. I wasn’t any wealthier or poorer or a different race.I used to cry myself to sleep every night. [...]9b09e1c71ee184dc612848290e3281c2 http://sixsmarties.edublogs.org/2006/03/24/comparing-two-websites-on-space/Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:39:01 -0500Your task is in three parts. Download the recording sheet on which you will record information on the quality of two websites. DOWNLOADClick on the Space Shuttles to go to the websites. Fill in the recording sheet. Site 1 Site 2From the notes on the recording sheet, comment on this post in around 100 words.8179af336dc45b03f3e557cef2627d2b http://sixsmarties.edublogs.org/2006/03/24/inversnaid-by-gerard-manley-hopkins/Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:36:43 -0500This poem was written in response to the feelings aroused by aspects of the Scottish countryside.What does the poem make you feel?Click here to listen… are you relaxed, or disturbed? …do you feel angry or sad? …what about the sound of the words? Do they create a picture in your mind?Blog about what Inversnaid did [...]d807d08b71a928c8ca242ccecb6295de http://sixsmarties.edublogs.org/2006/03/24/a-science-experiment-to-try-at-home/Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:34:29 -0500You have each been given some blotting paper, aluminium foil, wire and a bulb.Carry out the instructions below. Write a short report on your experiment, telling us if you were able to light the bulb or not. Did you have any difficulties? Did you try to explore the idea by, for instance, changing the number [...]e6df0af39ca51bdb02404576dbc4bb96 http://magsbowls.edublogs.org/2006/03/24/calendar-contributions/Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:33:12 -0500Make your entry for the month of May. Remember you can send poems, photographs, stories or anything you think might be of interest.I look forward to seeing your work.2220b1aa851c2301759c0d8d10a55ece http://sixsmarties.edublogs.org/2006/03/24/letter-from-the-trenches/Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:20:40 -0500Together, we are going to write a letter from the trenches.Imagine that you are a soldier – Private McKay -in the trenches writing home to his mother. You are 20 years oldand have been in the trenches for a couple of weeks.Have a look at this site to get an idea of what life in [...]fa960f74c79b4f41fdcdbaad95bc6442 http://hambudge.edublogs.org/2006/03/23/interactive-voting-systems/Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:58:22 -0500Today we spent some time looking at interactive voting systems, taking into consideration the views, comments and experiences of others. I am of the opinion that it might be better to hold off for a little while, at least until the myriad of teething problems are sorted out. I am also looking forward to the [...]eacc615d98f07c430f67011de0194772 http://jjelly.edublogs.org/2006/03/23/thursday/Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:14:48 -0500Today we tried out some voting systems and had some fun but the possible positive outcomes for learning and teaching were more than matched by the unreliability of the products we tried and the expense…. a technology for the future but difficult to justify at present. Kids (even big kids!) are motivated by cheap little [...]76fea333ebdc8f9edcb73a1d970c2ab4 http://sixsmarties.edublogs.org/2006/03/23/all-about-time/Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:00:40 -0500We have been looking at telling the time in class this week.I would like you to go hereLook at Sam’s clock with only one hand.What do you think the solution to this problem is?Post your solution here and explain why you think this is the solution.Could there be other solutions?fb29e6148a20732c023717a113e5a363 http://janblack.edublogs.org/2006/03/23/podcasting/Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:47:40 -0500While doing our ‘Activity’ this afternoon we took a look at examples from various school websites. Check out these two examples: room 208, Juniper Green4606091842b4adaeef085da40889e448 http://pcpod.edublogs.org/2006/03/23/4/Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:29:18 -0500Thank you for visiting PC Pods Teachers Guide to Blogging and Podcasting. This guide aims to help educators unravel the mysteries of blogging and podcasting. Butwhat is a blog? How do I podcast? PC Pod is here to help.Blogging a blog is an online journal, which can be accessed worldwide, and allows people to [...]6366e5fe83ebe7be45ec52d5b90c31cd http://adeetee.edublogs.org/2006/03/23/podcast-trial/Thu, 23 Mar 2006 11:49:50 -0500This is a podcast trial. Click here.c34fe2e26f73b56bb518d23961aa18b6 http://magsbowls.edublogs.org/2006/03/23/useful-blogs/Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:26:17 -0500Check out my blogroll guys. Have you visited the Landmark Project site? I was very impressed with David Warlick’s presentation at SETT in 2004.a9de14f5b9cf5fa82331fd6c562c54e3 http://agpate.edublogs.org/2006/03/23/podcasting-from-the-homefront/Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:53:37 -0500Don’t ask. Really, don’t ask.Listen to this, chaps!5b89eb6cfb5228fef7715d28f232936f http://magsbowls.edublogs.org/2006/03/23/blogging/Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:44:09 -0500Don’t know if I’ve fully grasped this idea. Write a story, post it, await a comment and reply?? Is that it?e884256d2fc08907ddab498b87875be5 http://adeetee.edublogs.org/2006/03/23/bbc-creative-content/Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:40:15 -0500I’ve recently come across the BBC Creative Content site. The video sequences are brilliant in themselves for the content witihn but they are also great for using in video editing exercises.97cc1b66a6ba6ed1f87501ae017b2216 http://jjelly.