Various Themes: Time is in Short Supply (2)

Lately, family-life has taken up most of my time. 

Today, I found some time to get back to this draft post. No more than a mishmash of links to articles on my favourite themes. These themes are easy to work out if you have a quick backward look at my posts.

Literacy and learning

Digital literacy

Security of apps in the cloud.

Safety for young people on Facebook and more on the topic.


Networked social media in learning, teaching and research. A deck on SlideShare.


Nothing too startling here, really.

I will continue to post links on Twitter.

I hope I am inspired to return to posting links with a little commentary on my blog by spring.

Writing Well Online in the NSW, Department of Education and Trainng

The Department has reminded all users about effective communication guidelines for online publications.  There are several files for download.

Well worth a read.

Online communications guidelines

The ifactor - ipods, iphones - giving learning a hand

There will be many more links for this topic and discussion about some other gadgets will intersect with this debate.

The article Tuning in to Technology reports on the ipod: Take My Teacher Home Program.

Keeping in Touch ipod touch program.

iphone in Education evernote links

Walnut Schools adds ipod touch to 3Rs

Smart Boards, iPods shove aside chalkboards

Schools adjust how writing is taught in text age.

So, what about books? Silvia Tolisano writes about the potential impact of ebook readers.