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Thirteen days into the new year and the updates on this blog look like I’ve dropped off the planet.  Not so.  It’s simply been that recharge time when, like many others in Australia,  we lift the foot a little and focus on the fun of Christmas and family after the end of year windup.  This [...]

Last Monday’s episode of Media Watch on ABC TV highlighted the heartbreak that can stem from a lack of understanding the issues involved in protecting your digital identity.  The woman at the centre of this tragedy had shared photos of her twins, taken at happier moments, with family and friends via Facebook.  Unfortunately, as she had not [...]

Teacher Tap professional development resources for educators and librarians is a site that’s been around for a long time and is well worth a visit.  Organisation of the resources is orderly and accessible with menu headings: Tech & Learning Internet Resources Libraries and Literacy Tech Tools It’s the work of Annette Lamb and Larry Johnson [...]

Tonight’s Libraries Sunraysia group meeting had a Technology theme.  It was an opportunity for me to share with library colleagues in the district a few simple applications that can be successfully applied to the classroom among them being:  Voicethread, Animoto and Toondoo.  The discussion also lead to moving beyond Facebook to the more professional Diigo network along with the [...]