Aug 4, 2011 Posted by Henrietta Miller

The Interesting Way series – lesson 37

This techie brekkie was devoted to Tom Barrett’s amazing initiative The Interesting Way series. Tom writes ‘The Interesting Ways series continues to be a great example of crowd sourcing good quality classroom ideas and it has been a privilege connecting with all of the people who have taken time to add an idea. It is remarkable what can be achieved and created together if you give people the... read more

Feb 6, 2011 Posted by Henrietta Miller

Why we blog in our classrooms – lesson 26

The first few techie brekkie sessions this year have been designed to revisit some of last years topics. The reasons for starting our year in this way were twofold. Firstly we have several new staff and secondly it is good to be reminded of some of the programs we first considered early last year. This week we looked at blogging in our classrooms. We reaffirmed our commitment to be a blogging school and we... read more

Nov 16, 2010 Posted by Henrietta Miller

Lesson 22 – Google Sketch up and Picassa

Google Sketch Up Thank you to Libby for preparing and running this techie brekkie. Google SketchUp is a 3D modeling program designed for architectural, civil, and mechanical engineers as well as filmmakers, game developers, and related professions. It also includes features to facilitate the placement of models in Google Earth. The basic program is free to use. SketchUp was first released in August 2000... read more

Aug 3, 2010 Posted by Henrietta Miller

Lesson 14 – Learning together

This techie brekkie was designed to inspire my staff to read more blogs. It came about as I read @betchaboy’s post on his work with a Year 2 class at his school. When I read it I thought, I must make others read this. I have been nagging them to read blogs this for a while and I while know that some have set up google reader accounts but I am not sure just how much reading and learning is going on.... read more

Jul 27, 2010 Posted by Henrietta Miller

Lesson 13 – Creative Commons

This techie brekkie was designed to introduce teachers to the concept of Creative Commons. The issue of Creative Commons and copyright is a complicated but increasingly important one. As teachers we must ensure we understand the implications of copyright when using the internet with our students. I began the morning with a discussion about just what Creative Commons is and exactly what the different... read more