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Some axiomatic statements about what my learning environment would be like if my IB students all had laptops (any platform):



* nearly all if not every handout would be in pdf format, thus saving paper I'm nearly there already with www.mrfaught.org
* the door would open to many collaborative projects within a prescribed IB unit. here is a great example of this
* Web 2.0 would be the ocean in which we would swim
* Google Docs would allow cross platform, real time collaboration... forget microso… Continue

Decided to abandon web.mac.com and go with Adam Clark's suggested provider ipowerweb... a great change!! i have my own domain name and loads of space (1.5 tb). At first, i wanted to try wordpress, but have decided to manage my site in html like normal. i prefer the micromanagement approach. everything has gone smoothly and i have had to call customer service for ipowerweb twice and each time was quick and successful. I am very happy with this switch and it sets me up well for next year. new site… Continue

attended the international schools summit hosted by apple yesterday afternoon. I know this is dissing a sacred cow... but i was underwhelmed...
the presentations weren't really very good (Patrick Newell's presentation was the best of a marginal class), and, it seemed like a big marketing session for apple machines and applications... with little of use i could take away. Apple better get in gear with web 2.0... or they'll be left behind. That all being said, it was nice food. and, i'll sell my f… Continue

papers 1,2 and 3 are finished for the students, my colleague and I are happy with the questions. the students told us that they had a good selection to write on. the new syllabus changes take effect starting next year and will examine in 2010. one more year of Stalin as the prescribed topic and then on to the Interwar years. Thinking of starting a ning for each class next year... we'll see. another busy weekend to begin to wrap things up and focus on next year.

paper three revision tonite with the HL... many topics on the chopping block. Hitler, Russian Revolution, Mussolini, League of Nations, Post Stalin USSR, Interwar. 30 question... they pick three to write about.