This week, I discuss: the growing use of Flashmeeting for teacher conversations, with some common strands to these events; issues and opportunities highlighted by the 'Second Life in Education' seminar held recently at Moray House; what has been happening in classes where I have introduced a set of Nintendo DSs loaded with Maths Training; and pulling in a greater variety of educational content from digital TV stations.

Show notes are here.

Show notes are here.

This week, I discuss: the work of the eLearning Alliance, including some forthcoming workshops; planning to integrate the Nintendo DS into teaching and learning, in particular the Pictochat facility; my reflections on the 'Blitz Your Feeds' Flashmeeting that ran recently, including some links to the shared 'good practice'; and the emerging GamesMeet event.

Show notes are here.  Image by bunnyhero.

This week, I discuss: aspects of the national strategy of enhancing teaching and learning through the use of ICT, including Glow; how this sits with my own practice and notions of teacher professionalism; three excellent Scotland-based education podcasts, all appealing to a wide audience; and my more recent, successful use of the DocuPen. Finally, I compare online file storage providers box.net and Windows Live SkyDrive.

Show notes are here.

This week, I discuss:  the recent TeachMeet Perth, focusing on John Johnston's OpenSourceCPD site and Nick Hood's use of Bebo for anytime/anywhere pupil support; an enhanced Hebrew podcast; Do-Be Ltd's Ning site for educators and collaborators; the extent to which new technologies are being used in Personal and Social Education (PSE); and a forthcoming online meeting where you are invited to share a couple of your top education feeds.

Show notes are here.

This week, I interview Doug Dickinson, independent education consultant. Doug talks about the social web in relation to his work at the University of Leicester, the ICT workshops that he runs, and his own professional practice.  He charts some of the recent history of ICT in the classroom, for example interactive whiteboards, making clear his desire for it to be used to facilitate collaboration among students.  Doug reflects on his experiences of blogging, podcasting and VLEs, strongly arguing for learner-centred policies and practices.

Show notes are here.

This week, I discuss: inviting a Twitter network to support classroom learning; a French language and a general school pupil-produced podcast; using an iRiver 899 and lapel mic to assist those pupils who miss class; the DocuPen RC800 portable scanner; and PowerTalk, a text-to-speech tool for PowerPoint shows.

Show notes are here.

This week, I discuss:  the collaborative effort to organise and run Flashmeeting at TeachMeet08 earlier this month; how The Access Network 'community of practice' will develop; the use of Survey Monkey (basic account) to carry out small-scale and free research; and FlashMyBrain, an online flashcard creator.  I also make a couple of pleas regarding Edtechroundup and PodcastDirectory.org.uk.

The show notes are here.

Above image courtesy of troutcolor.