http://blog.brettmoller.com Thoughts on education and educational technology. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:14:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Start of a new school year and an exciting year ahead with our 1 to 1 roll out mid year and our staff moving along on our computer journey.  Mind you, I hate calling it the “computer journey” - rather it be referred to as our learning journey - but ... http://blog.brettmoller.com/2010/01/30/a-letter-to-our-education-minister/ Before the mid Semester break I did a presentation at a parent night about social networking. There was the usual discussion about safety, the appropriate amount of time using them and if they are worthwhile. However, what came across as I was presenting this and preparing it (1 ... http://blog.brettmoller.com/2009/10/10/school-may-have-to-change-if-we-allow-social-networking-oh-no/ Spent some time over the past few months thinking through iPhone projects we can work on in our school next year. Over time I have collated the apps that I think are making my life as an educator more effective and efficient. This is a list I want ... http://blog.brettmoller.com/2009/10/10/top-iphone-apps-for-educators/ After reading the most recent Promethean newsletter to teachers here in Australia (I read it in a moment of boredom or procrastination), I was amazed to see such outrageous claims that demonstrate nothing more than a second rate marketing team trying to spin a popular message to educators. The ... http://blog.brettmoller.com/2009/08/05/comical-or-offensive-iwb-claims/ The debate as to if 1 to 1 is a worthwhile pursuit in our schools has been taken to our newspapers with one of our country's apparent "leading" edtech authors writing in with articles like this http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/maralynparker/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/dear_maralyn/ I highly recommend you read this article and then see what you think ... http://blog.brettmoller.com/2009/06/16/the-quality-of-1-to-1-debate-in-this-country/ So I tweeted this morning about a report I just found on IWB research - "IWB biz funds "education" report on IWB effectiveness I am now reviewing my health - not doc - I am fit healthy and not addicted to coffee!" 3 ways to start a great day - ... http://blog.brettmoller.com/2009/06/04/iwb-research/ After a visit 2 weeks ago from Apple Distinguished Educator Gayle Berthiaume - My students have appeared in an article she wrote for scholastic. Have a read.... http://blogs.scholastic.com/tech_tutors/2009/05/technology-in-an-australian-classroom.html#more http://blog.brettmoller.com/2009/05/07/my-students-are-famous/ It has been a week since the Apple Education leadership summit. I have had little time to sit back and reflect as I was straight back to work this week when I returned. What an amazing event though, it was filled with quality presentations and incredible opportunities to ... http://blog.brettmoller.com/2009/05/04/apple-leadership-summit-why-a-computer-company-gives-quality-pd/ Here in Hong Kong at the Canadian International school for the Apple Leadership Summit. So far an excellent conference - I will be putting notes together for the blog... But for now check out my friend Martin Levins, who is blogging live.... http://www.levins.net/users/martin/weblog/5b423/Apple_Leadership_Hong_Kong.html http://blog.brettmoller.com/2009/04/25/apple-leadership-summit-hong-kong/ The greatest thing about being a teacher is that not any two days will ever be the same. There is always variety in the day. None more so than my day today. I started today with a 6:30am flash meeting call to discuss the Second Life education project skoolaborate. In ... http://blog.brettmoller.com/2009/04/02/wow-what-a-day/