document.write('\x3cmeta http-equiv=\x22x-dns-prefetch-control\x22 content=\x22off\x22/\x3e\x3col class=\x22tumblr_posts\x22\x3e\x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://q2news.blogspot.com/2011/07/then-i-thought-bit-more-about-it.html\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eThen I thought a bit more about it\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eUntil schoolgirl victims of nasty crimes were found to be in the list of phones \x26#8216;hacked\x26#8217; by journalists the general feeling I detected amongst friends and colleagues was of little real concern. I\x26#8217;m\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://q2news.blogspot.com/2011/04/worlds-simplest-on-line-safety-policy.html\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eThe World\x26#039;s Simplest On-line Safety Policy (well... America\x26#039;s, at least...)\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eThis is an \x3ca href=\x22http://tomwhitby.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/world%E2%80%99s-simplest-online-safety-policy/\x22\x3eexcellent article\x3c/a\x3e on the subject of child protection and how managers scared of their institution being sued ban access and stifle communication.\x3cbr/\x3e\x3cbr/\x3eSomeone should now write in a similar\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://q2news.blogspot.com/2011/01/two-useful-things-to-do-at-your-next.html\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eTwo useful things to do at your next staff development session.. 1 - show this and 2 - get out of their way\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eThis animation is from Michael Feldstein at a Sakai Conference in July 2010. I think the conference was about innovation in teaching. I have to admit to not having heard of it before but the ideas\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://q2news.blogspot.com/2010/07/blt-i-like-that-new-webtools-site.html\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eBLT! I like that. (The new webtools site).\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eOnce upon a time there was ILT. Then it became e-learning or elearning and now it\x26#8217;s \x26#8230; well \x26#8230; both and yet neither one nor the other. I\x26#8217;ve always liked \x3ci\x3einformation learning technology\x3c/i\x3e. It\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://q2news.blogspot.com/2010/07/onenote-is-probably-answer-if-i-can.html\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eOneNote is probably the answer . . . if I can figure it out\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eI\x26#8217;ve got a presentation to make soon to a University about how students can use Microsoft\x26#8217;s OneNote to keep activity logs, notes, plan to meet learning outcomes, liaise with tutors and maintain a\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://q2news.blogspot.com/2010/07/forums-for-change.html\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eForums for a change\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eSomething else I need to research is a forum. A colleague at an institution I work with has suggested that we should have one for distance learning students. Now forums, or fora I suppose, have been\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://q2news.blogspot.com/2010/07/app-inventor-for-android.html\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eApp Inventor for Android\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eThis is quite remarkable. The very idea that \x26#8216;normal\x26#8217; people can make applications, sorry, they\x26#8217;re called apps now, for their mobile is just so hard to grasp. Yet it seems to be true and could be one\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://q2news.blogspot.com/2010/07/short-distance-learning.html\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eShort distance learning\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eIn a couple of months I shall walk into a classroom and there\x26#8217;ll be around 20 new faces looking at me and wondering just what they\x26#8217;ve let themselves in for. I tended to think the same thing some\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://q2news.blogspot.com/2010/07/google-just-keeps-on-getting-better-and.html\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eGoogle just keeps on getting better and better\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eAnd it\x26#8217;s still free, that\x26#8217;s like a bonus! The latest improvement that I\x26#8217;m itching to try is in options available when making Google Forms. Forms are already a brilliant way to add lots of interest to\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://q2news.blogspot.com/2010/04/big-picture-solutions.html\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eBig picture solutions\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eWe love images. But lots of staff and students still seem to have trouble resizing them to share, whether by e-mail or in documents.\x3cbr/\x3e\x3cbr/\x3eThanks to an E-learning colleague for reminding me about \x3ca href=\x22http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.\x22\x3eXP\x26#8230;\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a\x3c/ol\x3e');