By Paul McMahon on Feb 28, 2009 in Education in Hong Kong | 5 Comments
This is the title of a HKU CITE seminar by Jenn-Jong Yee, CEO of ASKnLearn Pte Ltd
Here is the intro from the overview website:
Description:
About the Seminar
Singapore’s MOE has completed 11 years of ICT Masterplan since 1997. Since 2000, the InfoComm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore has also actively supported the development of a private sector [...]
By Paul McMahon on Feb 27, 2009 in Learning for a Flat World | 0 Comments
A very big part of what keeps me trying to support classroom change in a region of the world that is sooo…… slow to adopt change is my network. Being linked to others in places that are moving ahead and sharing stories, good and bad, with them is a great way to feel that I [...]
By Paul McMahon on Feb 23, 2009 in Educational Conferences | 0 Comments
I have mentioned in some previous posts that the conference I am planning for October will have an evening opening function. I guess I am stealing this from other conferences I have been to where this initial function has been a great opportunity to be an ice-breaker for those who have traveled to the event [...]
By Paul McMahon on Feb 22, 2009 in Appropriate Hardware for Education, Education in Hong Kong, Learning for a Flat World | 1 Comment
Doug Johnson of The Blue Skunk Blog fame just posted about Sir Ken Robinson’s book which he has been reading. I am very keen to try to get hold of a copy myself. Here is the link to the post and copied below is my reply.
I enjoyed this post Doug, as I have enjoyed many [...]
By Paul McMahon on Feb 22, 2009 in Ideas for Great Lessons | 0 Comments
Qik | Share Live Video From Your Mobile Phone – Annotated
Qik enables you to share your moments live with your friends, family and the world—right from your mobile phone!
tags: mobile, streaming, web2.0, tools, video
Connect: Teacher – Teacher – Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Lots of curriculum resources for kids, teachers and parents. Good links [...]
By Paul McMahon on Feb 21, 2009 in Education in Hong Kong, Educational Conferences | 0 Comments
I just sent the following letter out to the members of the sub-committee charged with the challenging but enormously motivating role of trying to realise a dream of having a worthwhile and successful “Student Strand” to the conference this October.
Once again I acknowledge how busy you all are and trust that you are finding [...]
By Paul McMahon on Feb 15, 2009 in Ideas for Great Lessons | 0 Comments
Podcasting in five easy steps
Podcasting in education has huge potential, but I feel quite a few teachers are put off because they think it’s a complicated business and that you need to be really good at computers to make a podcast. This video will show you how anyone can start their own podcasts in five [...]
By Paul McMahon on Feb 9, 2009 in Education in Hong Kong | 2 Comments
I feel moved to write yet another article to the HK print media again! Not that it does anything more than help me get some things off my chest! It will of course be minus the pics of a very typical HK Primary classroom. Note the high tech device in the lower pic. It is [...]
By Paul McMahon on Feb 8, 2009 in Ideas for Great Lessons | 0 Comments
Six Interesting ways to use Twitter in the classroom
A google presentation that can be added to.
tags: twitter, ideas, communication
10 Websites No Teacher Should Be Without | Teacher Tech Tips, bestwebsites teachertips teacherresources | Making Teachers Nerdy
Another great selection of online tools and sites that would be great for teachers.
tags: index, Resources, web2.0
TopTen for Young [...]
By Paul McMahon on Feb 4, 2009 in Education in Hong Kong | 0 Comments
Hong Kong’s papers have carried a couple of stories about cybersafety this week partly as a response to a young school boy who put a silly post online advertising himself for sexual services. Naturally, instead of seeing it as the cry for attention it clearly was, the media picked it up and blew it out [...]
