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Charisma and Authenticity in Leadership
It’s no secret to those who know me that I don’t like business double talk, and so far the SLP has been pretty much free of it. But this morning, there was a slight run, but through it, I caught a word (constructivism in action!) that got me thinking. Authentic assessment is something that teachers…
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Reflecting on PD
Well, today I starting into the Supervisory Leadership program that the University is offering for those who want to take it. There is a class of about 40 and the course runs three times a year, so it is a very much needed program. But coming to it, other than thinking that it would certainly…
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Kinderlappy now rolling, pay it forward
There have been a few stories about what the XO’s (nee kinderlappy) will be costing and where it’s going to be available. But until recently, it’s availability to the “developed” world has been unknown. Enter The Giving Project. Starting November 12th, for $399USD (that should be about $1.50CDN by the time 😉 … oh the…
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OLPC gains a friend in Intel
I haven’t written on this for a while, but it seems that the kinderlappy idea isn’t dead – Intel has decided to help out on OLPC while still supporting it’s own classmate efforts (GN). So why may you ask am I posting on my holiday – 2h worth of rendering… that is why.
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Augmented Reality – the Bee’s Knees
Way back when Halo2 was coming out, there was a real buzz about augmented reality gaming. I Love Bees (ILB) was a part of the viral marketing behind the game and it was also part of the whole flashmob thing that was going on back then as well. Fast forward a few years and games…