Gary Hayes [PersonalizeMedia blog] created this embeddable Flash app which demonstrates how active & dynamic the Social Web is. Watching the numbers scroll ever-upward reinforces the rapid growth and change happening in online social communication.
Use the links for ’social media’, ‘mobile’ and ‘games’ at the top of the application window to view the number of new social media counts recorded since you clicked on the link.
And speaking (or should that be blogging…?) about social media… the CMIS Fiction Focus twitter account @cmisevalff now has over 100 followers? Readers of this blog may like to participate in some simple social networking via two new CMIS twitter accounts: CMIS Primary Focus @cmisevalpf and CMIS Technology Focus @cmisevaltf.
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The Professional Learning Institute and Leadership Centre is offering a great opportunity for educational leaders to lean more about ‘Effective Leadership through Technology’.
Internationally recognised educators Sheryl-Nussbaum-Beach and Steve Hargadon will be in Perth for a one day event on the 20 November 2009. The day will start with a dual breakfast presentation; Steve Hargadon ‘School 2.0: Where We’re Headed and What to Do About It’ and Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach – ‘Effective School Leadership through Technology: The 21st Century Administrator’. A breakfast presentation will be followed by your choice of workshop with either Steve or Sheryl.
Our recent posts I’ve seen that bookand What will yours look like? focussed on the blending of digital and print formats in the field of young adult publishing. You may also have noticed our updated VodPod widgets featuring a selection of YA booktrailers.
Pursuing this theme of the blurring of lines between the two formats here is a further example of the use of electronic/digital media to enhance and support print resources.
Note from Scott’s blog: Small warning, this is an American countdown timer, which is only accurate for North America. I’m trying to get exact dates for the Oz and UK editions, and will then make adjustments. But don’t fret, Aussies and Brits, it looks like your edition will come out the same week as the US one—maybe even earlier!
The Feature Article in the latest issue of Fiction Focus: The Book 2.0 – Why eBooks are eLectric! looks at how technology is changing the way people read, interact with and access information. Please use this blog’s comments function let us know about your favourite digital/web-based resources used to supplement or extend your students’ print reading experiences.
The CMIS Resource Bankcontains reviews of Scott Westerfeld’s books.
Becta is the UK government agency leading the national drive to ensure the effective and innovative use of technology throughout learning. The agency has just published major new research into the use of Web 2.0 technologies, such as wikis, blogs and social networking, by children between the ages of 11-16, both in and out of the school environment.
The purpose of the research was to inform policymakers and schools on the potential benefits of Web 2.0 technologies and how their use can be effectively and safely realised. It shows that young people are attracted to many of the Web 2.0 developments, some of which may also be appropriate to use in schools. It also found that, when used effectively, Web 2.0 technologies had “a positive impact on motivation and engagement through involving students in more participatory learning.”
Choosing the right tool for the job makes life easier. You may like to explore these search engines to help you find what you want on the WWW. To get the best from these sites it is worth taking the time to complete the virtual tours or read the help screens.
Welcome to a new way to search!
Search Crystal- advanced search tool – suited to teachers and secondary students. Requires free registration. Users are advised to view the tutorial to get the most from this very nifty engine. from the website …’ SearchCrystal lets you searchand compare multipleengines in one place. It is a search visualization tool that enables you to compare, remixand share results from the best web, image, video, blog, tagging, news engines, Flickr images or RSS feeds
KartOO – a search engine particularly suited to visual learners, middle primary to secondary. Allows users to view interconnectedness of concepts and information. from the website… KartOO is a metasearch engine with visual display interfaces. When you click on OK, KartOO launches the query to a set of search engines, gathers the results, compiles them and represents them in a series of interactive maps.
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Kids Click – The day-to-day operations of KidsClick are currently maintained by the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University. The site includes links to Search Lessons, Image and Sound seaches. Librarians – make sure you check out the through a Librarian’s Eyes link at the bottom of the page.
Quintura for Kids – a visual directory and simple search most suited to primary students.from the website … Quintura for Kids is designed specifically for children and utilizes the Quintura cloud, an interactive tag cloud for easy navigation and search for kids-related information on the Web. The intuitive nature of the cloud allows kids to refine their search by mousing over or clicking on keywords and phrases that appear in the cloud. The interface also allows for predefined searches by clicking several graphical icons on the site.
WebBrain – allows directory and simple searches. The interactive visual display encourages users to recognise the interconnectedness of information. Largely text based so more suited to upper primary and secondary students.from the website … WebBrain lets you search the Web visually, so you can explore a dynamic picture of related information, instead of searching through long lists of text. WebBrain lets you easily browse the Web and discover what’s out there. WebBrain uses TheBrain technology, which enables effective use of knowledge on the Web, the corporate intranet, and even your personal computer.
Intute – use the customisable generic search or subject specific search. Make sure you check out the Virtual Training Suite for help in getting the most out of your searches. The Internet Detective tutorial helps identify the good, the bad and the ugly of Internet research.from the website … Intute is a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners. Subject specialists select and evaluate the websites in our database and write high quality descriptions of the resources. The database contains 120603 records.
Bubl – BUBL uses the Dewey Decimal Classification system as the primary organisational structure for its catalogue of Internet resources. Users may also search the database using the Simple and Advanced Search options, the Alphabetical Directory or the Subject Terms directory. Most suited to teachers and secondary students.
DMOZ – The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors. Most suited to teachers and secondary students.
The Technology Focus Blog, published by Curriculum Materials Information Services, Department of Education and Training, Western Australia is designed to provide news about current events, resources and research about the use of ICT to support learning and teaching.
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