KRIS in asia
the world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page – St AugustineArchive for March, 2009
Camstudio video tutorials – second nature or migraine?
We’ve just finished creating video tutorials. I think it is a great idea! Although it might take a while to prepare it and work out all the pesky techno-bugs, once you get used to it, in the end, it might actually be a time-saver. As a third grade teacher, I notice that if my students are viewing any kind of video presentation, they are extremely captivated, as it is such a change from having their lovely teacher standing at the front of the classroom. Given that attentiveness can often be a challenge with these little angels, I may, in fact be able to deliver lesson content in a significantly reduced amount of time by using Camstudio. Read the rest of this entry »
Engaged and Enraged!
In the last 5 minutes or so, I feel I have just taken an invigorating ride on an 
emotional rollercoaster, complete with unexpected turns, screams and a wild teenager’s desire for the ride to continue. I’ve just read Marc Prensky’s piece which presents itself as a veritable slap in the face to us middle aged teachers who have been teaching almost since the middle ages (at least in computer years), and who think we’re doing a pretty darn good job, if we do say so ourselves!
POdCasTinG virGiNs
It’s amazing the find out what you don’t know that you don’t know. An intimate group of about 20 of my colleagues and I are immersing ourselves in a Masters program and, more specifically, the wide-and-mind-boggling-yet-amazing world of Web 2.0. Here is a podcast that three of us put together. If you are at all interested in international teaching and living, perhaps the Boomerang Expats will be able to enlighten you!
http://www.garageband.com/mp3/Boomerang_Expats.mp3?|pe1|WdjZPXLrvP2rYVK-ZmtmDw
