Computer Viruses and the Internet

I have spent a lot of time throughout the years researching and collecting facts and stimulus materials on the topic of Computer Viruses. Recently when I was watching my regular TED talk on my phone I watched this talk by Mikko Hypponen. I found it fascinating for the way in which he not only explores [...]

Autistic youth finds voice

Creating Art from Data: Aaron Koblin: Artfully visualizing our humanity

This morning as I was preparing lunches for the day I watched this TED talk by Aaron Koblin and was both amazed and inspired. For me this short talk was particularly interesting from the fact that it is based on making use of data, the meaningless stuff, that can be collected or is created by [...]

Noupe, website with design, photoshop, web and CS5 ideas.

I am always looking for new tutorials or up-to-date ideas for the use of the latest software. Recently I came across the ‘noupe’ website/blog. It has an incredible list of resources and links to many others examples of design, photoshop, web design, CSS etc…   Have a look, I for one have already gained many [...]

For Reflection: Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling

I was recently sent reference to this video of a Valedictorian delivering her final speech and was intrigued by the title that it was about a student speaking out against her schooling. I encourage all other educators to watch this clip and reflect on what is said. I found that it raised a lot of [...]

Online resources: 21 things for the 21st Century Educator

Although I have not posted for a while I have continually been amazed at the variety and richness of resources that people are developing and making available to others. Here is a site that lists and explains 21 different strategies for consideration by the contemporary educator. Many of these are particularly pertinent when considering them [...]