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/wednesday/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:39:51 -0500I learned such a lot today. Lots to follow up after tantalising tastes of so many possibilities! Blogging, podcasting, storing bookmarks online, showing off to the world, tagging and sorting and sharing….e5b8023beb49206a61081712a9b8e865 http://sanddon.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/masterclass-radio-2/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:56:02 -0500A fun mix of news, music and gossip about our first day at Masterclass.86e711ed91a9a4bda35468e9b6442d0e http://sanddon.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/masterclass-radio/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:55:53 -0500A fun mix of news, music and gossip about our first day at Masterclass.02b09b09d32252dcc4934a932562365b http://sanddon.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/5/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:55:03 -05009fc45bc5b1997f090a8b11275bfb0631 http://msbarrowman.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/9/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:00:59 -0500Balconyhttp://www.archive.org/download/Balcony_Scene_Excerpt_1/balcony.mp36089fd6fa441a08c8806f53d7c18f5e0 http://tgeddes.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/glaitness-trip-to-abernethy/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 12:25:42 -0500Here is a video podcast with an interview about Primary 7 forthcoming trip. Downloadc3f66d4a408fd12cb50a8c50bb5a63b3 http://sixseven.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/hill-of-banchory-primary-school/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:56:41 -0500Welcome to the first blog page of a very new school. Class six/seven are excited about the prospect of having the world read some of their work… well at least a few people would be good! That’s assuming the teacher can get his head around the use of the technology of course!!Well only one way [...]133770526b48ace2cd0ea37db995f4d7 http://tgeddes.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/glaitness-primary-in-orkney/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:04:09 -0500I work as a music, ict and support teacher in a Primary School in the Orkney Islands, with approximately 250 pupils, and as the Masterclass representative, have taken it upon myself to set up the school website. It has been very rapid learning over the last 6 months, but I am really excited by [...]f7879c278af284c635a996c017cc83dd http://janblack.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/pic/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:02:42 -0500Just testing to see how to put a picture in. Not the London Eye. The Manchester Wheel.5b0568a2632d7ae44ef66b568d98e707 http://rhonamackenzie.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/using-smart-boards/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:59:32 -0500Any good quick ideas for pulling classroom teachers into using Smartboards effectively? We have lots of boards but few inspirational users (myself included!).Hitcham’s Primary School websitee046052fda8e812486b2cd5d727639bd http://lesleybdickson.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/my-secondment/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:58:16 -0500The thing I am most interested in at this time of year is having my secondment extended for a sixth year. For obvious reasons I do not want to be remembered by my LEA in case they send me back to school! For those in the same position, this site gives useful information about avoiding [...]ac66d56bb799f726418a0ce6c0199222 http://magsbowls.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/teaching-with-blogs/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:56:45 -0500Are blogs a good idea for use in the classroom? With issues over inappropriate instant messages being sent around classrooms can blogs generate new and meaningful contributions from students?db6b731e29ddd1528a0edbaec53bc562 http://55tim.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/confused/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:53:20 -0500Hope to be able to digest this morning’s information with my lunch. Still am notconvinced how this is going to work in a primary without losing my life.ce315cb0e54361679d8ae715b0807b01 http://msbarrowman.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/masterclass-blog/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:53:09 -0500If it’s of any interest, here’s the blog I set up for my Classic Masterclass course.http://www.livejournal.com/users/masterclass607cff389c5cced6f2040c73e82ca77c http://agpate.