http://kevinl.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:33:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Joining the Powerful Learning Practices group, and grappling with using web 2.0 technologies has been hard work, time consuming, occasionally frustrating, but ultimately very satisfying. I'd started off as a PLP member having some understanding of the "why" and even something of the "how" using web 2.0 technologies might ... http://kevinl.edublogs.org/2009/07/17/the-plp-experience-some-reflections/ Toward the end of 2008, I sent out an email to the year 7s at our College to gauge whether there would be any interest among students in participating in a online year 8 class in 2009 of Indonesian language. The rationale was simple. All students studied 2 ... http://kevinl.edublogs.org/2009/07/14/student-learning-on-line-dipping-toes-in-the-water/ The venue, on the verdent flanks of Mt Dandenong, to the east of Melbourne, was serene.  The agenda for this professional development day for the heads of faculty was ambitious: to dig deeply into the issues of using web tools to enhance deep learning. So, how did it go? ... http://kevinl.edublogs.org/2008/12/01/learning-with-web20-reflections-on-a-pd-day/ This compendium of ICT-related skills for the 21st century is worth scrutinizing - Blooms digital taxonomy. The original version of Bloom's taxonomy, and the revised version, are fine as far as they go.  But, as author of the digital taxonomy, Andrew Churches, notes: "The elements and actions cover many of the actions ... http://kevinl.edublogs.org/2008/11/20/so-what-should-we-be-teaching-our-kids/ I recently came across a post by Darren Kuropatwa, who was reflecting on his evolution over the last few years in using web2.0 technology in his classrooms.  Have a look!   Darren is a Maths teacher but his experiences have relevance for teachers of any subject.  I found it very heartening that even ... http://kevinl.edublogs.org/2008/11/20/the-teaching-journey-and-web20/ Upon creating my first blog and being plagued and frustrated by all sorts of problems when attempting to edit, I put out an S.O.S. Sure enough, my colleague and friend, Marie Salinger relplied with this message: "Not sure why these issues are happening. I have always found the interface very easy ... http://kevinl.edublogs.org/2008/11/15/just-testing/ Are we adequately equipping our students to confidently and competently navigate the complex and changing world in which they find themselves now and in which they will find themselves in the future?   It is a question that educators the world over have asked themselves since time immemorial and a question ... http://kevinl.edublogs.org/2008/11/12/schools-and-schooling-whats-changed-and-what-needs-to-change/ Welcome to your brand new blog at Edublogs. To get started, simply log in, edit or delete this post and check out all the other options available to you. There's stacks of great supporting material too! Take time to view our some helpful introductory videos, read through our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) ... http://kevinl.edublogs.org/2008/10/24/hello-world/