by heatherblakey | Jul 10, 2010 | Blogs
With all this talk about cyber bullying, episodes on Facebook and the government applying internet filters it is timely to remind users of some basic precautions. I have worked on the internet for twelve years and I have been blogging since blogs appeared in 1999. So...
by lis | Jul 8, 2010 | Blogs
Hi, my name is Lis and this is my first post on Global Teacher. I am new to the world of blogging and gave myself a crash course over the summer holidays and then set up a blog for my Grade 3/4 class this year: www.r18moomba.globalstudent.org.au (The Think Tank)....
by heatherblakey | Jul 7, 2010 | Blogs, LOTE
Some bloggers really do manage to make good use of all the applications on the net. Little wonder that Langwitch wins awards.
by heatherblakey | Jul 7, 2010 | Class Activities, Creativity
2KM at Leopold Primary School have been leading the way doing some wonderful work using internet applications and Global Teacher blogs as a container. Check out their Collaborative Corner and Blogging Guidelines. Fabulous work guys!
by Paul Stewart | Jun 13, 2010 | Creativity, Online Resources, Web 2.0
Tagxedo ‘turns words — famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters — into a visually stunning tag cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text.’...
by heatherblakey | May 21, 2010 | Web 2.0
As the title of the blog suggests, you will find inspiring ways to engage students with social media.
by heatherblakey | Feb 16, 2010 | Class Activities
30 Go Green Tips for Teachers to Introduce to the Classroom Global warming and environmental concerns have stood as hot, controversial issues for decades. Regardless of one’s political views, most people at their core at least agree that the Earth deserves fair,...
by murch | Jan 27, 2010 | Web 2.0
When sticky notes came in, it made organization a lot easier. Notes could be written and stuck on desks, books, calendars reminding people of all the things that had to be done. These would include telephone messages taken by admin staff etc. Now online tools offer ...
by heatherblakey | Dec 11, 2009 | Web 2.0
Live Writer is a great program to introduce students to Web 2.0 technology without having to be ‘online’. It is good practice to store important information on your computer and Live Writer helps you to do that. One application might be for travellers who...
by heatherblakey | Nov 27, 2009 | Mathematics
If you are a Maths Teacher looking for ideas to use with your classes, or if you are checking out to see how you could establish a funky Maths blog then go no further than Maths Pig.
