Comments on Have a conversation with Stephen Heppell in East LothianTypePad2007-06-12T15:14:17ZEwan McIntoshhttps://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2007/06/have_a_conversa/comments/atom.xml/Ewan McIntosh commented on 'Have a conversation with Stephen Heppell in East Lothian'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e200e0097f868988332007-06-14T18:14:03Z2007-06-14T18:14:08ZEwan McIntoshhttp://edu.blogs.comSo sorry for the delay in writing things up but it was so rich and I want to do it...<p>So sorry for the delay in writing things up but it was so rich and I want to do it all justice. We have some amazing kids!</p>John commented on 'Have a conversation with Stephen Heppell in East Lothian'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e200e0097f855988332007-06-14T18:10:10Z2007-06-14T18:12:37ZJohnhttp://www.sandaigprimary.co.uk/pivot/johnjohnston.phpHi Ewan, your flickr stream is looking as if you had a really interesting day. eg Task planners on Flickr...<p>Hi Ewan,<br />
your flickr stream is looking as if you had a really interesting day. eg <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edublogger/547273030/" rel="nofollow">Task planners on Flickr - Photo Sharing!</a>.<br />
Hoping we get some details soon;-)</p>Lynne Lewis commented on 'Have a conversation with Stephen Heppell in East Lothian'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e200e0097ec66e88332007-06-13T16:54:05Z2007-06-13T16:54:05ZLynne LewisHi Ewan I cannot believe the man I've quoted so often in my post grad work is visiting EL tomorrow....<p>Hi Ewan<br />
I cannot believe the man I've quoted so often in my post grad work is visiting EL tomorrow. Its a shame he's not visiting Pencaitland :( I look forward to reading your blog tomorrow and hearing his thoughts on how we're devleoping ICT in East Lothain schools.<br />
Lynne</p>Chicago commented on 'Have a conversation with Stephen Heppell in East Lothian'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e200e008c4b45288342007-06-13T16:09:06Z2007-06-13T16:09:06ZChicagohttp://www.chicagoairportlimousine.netHi, Thank you for your time. Keep the good work.<p>Hi,</p>
<p>Thank you for your time. Keep the good work.</p>John commented on 'Have a conversation with Stephen Heppell in East Lothian'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e200e008c4b09e88342007-06-13T15:50:22Z2007-06-13T15:50:22ZJohnhttp://www.sandaigprimary.co.uk/pivot/johnjohnston.phpHi Ewan, For the record I think the edubuzz setup is wonderful and should be replicated across Scotland. Not such...<p>Hi Ewan,<br />
For the record I think the edubuzz setup is wonderful and should be replicated across Scotland. Not such a simple ambition an admirable one.<br />
I think wordpress is pretty sweet, both as a single install and mu, and have recommend it many times.<br />
I was just hoping to get Stephen's perspective as I have always found his ideas to be fairly unique. I was left tantalised the last time. <br />
(I'd also like to discuss blogs as a VLE sometime, I might have the wrong definition of a vle but I think blogs could be bent that way...)<br />
</p>Sharon commented on 'Have a conversation with Stephen Heppell in East Lothian'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e200e0097e830c88332007-06-13T08:12:34Z2007-06-13T08:12:34ZSharonhttp://tecnoteacher.blogspot.com/Just a wee reply to OlieBray's post regarding using technology outside. Whilst in Estonia I at an E-twinning seminar we...<p>Just a wee reply to OlieBray's post regarding using technology outside. Whilst in Estonia I at an E-twinning seminar we spent the afternoon in an open air museum. We were given mobiles and hand held GPS systems. Our first clue was sent to the mobile with the co-ordinates sent to hand held. Once we reached the destination we participated in an activity then took a picture as evidence which was sent to base mobile. If correct our next clue and co-ordinates were sent. This took 4 hours to complete rather than I reckon 1 hour without the gadgets. Using mobile technology in this way mirrors how I use them in school as part of orienteering. Sharon</p>Ian Stuart commented on 'Have a conversation with Stephen Heppell in East Lothian'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e200e008c477b788342007-06-13T07:10:22Z2007-06-13T07:10:23ZIan Stuart http://islayian.blogspot.com/Now, for the first time in a while, I feel isolated from the main event, at least in Scotland. I...<p>Now, for the first time in a while, I feel isolated from the main event, at least in Scotland. <br />
I will be watching to see what idea's I can be inspired by from each of te schools.<br />
I know everyone will have a great day.<br />
Ian</p>OllieBray commented on 'Have a conversation with Stephen Heppell in East Lothian'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e200e008c474d788342007-06-13T06:15:07Z2007-06-13T06:15:07ZOllieBrayhttp://www.olliebray.comMorning Ewan and Steven, Sounds like you’re going to have a great day! I have a couple of questions for...<p>Morning Ewan and Steven,</p>
<p>Sounds like you’re going to have a great day! I have a couple of questions for Steven that maybe you will have a chance to chat about?</p>
<p>1. What is the scope for expanding notschool.net into Scottish schools with a pilot in East Lothian? </p>
