Working in an institution gave me foundations!
In a past life, (for 28 years) I worked in the disability field, more specifically, with people with intellectual disability and autism. In the late 1970’s I left school in the country, arrived in Melbourne and began work in at Kingsbury Training Centre, a new ‘forward thinking’ institution for [...]
Now that I have got your attention, I will change the heading to:
How to use Facebook safely
I have had 3 conversations this week with people who are ‘afraid of Facebook’ because:
They don’t want their identity stolen
They don’t want the world knowing their details
They think they will be robbed
They believe their children will be kidnapped (from [...]
OK, I admit it, it is addictive and time wasting… but like a lot of Web 2 tools, it has it’s good side.
What is it you ask?
Farm Town is an application in Facebook. My daughter insisted I would love it and she was right.
Farm Town is application that allows users to plow, plant, [...]
Here is a demonstration of a short (1 minute) movie I made with a free open source product.
If you would like to learn how to use it, we are running free PD online in Elluminate. Check out the calendar for the PD on http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/free-live-web-events/
The product can be embedded into html (as seeen below) or shared [...]
Here is a tool you can afford.
Try using Photopeach as a FREE, quick and easy interactive video tool. It is a perfect tool for giving students the capacity to comment and contribute to your video, or make their own and share it.
In just a few quick steps you have a nice product:
1. Upload photos
2. Swap [...]
My first experience with Twitter was 2 years ago when I was working on a film crew with an amateur production of a movie called Elindil’s secret. We used Twitter to contact each other during pre-production and production phases. It soon became a social interaction. In the past 6 months I have realised the potential [...]
Have you watched the movie Slumdog millionaire? Those who have, may have drawn the same parallels as I have. Those who haven’t watched the movie, can read this blog and then go watch it. Before you ask… no, I don’t have shares in the movie!
For those who haven’t seen the movie, Slumdog Millionaire is the [...]
Why have I chosen these tools?
I just LOVE editing movie footage and have recently worked on a movie crew of an amateur production of a movie. Serious movie makers certainly wouldn’t have used any of my recommended tools! So why did I choose them? Because time is precious for teachers! The [...]
Here is an update, for newcomers, on how my blog works. You can also read my ‘about me‘ page for more information.
Why Did I Start My Blog?
It was originally created to enable the participants of the DipVET e-learning units, at Swinburne University TAFE, Victoria or just for anyone to keep abreast of some of [...]
Check your accessibility knowledge!
Have you ever considered checking your online learning courses for accessibility? How much do you know about ‘disability friendly’ online course building?
Take this quiz…. and see if you get any surprises.
Quizzes by Quibblo.com
Why must I?
Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 agencies must ensure that people with disabilities have the same fundamental [...]
