Comments for I Should Be Marking http://happyhippy.edublogs.org IT in education and the myth of the work-life balance Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:23:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Spot The Difference by asiaman http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2008/05/23/spot-the-difference/#comment-1088 asiaman Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:26:03 +0000 http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2008/05/23/spot-the-difference/#comment-1088 Yes, it was helpful for me too, Thanks a lot for sharing this with the rest. Yes, it was helpful for me too, Thanks a lot for sharing this with the rest.

]]> Comment on Spot The Difference by John http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2008/05/23/spot-the-difference/#comment-1087 John Wed, 28 May 2008 19:25:20 +0000 http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2008/05/23/spot-the-difference/#comment-1087 Glad to know that I am not the only one who has problems with file types, images sizes, names etc;-) Seems to me many 'digital natives' do not have a good handle on this, the example of exporting to different file formats and still having the original is one I've had. As is 'why is my picture not showing up on my blog I really uploaded it' and the file turns out to be a .doc Lots of useful teaching opportunities especially if you are not being observed. Glad to know that I am not the only one who has problems with file types, images sizes, names etc;-)
Seems to me many ‘digital natives’ do not have a good handle on this, the example of exporting to different file formats and still having the original is one I’ve had. As is ‘why is my picture not showing up on my blog I really uploaded it’ and the file turns out to be a .doc
Lots of useful teaching opportunities especially if you are not being observed.

]]> Comment on iMedia Training by happyhippy http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/imedia-training/#comment-1082 happyhippy Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:30:30 +0000 http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/imedia-training/#comment-1082 Hello Alison and thanks for posting. I hadn't meant to imply that you would simply pass on students' work, as you did indeed clarify this on the day, and I hope I haven't misled anyone with that comment. As I said above, I *do* like the course and I *did* gain a lot from the day so thank you for that. And please feel free to add further comments on future posts if you think it would be useful :) Hello Alison and thanks for posting.

I hadn’t meant to imply that you would simply pass on students’ work, as you did indeed clarify this on the day, and I hope I haven’t misled anyone with that comment. As I said above, I *do* like the course and I *did* gain a lot from the day so thank you for that. And please feel free to add further comments on future posts if you think it would be useful :)

]]> Comment on iMedia Training by Alison Pearce http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/imedia-training/#comment-1081 Alison Pearce Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:57:54 +0000 http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/imedia-training/#comment-1081 I need to clarify the point about Missionmaker which appears to have been misunderstood. They have offered to create a game from a plan if we are interested in this and in no way are they looking to take candidates ideas to create their own games. OCR would not supply this information to any third party without the agreement of the centre and the candidate. OCR have a good working relationship with a number of software companies and as stated on the day would not recommend any one product over the other. If any one requires additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me alison.pearce@ocr.org.uk I need to clarify the point about Missionmaker which appears to have been misunderstood. They have offered to create a game from a plan if we are interested in this and in no way are they looking to take candidates ideas to create their own games. OCR would not supply this information to any third party without the agreement of the centre and the candidate. OCR have a good working relationship with a number of software companies and as stated on the day would not recommend any one product over the other.

If any one requires additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me alison.pearce@ocr.org.uk

]]> Comment on iMedia Training by Ali http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/imedia-training/#comment-1080 Ali Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:47:44 +0000 http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/imedia-training/#comment-1080 Great post...thanks Your answered some of the questions I have of this OCR course...good to know that you heard some things from the horses mouth (so to speak!). I really like the ethos behind the imedia course...the 'let them experiment' bit, rather than jumping through hoops. Great post…thanks
Your answered some of the questions I have of this OCR course…good to know that you heard some things from the horses mouth (so to speak!).

I really like the ethos behind the imedia course…the ‘let them experiment’ bit, rather than jumping through hoops.

]]> Comment on Death By PowerPoint by Anonymous http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2007/11/23/death-by-powerpoint/#comment-1077 Anonymous Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:59:33 +0000 http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2007/11/23/death-by-powerpoint/#comment-1077 I like it! Can't give you the URL but search youtube for death by powerpoint for a stand up comedian's take on the issue. I like it!

Can’t give you the URL but search youtube for death by powerpoint for a stand up comedian’s take on the issue.

]]> Comment on More on PDAs by happyhippy http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2007/11/17/more-on-pdas/#comment-1076 happyhippy Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:16:55 +0000 http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2007/11/17/more-on-pdas/#comment-1076 I'm still procrastinating - I'm good at that! One colleague suggested an iPod Touch - cheaper than an iPhone but still does all the wifi stuff. My only worry is the lack of third party apps - web apps are surely only useful if you;re online and the wifi at school can be patchy at best. I do like the idea fo using Skype within school though - or even some kind of SMS alternative. Something to explore for certain. I’m still procrastinating - I’m good at that!

One colleague suggested an iPod Touch - cheaper than an iPhone but still does all the wifi stuff. My only worry is the lack of third party apps - web apps are surely only useful if you;re online and the wifi at school can be patchy at best.

I do like the idea fo using Skype within school though - or even some kind of SMS alternative. Something to explore for certain.

]]> Comment on More on PDAs by Anonymous http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2007/11/17/more-on-pdas/#comment-1075 Anonymous Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:11:15 +0000 http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2007/11/17/more-on-pdas/#comment-1075 Any progress? You can get unlocked iPhones on ebay for 300 :-) how about exploring a device which is capable of running skype / voip on the school network to communicate with colleagues? Any progress? You can get unlocked iPhones on ebay for 300 :-)

how about exploring a device which is capable of running skype / voip on the school network to communicate with colleagues?

]]> Comment on A Sighting of the Work-Life Balance! by miketually http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2007/09/16/a-sighting-of-the-work-life-balance/#comment-1071 miketually Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:13:08 +0000 http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2007/09/16/a-sighting-of-the-work-life-balance/#comment-1071 Three days without using a computer! How? :) (Actually, I managed 10 days while we were on holiday.) Three days without using a computer! How? :)

(Actually, I managed 10 days while we were on holiday.)

]]> Comment on Freeware App #3.5 - Taco HTML Edit by Chris http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2007/02/15/freeware-app-35-taco-html-edit/#comment-1070 Chris Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:30:13 +0000 http://happyhippy.edublogs.org/2007/02/15/freeware-app-35-taco-html-edit/#comment-1070 Taco is a great HTML editor. It is so easy to use and it really works wonders. Taco is a great HTML editor. It is so easy to use and it really works wonders.

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