<p>2. Would Stephen like to come to Teachmeet at SETT 2007? and if so what would he present in his seven minutes?</p>
<p>3. As well as ICT, Sailing is Stephan’s other big passion. What’s the scope for linking technology to outdoor learning? and what innovative ideas has he seen from elsewhere in the world? </p>
<p>Hope you guys have a really good day! Ollie</p>Ewan McIntosh commented on 'Have a conversation with Stephen Heppell in East Lothian'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e200e0097e7a4a88332007-06-13T05:20:46Z2007-06-13T05:20:46ZEwan McIntoshhttp://edu.blogs.comInteresting - things have moved on so much, though, even in the past year, that things might be different. And,...<p>Interesting - things have moved on so much, though, even in the past year, that things might be different. And, again, it depends how you're using WPMU (which is very different from WP, I think). It can't be shoehorned into providing a virtual learning environment, for example, but is great for a new kind of school website or personal learning log.</p>
<p>For what it's worth, I think WPMU and eduBuzz work because the ambition is relatively simple - that, initially, as many teachers as possible and a growing number of kids share their learning logs online (and by proxy a lot of people start a learning log online that they would not have kept on paper at all). For that, WP is great.</p>John commented on 'Have a conversation with Stephen Heppell in East Lothian'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e200e0097e4ca488332007-06-12T22:14:47Z2007-06-12T22:14:47ZJohnhttp://www.sandaigprimary.co.uk/pivot/johnjohnston.phpHi Ewan, Very jealous here. As you probably know the HyperCard connection makes Mr Heppell one of my heros. I'll...<p>Hi Ewan,<br />
Very jealous here. As you probably know the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCard" rel="nofollow">HyperCard</a> connection makes Mr Heppell one of my heros. I'll be interested to see how he has replaced HC as a presentation tool at SETT (he had a wonderful presentation the last time). <br />
After seeing him at SETT (at the start of masterclass) several lightbulbs went on in my head and my ict interests started to chance from '<a href="http://www.littlefishsw.co.uk/flash/index.html" rel="nofollow">providing resources</a>' to <a href="http://www.sandaigprimary.co.uk/pivot/index.php" rel="nofollow">enabling children to have a voice</a>.<br />
I had the start of a conversation with Stephen at <a href="http://www.heppell.net/bva/bva3/default.htm" rel="nofollow">Be Very Afraid 3</a> where he expressed (AFAIR) some reservations about wordpress, it got interrupted, I wonder given edubuzz's reliance on WPMU if you could explore that a little more?</p>Ewan McIntosh commented on 'Have a conversation with Stephen Heppell in East Lothian'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e200e0097e457288332007-06-12T21:13:59Z2007-06-12T21:14:00ZEwan McIntoshhttp://edu.blogs.comThat's exactly the kind of useful thing we'd love to be talking about tomorrow. Any other suggestions more than welcome!<p>That's exactly the kind of useful thing we'd love to be talking about tomorrow. Any other suggestions more than welcome!</p>Sharon commented on 'Have a conversation with Stephen Heppell in East Lothian'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e200e0097e3e8388332007-06-12T20:26:43Z2007-06-12T20:26:43ZSharonhttp://tecnoteacher.blogspot.com/Hi Ewan, blogging and podcasting are probably two of the main social medias that everyone are turning their hands to...<p>Hi Ewan,</p>
<p>blogging and podcasting are probably two of the main social medias that everyone are turning their hands to effectively to create a social platform and an audience. As you know these have provided rich contexts for learning in our school through our RadioHigh and bear blogs. </p>
<p>I would have to say that wikis has had a larger inpact in enabling me to create a platform that can be accessed any time, any place, anywhere (like martini!). This melts down the barriers of time and place in the classroom creating active learning environments. I do think the wiki is the tool of the future with the discussion area and more so the history aspect where a piece of work can be tracked from the seed to the final product. The collaborative aspect enables children to not only work with the class peers but others from around the world creating a 'flat' world where we are all working on an even surface. You can see how I have developed wikis into my teaching at: http://juniorschool.wikispaces.com/.</p>
<p>This flat surface has enabled me to embark on a new project with schools around the world. 'Voices Of The World' (https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35044951&postID=2198632565735299136)aims to unite all the voices around the world as one voice. Each school will send a short audio file on the theme for the month which will then be knitted together at my school to create one podcast. This is unique and exciting allowing the voice to be as important as the written or typed word and allowing children who struggle to construct written sentences to communicate vocally. </p>
<p>Hope this is what you were looking for.</p>
<p>Sharon</p>
<p>PS - when are you coming to visit us ;)</p>