What an interesting concept! How can visualise exactly what that means.
This quote neatly summarises:
"I believe attention is the most powerful tool of the human spirit. We can enhance or augment our attention with practices like meditation and exercise, diffuse it with technologies like email and Blackberries, or alter it with pharmaceuticals. In the end, though, we are fully responsible for how we choose to use this extraordinary tool."
Visit this site to learn more: http://www.lindastone.net
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Sunday, 23 August 2009
NSW Education Twitterati-What Concerns Them? Part 2
What's being mentioned in the Twitterverse?Often, it is about "change" and how hard to is to get traction.
Horse to water etc versus don't let them get you down!
Also, various tweets about DETNSW:
DETNSW laptop rollout.
My thoughts? It's all good!
Must-read for Teachers Evaluating Online Products
Fine print.We were always told not to forget to read the fine print for any service, product, contract etc.
What about the fine print at the bottom of websites in truly tiny print?
Website review checklists are in abundance on the net. Caution, most of them were designed for reviewing regular content-based web pages.
What about the web2.0 or social media websites?
Those that are in fact commercial services or products.
It's all in the Terms of Service (ToS) and Privacy requirements.
Much, much more to follow.
Saturday, 22 August 2009
10 Most Dangerous Things Users Do Online, The Staff of Dark Reading
10 Most Dangerous Things Users Do Online, The Staff of Dark Reading:
"End users — god bless ‘em. You can’t live with ‘em — but without them, you wouldn’t have a job. They’re the reason you have an IT infrastructure; they’re also the single greatest threat to the security of that infrastructure.
Because, in the end, most users have no idea how dangerous their online behavior is.
No matter how many times they train them, no matter how many classes they hold, most IT professionals still watch helplessly as end users introduce new malware because they 'just couldn’t resist looking at the attachment.' Security pros cringe as their users download software for personal use, turn off firewalls to speed up a connection, or leave their passwords stuck to their laptops."
My comments: Follow this link to read the whole article. It is a must-read if you are an end-user in any enterprise.
It is also vital reading for teachers as they review website products and services for student access.
"End users — god bless ‘em. You can’t live with ‘em — but without them, you wouldn’t have a job. They’re the reason you have an IT infrastructure; they’re also the single greatest threat to the security of that infrastructure.
Because, in the end, most users have no idea how dangerous their online behavior is.
No matter how many times they train them, no matter how many classes they hold, most IT professionals still watch helplessly as end users introduce new malware because they 'just couldn’t resist looking at the attachment.' Security pros cringe as their users download software for personal use, turn off firewalls to speed up a connection, or leave their passwords stuck to their laptops."
My comments: Follow this link to read the whole article. It is a must-read if you are an end-user in any enterprise.
It is also vital reading for teachers as they review website products and services for student access.
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
Online Safety: Opportunities for Learning with Social Media Applications
Great UK interactive esafety website
The site reports:
"The keynote addresses were all well-received, and these can be found on the ICP website. The one from Michael Furdyk was particularly interesting in this digital age, and one should check out http://tigweb.org/ to see the value of social networking as a learning tool. It is extremely powerful and would be worth sharing with teachers and students. Let’s hope that the nanny state mentalities of some politicians and media commentators don’t prevent Australian children from being able to use this wisely as part of their learning, as social networks can be there for a social good. Michael also referred to a site that could be useful for young people in handling
cyberbullying, so you might like to see what your students think of http://www.thatsnotcool.com/
My comments:
My delicious bookmarks for online safety are a starting point for gaining the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions.
cyberbullying, so you might like to see what your students think of http://www.thatsnotcool.com/
My comments:
My delicious bookmarks for online safety are a starting point for gaining the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions.
I love Google Part 2
A wiki devoted to using google docs
34 Interesting Ways to Use Search Engines in the Classroom
Google Images Adds Usage Rights Filters, Simplifies SafeSearch
PC World - USA writes about how Google has made explicit image filtering much easier.
Lucy Gray's Google custom search engine
Easily incorporate Google Apps into your curriculum with these classroom-ready lesson plans.
Look at all Kevin Jarrett's google links on the left side of his blog.
12 best places to get free images for your site
12 best places to get free images for your site:
Another set of useful Jane Hart finds:
Another set of useful Jane Hart finds:
12 best places to get free images for your site, TechRadar, 12 August 2009
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