The Lefevers are at it again. This time it’s ‘Twitter Search in Plain English’ . It’s a very useful explanation of how you would use Twitter to gain insight about news and trending topics. Especially useful for educators. This is one of the ways we can explain to our students how [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Commoncraft’
January 11, 2009
Commoncraft – what to expect in 2009.
“In a word: Education.”
Those are the words of Lee Lefever, and great words they are for all of us.
Commoncraft’s incredibly effective Explanations in Plain English videos have been staple products for me as teaching tools ever since I’ve discovered just how well they explain new technologies that can be quite difficult to explain. When you’re [...]
October 16, 2008
Web Search Strategies in Plain English from Commoncraft – cast your vote.
The latest from Lee and Sachi Leefever – Web Search Strategies in Plain English. In my opinion, another useful video for my students and yet another great tool for me to use. I’m indebted to them both for making my job so much easier over the last year.
I noticed a new [...]
September 2, 2008
Google Reader – Commoncraft helps explain what we’re all on about!
A turning point for me in my development as an online learner, was when I set up my Google Reader and started subscribing to blogs written by teachers and people interested in education and the impact of technology on learning. Whenever I talk to people about how I made the leap from someone with no idea to someone [...]
August 4, 2008
US election made simple thanks to Commoncraft.
Despite being at the bottom of the world (depending on which way you look at things!) and probably not even factoring in the consciousness of many American citizens, we in Australia are pretty interested in the American political process. What America does matters to us; we are so heavily influenced by the culture, and decisions that [...]
March 16, 2008
Buddy, can you spare Common Craft a vote?
Just had to write this to support our pals at Common Craft. Those of you who read this blog must know by now that I am a huge fan of Lee and Sachi Lefever’s in plain English videos. I think they’re doing education and the world a huge favour by producing funny, engaging videos that explain Web [...]
February 9, 2008
Wikis – We’re on our way
It’s 2am in the morning and I can’t sleep after my son woke me up. I’ve been lying in bed thinking about all manner of things. Do you remember ‘The Proclaimers’? They were two geeky looking Scottish guys with guitars who wrote a couple of catchy songs that were hits in the 80’s. (Still going strong according to their [...]
January 12, 2008
Here we go!
I’ve taken the plunge and decided to become a blogger. I want to learn as much as I can about the Web 2.0 world and think it would be a good idea to share what I am learning. I’m reading lots of blogs via my Google reader and can see that sharing some of these amazing [...]
