This is the third in a series of four posts about my experiences of using Google docs in the classroom. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. Part 3: Assessment (or 1-2-1 Teaching and Learning) I will begin this part of the series by offering a little contextual detail which will help [...]
Very recently, Leo Babauta (he of zenhabits.net and mnmlist.com) published a post about his use of the free Mac application Notational Velocity. In the post he discusses how the app has become his number one writing tool. I also mentioned NV in a recent blog post and even though I have only been using it [...]
Today, I set about teaching the principles of animation to my Year 11 Creative Media Diploma class. After watching an inspirational (and slightly intimidating) example of Flip Book animation, I gave a short tutorial on how to make a simple animation using only a small pack of Post-It notes, a pencil (and/or fine liner) and [...]
Don’t miss out because you are always focussed on where you are going. Focus on what instead. What were you doing last year and how were you doing it? What are you doing now? And most importantly what could you be doing to improve and make yourself better? By focussing on what you do and [...]
I find that people often ask themselves: Where have I been? Where am I now? Where am I going? — I prefer to ask myself: What have I been? What am I now? What am I going to become?
