Jun 20, 2010 Posted by Henrietta Miller

Lesson 08 – Setting up an RSS feeder

This Techie Brekkie was designed to introduce my fellow teachers to blogging. I also showed them how to set up an RSS feeder. I called it – ‘What are blogs, why and how you should read them?’ Firstly I showed them  Shelly Terrell’s video ‘Why do we Connect’ to remind them that it is through our use of social media and blogging that we can connect with like minded teachers... read more

Jun 13, 2010 Posted by Henrietta Miller

Lesson 07 – Creating slideshows simply

Creating slideshows using free web 2.0 tools is now very easy. They are ideal for posting art works, photographs, diagrams and more on your class blog. Students and parents alike love to see their work displayed. Try taking a photograph of every art work next time you complete a project. I guarantee you will have them displayed for the world to view within minutes. Are you doing hands-on maths activities... read more

Jun 4, 2010 Posted by Henrietta Miller

Lesson 06 – The 15 minute rule…

We can’t do it all so let’s do it smart… I was in a rush to prepare this week’s Techie Brekkie, so I showed my staff a fabulous prezi made by Steve Dembo. I found this prezi while searching through the prezi showcase selection. I was looking for ideas on how best to work with prezi as a presentation tool. The reason I was exploring that section in the first place however, was... read more

Jun 2, 2010 Posted by Henrietta Miller

Lesson 05 – Teaching critical thinking skills

I gave this presentation to my fellow teachers following my trip to ACEC2010. I have written more extensively about this digital diversity conference on my other blog, classroom chronicles. This particular topic though seemed vitally important to me, so I devoted a whole Techie Brekkie to it. I called it ‘Why we must teach students critical thinking skills when searching the internet. The how and... read more