This video from Allanah King in New Zealand is an inspiring short video about what teachers can do using social software in their classroom. At the start of the video she states that her school was able to fund Apple laptops that sit in a trolley that can be wheeled around to various classrooms. This idea is fantastic! This would be perfect for schools that do not have the capability to create a computer lab – the computer lab would be able to come to the classroom! I feel this is something Australian schools should investigate. Her enthusiasm for using social software in her class is evident as she explains all the various activities that she does with her students. It is obvious that she has taken the new technology on board and has been able to create new learning activities that can be easily integrated into her classroom curriculum.

I look forward to taking some of her ideas and implementing them into my own classroom!

* here is the link to “Appleby Airwaves” podcasting webpage

* here is the link to Allanah’s edublog

I made a comment on aquiram’s post about technology use.  Check it out!

Just a comment on what Michelle has discussed….about how in today’s society technology is so embedded in our day-to-day functions that children may not believe what they see as they might expect it to be manipulated in some way.

I feel that having technology in the classroom is a great advance in working with the curriculum but as the teacher we must ensure that we encourage an open mind and creativity with our students.

Also, how crazy was the survey results about fictional characters and some people believe they are real!!!!!   crazy!!!!!!

I, too, remember reading the story of the Lorax and being moved by the plight of the bird – the last of his kind.

Kathy is right about how important it is to be so very conscious of our environment and how extinction can affect our very future.