The Wizard of Apps

If anyone doubted the absolute brilliance of US teacher librarian Dr Joyce Valenza (as if they could!), then this presentation and accompanying information will make them join us believers.

Dr Valenza has produced a creative and engaging presentation for the 2009 K12 Online Conference Getting Started Keynote. Entitled The Wizard of Apps, this video will influence my professional practice for years to come. Discussing how students can stay safe online, Dr Valenza also showcases many Web 2.0 tools that can be moulded into effective ‘information skills’; that is, how students can and should find and organise the best online information.

Running at just over 50 minutes, it is certainly an excellent investment of time. You may wish to share the video and links with teaching colleagues and/or your personal learning network. (Loved the way students and teachers collaborated on the production of the video.)

K-12 Online Conference 2009

A free conference for all K-12 educators will begin shortly. All sessions in the K-12 Online Conference 2009 are conducted online and if you cannot attend in real time (all session listings are GMT, AEDST is 11 hours ahead of GMT) as many sessions seem to begin around 11.30pm AEDST, links to presentations will be available at the K-12 Online Conference 2009 wiki.

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The first session begins this evening and the conference runs for several weeks, wrapping up in January.