Professional learning – Page 6 – ibpossum takes on tech

Goodbye post conference blues

Last week was a bit of a toughy. Coming back from ulearn and Microsoft Innovative educators on a massive high and I came crashing back to earth the very first lesson back when the cows crashed, the internet was SO SO SLOW and I was desperate to share everything I had learned all at once –Continue reading “Goodbye post conference blues”

Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert Experience

I applied for the Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert program thinking you have to be in to win. I didn’t fit all the criteria as I have only been working with microsoft 365 for this year, and even quietly kept my mac in my laptop bag (getting a new microsoft surface pro was a great perk).Continue reading “Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert Experience”

ulearn musings 1- finding my path by looking back

So, it is day 2 of Ulearn, and we have been given some time. Time is so precious, and I always struggle to use it wisely. Or I get so caught up in tomorrow I forget about today, or last year, or even before that. One of my favourite poems is about time Time outContinue reading “ulearn musings 1- finding my path by looking back”

Making videos – getting braver but still not brave enough

So, a friend is going great guns with show me, a very cool app, that is for ipad. Which means it is of no use to me. But I had a play with powerpoint, and it turns out it is pretty simple to make a pretty good wee video using power point, and whats more,Continue reading “Making videos – getting braver but still not brave enough”

Twitter has a new level

So, #scichatNZ has really taken off. Matt Nicoll did an excellent post on how he sees it, which has inspired me to do one too, but as more of a relfection of my journey to get here. I got signed up to twitter at a school PD day – it was a novelty, I tweeted someContinue reading “Twitter has a new level”

Aaa AAa OOooooo

I have got me a wolf pack. A small, rogue wolf pack, and a pack none the less. This week I went to the 21 steps course it chch. Day one was preaching to the converted, day 2 was very useful nuts and bolts stuff – I wish there had been more time spent onContinue reading “Aaa AAa OOooooo”

Hopeful

So, first week of term 2 – it is all go. I’ve jumped onto the #hackyrclass feed, and am going to try the suggestions as they fit. I really liked the one from week one – developing a growth mind set – and I think it is very important for myself and other staff atContinue reading “Hopeful”

learning new things

I am sitting in a puddle of sunshine on my sons bed as hubby paints the kitchen ceiling – heaven But I have learnt a lot of new things in the last 3 days – specifically how to tile a wall. As a teacher, I often forget how hard it is to attempt something youContinue reading “learning new things”

Lots of ideas….

Are floating about in space, just waiting to find a nice place to land. This week I have been doing lots of fun things. I had a ‘meeting/presentation’ from Arnika Brown who is working with office 365. It was a good looksy at what the software can manage, and I think for a school likeContinue reading “Lots of ideas….”

Down the rabbit hole

this is my first post as I try and walk the walk and post my journey in a new school helping to design and then implement BYOD policy. So – this is my first prezi – trying to sum up where I am at, my hopes and fears, and unaswered questions. And I really likedContinue reading “Down the rabbit hole”