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AIS-NSW Integrators

Author: tom | 25 November 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: General

Today St. Andrews Cathedral School is hosting the AISNSW Integrators meeting.  I look forward to getting together with this great group of educators focused on making smart use of technology for classroom learning. The agenda includes a survey of school management systems, implementing a one-to-one laptop program and re-caps on recent conferences (Scottish ICT Festival, [...]

TubePrompter

Author: tom | 11 February 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: General

Carrying on in the theme of “Builder” Tools and scaffolding higher order thinking, this month’s new addition is the TubePrompter, an interactive page to facilitate “Learning 2 Look” activities using the wild richness of YouTube. Besides eliminating all the distractions inherent in the YouTube site, TubePrompter also offers ten different scaffolds to help groups [...]

AIS – New South Wales

Author: tom | 10 September 2008 | No Comments
Categories: General

Tom has the pleasure of working with Kindergarten – Year 2 teachers today. The Association of Independent Schools is holding its Fostering Learning in a Digital Era Conference.  Tom has prepared a keynote and this supporting page of resources for the day.  Let me know what you thought!

CEQ•ALL for Ultranet Coaches

Author: tom | 24 June 2008 | 3 Comments
Categories: General

It’s been great to meet with Ultranet coaches from across Victoria. Here are a few key documents related to CEQ•ALL.

clipped from tommarch.com

CEQ•ALL Rationale & Lit ReviewWhat happens when students are left to their own devices? Many students, well-trained in “playing school” see free time a chance to good off, to escape the [...]

MySpace Twist Prompts Suicide

Author: tom | 19 November 2007 | No Comments
Categories: General

The Web is abuzz today with the tragic story of Megan Meier, who committed suicide a year ago, but whose story is now being told by her agrieved parents. Full details (and 76 pages of readers’ heartfelt comments) are online at the St. Charles Journal. I’m the first to caution letting one story represent all [...]

Interesting Bits from 2006

Author: tom | 31 December 2006 | No Comments
Categories: General

G’Day Fellow Year-End Revellers,

In the spirit of re-capping 2006, I’m weighing in with quirky twists that I think portend the end of “school-as-we-know-it.” Certainly the biggest story of 2006 is the emergence of Web 2.0 (audio discussion) and the flourishing that followed Tim O’Reilly’s What Is Web 2.0.But I like to get a feel [...]

It must be that time again…

Author: tom | 25 October 2006 | 3 Comments
Categories: General

At the risk of sparking a PC/Mac flame war, I thought I’d point to a couple new models. The [H] with Dell innards and the Pumputer 1.0 (a Classic…).  Okay, so maybe it won’t start a flame war, just a couple candles to make the eyes glow…
As an Aussie transplant, I bring the undeard of [...]

Wikipedia Celebrates 750

Author: tom | 28 July 2006 | 2 Comments
Categories: General

With all the kicks it’s been getting lately, it’s easy to ignore the fact that Wikipedia Celebrates 750 Years Of American Independence. Let’s work hard to help our students remember these important touchstones of U.S. history:
“At 750 years, the U.S. is by far the world’s oldest surviving democracy, and is certainly deserving of our [...]

Travel Travails heading to Chicago

Author: tom | 01 April 2006 | No Comments
Categories: General

Standing five customers from the check-in counter at Sydney’s International terminal – crackle, poof, out go the lights. As reported in today’s Sydney Morning Herald, Airport blackout leaves passengers grounded. After an hour standing in place, a few of us got hand-written boarding passes and moved into the line for customs – fully [...]