Aug

27

Four Nations Classroom

August 27, 2008 | 2 Comments

Yesterday at Elevate 2008 I had the pleasure of meeting Terry from the Four Nations Classroom program. The enthusiasm & passion of those involved in this program are definitely infectious!
This program brings together students from around the world, in a series of meaningful encounters, where they can build life-long relationships, while learning about culture, language, [...]

Aug

27

Kids Creating Community Content

August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Julia just presented Kids Creating Community Content. Read about it here and watch the video here. This year’s contest is now open.

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Aug

27

Elevate 2008 links

August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

For everyone who was in my keynote session at Elevate yesterday (and those who weren’t) – below are links for more information.
Futurelab is a UK organisation that works in partnership with others to incubate new ideas they are:
passionate about transforming the way people learn. Tapping into the huge potential offered by digital and other technologies, [...]

Aug

20

Videoconferencing Supports Victims of Child Abuse

August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This is an interesting article about the use of videoconferencing in Minnesota:
Back in 1999, the Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Center in St. Paul had an idea of how to bring together children’s advocates that were located in rural areas without the [...]

Aug

11

Visual Networking

August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

This is an interesting article in PC Magazine about the importance of video in everything from social networking to telepresence. It opens:
The age of visual networking is upon us, and it could be the most important trend in personal computing in at least a decade. So what is it? In its simplest form, visual networking [...]