Category Archives: A New 3Rs

Real, Rich and Relevant – Day 1

Posted on May 4, 2011 by tmarch

Welcome Today is an important day as we begin another year-long, five-day series of workshops at Independent Schools Victoria. During the series we will develop a robust online presence to explore Web 2 applications and strategies like Looking to Learn, … Continue reading →

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Look to Learn Launched

Posted on April 20, 2009 by tmarch

I’ve just launched a site I’ve been wanting to get onto the Web for a while.  Called “Look to Learn,” the site combines what I like to call “Real, Rich and Relevant” resources with thinking prompts.  The rationale is to … Continue reading →

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Indie Film Winner shot with phones

Posted on January 18, 2009 by tmarch

This could be a great example of a new kind of knowledge. Over 1000 words captured from signs in Sydney and New York were combined with poignant music to great effect. This was both the Critics’ and People’s Choice winner. … Continue reading →

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Google InQuotes & Nov 4

Posted on October 21, 2008 by tmarch

One cool Google App that it would be a shame to miss over the next couple weeks is “InQuotes.”  You may have noticed a new band of quotations when searching in Google News for a person in the media buzz.  … Continue reading →

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Dipity

Posted on September 3, 2008 by tmarch

In case you haven’t tried Dipity, it’s a really cool Web 2 timelining tool. I’ve been waiting for one for a long time, but until now, the interfaces required scripting. Dipity allows for embedding images, links, movies, comments… Heaps! It … Continue reading →

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A “Vision” of Knowledge

Posted on November 2, 2007 by tmarch

File this post under: “Intriguing ourselves to Death” Check the cool new mashup of Google Maps, Wikipedia and László Kozma’s programming that he calls WikipediaVision. It’s a great illustration of the changing nature of “knowledge.” WikipediaVision provides relatively realtime markers … Continue reading →

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Getting Serious about Play

Posted on December 19, 2006 by tmarch

It seems Scotland public schools are in for an overhaul according to a recent BBC News article, School lessons to focus on play. Schools will still use traditional methods when necessary to teach pupils to read, write and count. But … Continue reading →

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‘US full of Internet addicts’

Posted on October 19, 2006 by tmarch

Okay, so I can say “I told you so…” An article recently making the rounds highlights research at Stanford University that “indicated more than one in eight US residents showed at least one sign of ‘problematic Internet use.’” And I … Continue reading →

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Daily Snapshots

Posted on January 22, 2006 by tmarch

A daily sampling of unique images from The Sydney Morning Herald‘s award-winning photographers. These are not “what’s in the news” kinds of photos, but more artistic ones that do involve current happenings, but more in the lifestyle line than hard … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia vs. Britannica

Posted on January 16, 2006 by tmarch

In its article Internet encyclopaedias go head to head, Nature magazine’s online version compared 50 entries from the websites of Wikipedia and the Encyclopaedia Britannica. They chose subjects that represented a broad range of scientific disciplines. All entries were chosen … Continue reading →

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