21st Century Collaborative

Kia ora from New Zealand. The 5th of June is World Environment Day – an international initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme.   This year,  New Zealand is co-hosting the day, and we have a range of activities and initiatives planned. To recognise the importance of the day, all our schools & kura, and our [...]

While I obviously haven’t been blogging- I have been fast at it. I would say I have been busy, but Dean Shareski (our new convener for K12Online)  has taught me we are all busy and I am not suppose to talk about how busy I am, but rather just talk about what I have been [...]

Computer World NZ posted this article after attending my workshop given in Wellington, New Zealand. They just about got it right, only two minor errors. First, as I was introducing Will Richardson who greeted the Kiwi educators through Skype, I shared a story he tells about Wikipedia (crediting him)– in this report they left that [...]

Just returned from New Zealand and have many stories to tell via my blog– however, first things first. I wanted to report on the New Zealand guest that has accompanied me since Nelson. Please meet Tiny Ted, a geocache bear who was first introduced to me by the children of Appleby School. Tiny Ted took [...]

Amber and I arrived in  Auckland weary but excited about our new journey. We were met at the airport by a wonderful woman cab driver who had a sign with our name. She drove us straight away to our hotel, the Heritage. Our balcony view (click for photo set) was simply gorgeous. I spent time [...]

Pre-Conference ChatLast night a group of educators in New Zealand, TUANZ conference organizers, and Miguel Guhlin and I gathered in Elluminate to talk about ICT implementation in New Zealand schools. You can listen/watch the Webcast here. Participants from NZ included Janice ( a principal), Craig Hayman, Wayne and Tom from NSC (Camp Te Anau), Allanah, [...]

I had a neat collaborative experience a few days ago with Mark Wagner over at Educational Technology and Life. He was on Skype, and I needed a fresh pair of eyes to look at the abstract I was writing for my keynote in New Zealand-. We collaboratively edited the piece down to 150 words. The [...]

I am going to New Zealand! Thanks to the kind recommendation of Wes Fryer I am going to be presenting a series of keynotes and workshops in New Zealand on Web 2.0 and 21st Century teaching and learning concepts. From the conference website: TUANZ Education Conference 2007 Improving teaching, learning and thinking skills with ICT [...]