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The real lives of five years olds at school
Has anyone else noticed how many reality shows occupy space on televisions at present? They claim to provide us with a microscopic view into what goes on in the ‘real’ lives of people who bear very...
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Mirror and window contexts for learning
I look out the window and what do I see? A world of wonder that stimulates my curiosity, and opens my eyes to a world that is different from mine. I do this so I can gain insight into how others work,...
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Literacy should wear a superhero cape
Laundry, Libraries and Literacy. Which is the odd one out? The answer may depend on where in the world you are reading this. Khayelitsha is an informal township 30km from Cape Town on the Western Cape...
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Places in memory
It is mooted that the only reason we have a brain is so we can find our way around, and remember where to go. Back in the day before cars, it helped us strike the essential balance of energy: we could...
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Tips for getting the most out of your conference experience
Lessons from ISTE2016 (International Society for Technology in Education) uLearn is the social, learning explosion of the year for me. I love the people, the buzz, the sharing, and the learning. Have...
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Three tips for becoming a digitally fluent educator
A 21st-century educational system requires the effective and authentic use of the digital technologies that permeate society to prepare them for the future — for both students and teachers. For...
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Eight years, 800 videos and 8 million page views
In October 2008 as CORE Digital Producer I registered edtalks.org and began loading videos. Eight years, 800 videos, and many millions of page views later, we are launching the fourth version of the...
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Managing your Cloud-based systems
In my role I get asked a lot of questions about best practice in relation to digital technologies. One question I have had lately is around the management of cloud-based systems such as Google Apps...
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What do you want to be when you grow up?
Building a future-focused Graduate Portfolio — a secondary school perspective “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me...
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The effect we have
“This is the value of the teacher, who looks at a face and says there’s something behind that and I want to reach that person, I want to influence that person, I want to encourage that person, I want...
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