The Mobile Learning Dilemma (and a few cool tools)

Well the end of the year is fast approaching, only 7 weeks left of school for the year for me but already I’m thinking about next year. Lately Ive been stumbling across a range of mobile learning tools that are really exciting and although its not too late to trial some of them in my [...]

Using Mobile Blogging On Camp

With thanks to a fantastic idea from Lucy Barrow. Students in my VCE Unit 2 Outdoor & Environmental Studies class will be using their mobile phones while on our next overnight camp to Halls Gap & the Grampians. They will use them to record their thoughts, make notes on human impacts, while also reflecting on the days [...]

The Powers of the Nintendo DS

 

For the past month I have been using a set of Nintendo DS systems within the Alternative Program class that I teach here at Boort Secondary College. The program is run during the normal scheduled French class and is aimed at improving the literacy and numeracy skills of the students. Each week we set time for [...]

Another Utter Mobile Post

Mobile post sent by robbo64 using Utterli.  Replies.  mp3

A new bag of tricks

What a busy first week it has proven to be, but all the same its been highly enjoyable especially when trialing some new tools in my classes. So here they are….

Very simple little site that allows you to create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a flash.  Although it is hardly the most polished [...]