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Digital Storytelling 2 – beyond slideshows

December 3, 2010 - Learning - By: Chris

Pic: Man with arms outstretchedDigital storytelling doesn’t just have to be about slideshows. A freer approach to narrative than thinking it has to be about beginning, middle and end means that many more approaches can be used. I look at 2 quick examples here.

Farewell Fliggo

January 18, 2010 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

Pic: bye!Here’s another entry to the D-Ed Pool, technology that has fallen by the wayside, and it’s an interesting one as it’s a service I quite liked but also is a good example of one of the main pitfalls of using web2.0 tools for education.

Wallwisher – Review for my MSc

November 24, 2009 - Site of the Week - By: Chris

Pic: create wallOne of the activities this semester for the Technology Enhanced Learning Innovation and Change MSc has been to examine a free Web2.0 tool and to post our reflections on it. I chose to do Wallwisher after a recommendation by Guy …

CP3 Conference – resources available

November 17, 2009 - Site of the Week - By: Chris

Pic: Image Credit - Tom BarranceFilm Education’s CP3 conference is a routinely excellent occasion and well worth your attention if you are involved in using digital media in education. I’ve blogged about it before….
The last event was in Liverpool (way back in July)

Web 2.0 in schools – Practical considerations

November 4, 2009 - Comment - By: Chris

Pic: Image - Netbook by -eko-We’ve embarked on a project with some of our primaries recently to investigate using web2.0 applications for teaching and learning.

One thing that has come out even in the first few weeks is that actually, all is not as rosey as it could be. I’m becoming a bit more pragmatic when it comes to a vision of a web2.0 future.

Digital Photography in York

October 14, 2009 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

Pic: York MinsterI was invited last week to support a creative session at the Sheffield Primary Headteachers’ Conference in York on digital imaging. It was run by Rob Walker from Playing for Success with me tagging along and throwing in my tuppence-worth.

I thought I’d share the results with you.

Myna – Easy audio creation on the web

September 24, 2009 - Site of the Week - By: Chris

Pic: Myna from AviaryAviary has recently released a web based audio editor called Myna… and it’s well wrth a look regardless of what area of the curriculum you’re from.
Aviary already has an established web presence with its fantastic suite of image and

Is the world getting better or worse?

September 10, 2009 - Site of the Week - By: Chris

Pic: Image - CC from FlickrNot a hugely inspiring piece of ICT but this data poster has come from New Scientist via Digg. It’s worth a moment of your time.

VuVox – Multimedia collage creator

August 13, 2009 - Site of the Week - By: Chris

Pic: vuvox logoHave been having a bit of fun with VuVox today. It’s a nifty wee tool for making a collage of images, videos and music presented in a scolling format.

OE-Cake makes me wish…

July 6, 2009 - Site of the Week - By: Chris

Pic: explosion-liquid sculpture…I was a physicist!

Basically, OE-Cake is a physics simulator for demonstrating the properties of different materials.