Acoss My Desk (weekly)

• Southern Worlds 2010

  Southern Worlds 2010 is a collaborative project organised by the University of Tasmania, the Tasmanian Polytechnic, The Hutchins School and the Tasmanian Department of Education.
  
  The conference seeks to connect primary, secondary and tertiary educators, students, managers and developers to share, learn and explore the potential of virtual worlds to improve educational outcomes for individuals and institutions.
  
  The event is scheduled for Monday the 25th of October to Thursday the 28th of October and includes virtual sessions as well as a full day get together in Hobart on Wednesday the 27th.

  tags: virtualworlds acrossmydesk conference education

• Effective Implementation of Technology in the Classroom: An Interview with Vicki Davis (Pt. 1 of 2) - The eLearners News Blog - The eLearners News Blog - eLearners.com Community: Online Education and Distance Learning Discussion Forums & Blogs

  Part 1 of an interview with Vicki Davis, Cool Cat Teacher and my colleague and friend, co-founder of Flat Classroom Projects

  tags: vickidavis techintegration acrossmydesk

• What is Web 3.0?

  Semantic Web & other Web 3.0 Concepts Explained in Plain English

  tags: web3.0 acrossmydesk semantic

• LifeLike Pedagogy - Imagine students choosing what to study...

  Download this free trial copy book.

  tags: download acrossmydesk pedagogy 21stcenturylearning

• Announcing Keynote Speakers for #k12online10

  K12 Online Conference 2010
  Really excited to see the line up of speakers including Dean Shareski as the pre-conference keynote and Davis Warlick as the post conference keynote. Check this out now!

  tags: k12online10 keynote acrossmydesk

• BBC - Dimensions - The Pyramids of Giza

  Shared by colleague Warren Apel, now teaching in Europe.
  BBC Dimensions Very cool way to show how big something is in relation to an area students already understand. Here's how big the Pyramids of Giza would have been if they were in Beijing.

  tags: acrossmydesk web2.0 geography

• Free Online Whiteboard and Collaboration Tool - Scribblar.com

  "Simple, effective online collaboration
  Multi-user whiteboard, live audio,
  image collaboration, text-chat and more"

  tags: acrossmydesk collaboration web2.0

• The ITGS cyber-class is here

  Great post by Madeleine, my Inside ITGS colleague. We ARE connecting our classrooms and developing new pedagogy for connected learning in the 21st Century. Make sure you follow us!

  tags: itgs acrossmydesk 21stcenturyclassroom

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