Imagine for a moment…Storytime at the BAC Spring Fair

The IRC held a special storytime (“Imagine for a moment”) for the ‘littlies’ at the Spring Fair and we used our latest technology acquisition… a web cam to show picture books!
The iPad Dr Seuss Apps were also in full swing … but there was something special about the real moment of turning pages and the ability to stop and receive comments or discuss pictures from a book – but with the ability to share the story with a large number of children. The mix of technology plus human input made for magical moments.

K-12 Online Conference

K-12 Online Conference

Teacher and interested parents – here is a free online conference dealing with:

“innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning. This FREE conference is run by volunteers and open to everyone. The 2010 conference theme is “Cultivating the Future.” This year’s conference begins with a pre-conference keynote the week of October 11, 2010. The following two weeks, October 18 and October 25, forty presentations will be posted online to our conference blog and our conference Ning for participants to view, download, and discuss.”

Experience taking part in a Ning, join the organisational Wiki, read the Blog and follow on Twitter!

YouTube & Commoncraft videos to the rescue!

Commoncraft videos on YouTube are very useful for a quick overview on new technologies. Check out these videos – most only a few minutes in length. Start with

World Wide Web in Plain English if you are not already familiar with exactly how it all works. Go on to learn about:

Wikis in Plain English

Blogs in Plain English

Twitter in Plain English

RSS in Plain English

Social Networking in Plain English

Google Docs in Plain English