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/poster-boy-for-canada/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:52:14 -0500Today I’ve started a 3-day course all about blogging and podcasting. During the initial presentation, a comment was made about a website dissing Canada. Well, how can I possibly not comment on that? As a proud Canadian (and a proud Scot to boot), I had to find out more. So I did a quick search [...]ed54974481c36ca82da6e0ae50649ba0 http://sanddon.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/new-technologies-master-class/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:50:41 -0500I’m new to this masterclass lark and have found the idea of blogging really interesting. My first task this morning is to blog! (Wonder if I’ll get lunch if I’m unsuccessful?) So far I have been kicked off the internet on one machineand been unable to access my internet account for my password. Not a [...]a1e94314b7589c8b7d9e35a93ed43315 http://hambudge.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/this-is-us-at-a-stirling-masterclass-making-this-blog/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:48:50 -0500If you would like to contribute to my wiki it can be found at http://workingtogether.wikispaces.com/ My bookmarks may be of some assistance.Also If you are ever in the unfortunate situation where you run out of Blog roll feel free to use mine.9597e665d4d9990f0373124ece1c0522 http://jjelly.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/first-post/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:48:45 -0500This is my first attempt at a blog. I am having a brilliant if scary time here at Stirling Management Centre. We have had interesting, stimulating presentations and will eventually have to do some deep and meaningful tasks!….. but first of all we get to play and practice using the posting system.521c0d1ebb3f97820b65eb9b2e9f4fe2 http://blogger.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/third-time-lucky/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:47:20 -0500Look forward to getting to grips with this as I have some fantastic pieces of writing from the children to share.98951b7515b39e7cbea5f933782d441e http://55tim.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/hello-world/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:44:51 -0500Welcome to Edublogs.org. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!a389a8307c532286025d774b562d903d http://sanddon.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/hello-world/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:41:57 -0500Welcome to Edublogs.org. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!07e59a1ecdee9ffcb2c7a39f7ba8e307 http://blogger.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/hello-world/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:41:41 -0500Welcome to Edublogs.org. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!5c2227063f05c497b51f987f53948687 http://msbarrowman.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/first-post/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:40:07 -0500Hey all,Here’s my attempt – this is something like the 20th blog I’ve set up, 17 of which lie idle, but of course this one will remain active!Here’s a link to my Higher English Class Blog for perusal – it’s a bit web 1.0 really, because it’s a bit chalk and talk, but still it’s [...]9edbe6c65b3a8d82622f0064513e030d http://adeetee.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/first-adeetee-blog/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:39:10 -0500I’ve written blogs before. Edublogs is easy to set up. More to come….da422fd1d673681c1d9dfd30ee5b1806 http://janblack.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/hello-world/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:33:15 -0500Welcome to Edublogs.org. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!ff8eb1b75d8c492cb1555330bac089c8 http://rhonamackenzie.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/hello-world/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:31:27 -0500Welcome to Edublogs.org. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!bc86ddd1bb2d4d9664dddeb5679238bf http://moraggiblin.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/hello-world/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:31:02 -0500Just before Christmas 2005 I heard a radio programme report (old technology) about a ‘new’ pastime called Geocaching. It was described as a kind of treasure hunting using a GPS (http://www.libanphone.com/gsm-glossary-of-terms.htm). Having once been a keen orienteer and also quite keen on technology, this sounded a really good pastime.I did a little research and [...]6568888c0e1c55d4e0e87edbc7dfccb4 http://misterh.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/hello-world/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:28:25 -0500Comic Life (from Plasq.com) has been quoted as the saviour of the Mac – to an extent I agree, but genuinely it may well be the saviour of the primary school (and beyond) curriculum!2033477e7305d150d816abad30ed8d6c http://lesleybdickson.edublogs.org/2006/03/22/hello-world/Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:27:48 -0500Welcome to Edublogs.org. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!60ae135915571cc2e3caf5cc9bfb2961