Texting and Twitter ‘help students perfect poetry’

Parents no longer need to fret over how much time their teenagers (and younger) spend texting or twittering.  In an item reported in The Telegraph in the UK in September 2011, Britain’s Poet...

BYOD ready, steady???

 Understanding why BYOD is the current hot topic is not rocket science. For cash strapped schools, the opportunity to have costly hardware provided by the students, or more accurately the...

Technology Gives Bullies Power to Multiply Pain

There has been considerable attention given to issues of cyberbullying and its far reaching effects.  Part of what makes this such a complex problem, is that many parents are often unaware of...

Job Shortages After Teacher Flood

job shortages, teachers
NZ Herald: Hundreds of new teachers trained to overcome a staffing shortage in schools are struggling to find jobs. The Government spent millions on attracting new teachers to training schools,...

Curious Parents Find Facebook a Treasure Trove of Secrets

With over 800 million Facebook users and counting,  the social media monster has reached further than anyone could have guessed.  As a parent of two up and coming pre-teens, the lightbulb...

Upcoming Workshops & Events

Thursday 24 May

BYOD - School Experiences Thus Far
Friday 25 May

e-portfolios: what and how?
Thursday 31 May

Moodle - Enabling Student Voice & Collaboration
Thursday 21 Jun

Edu Ignite - Emerging Leaders
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From around the Blogs

17/05/12 - The Crux of the Matter; examining the "why" of our daily practice - National Library
Teaser: For libraries to remain relevant and essential we may need to adapt our thinking and practice....
15/05/12 - Education Recovery Plan (draft) for CHCH - Derek's Blog
The Ministry of Education released their draft Renewal Plan for Christchurch last week, outlining the strategy for what...
15/05/12 - Media migration and school archives - National Library
Teaser: Has your school got old VHS tapes, film or audio tapes which need preservation? by Linda ...