Commonwealth Games Blog

My grade 3/4 children have been having a lot of fun and learning how to blog at the same in a joint blog we have been working on around the Commonwealth Games that have been held in Melbourne. It certainly shows that blogs are a great tool for collaboration.

Long Elementary Podcasts

Long Elementary School has an interesting take on developing podcasts around three stories that they are writing. The Podcast photos page shows how they did it.

The Search Engine That Could

Critical users of Google might like to have a look at The Global Id written by John Lanchester in the London Review of Books to ponder where searching may lead to.

University of Wisconson Podcasting

The University of Wisconsin has a neat site dealing with podcasting at the Uni. The Teaching and Larning section in particular is very interesting.

Internet Safety

CyberQuoll is an animated Australian computer based Internet safety program for primary school students. It teachers students about the risks of using the Internet and provides advice on managing and minimising those risks.