December 2003
December 29, 2003
Personality style by Jelly Beans
This is a bit of serious research. :) I using this during my presentations, I get everyone to pick a jelly bean from a bowl. Then, I show the following powerpoint display.
December 27, 2003
Card Trick
The ultimate online card trick.
December 12, 2003
New subscription system
Each of you have registered with Teaching and Learning Online blog. The original subscription system was not working very well, so we are now using bloglet. You will get an email from them with a password. If you would like to be removed from the blog you can do so by following the instructions in the email.
We hope this new system works better.
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December 10, 2003
Search engine help files
This was designed by Dave Elder and is a very useful flash file for those students who are not familiar with search engines.
Use as you see fit.
Using the Chat
Here is a great little flash file that was designed by Dave Elder. You might find it useful to show students how to use the chat room.
December 8, 2003
Yes, We made mistakes.
This is a long document but will let you know everything you wanted to know about the Saskatoon Catholic Cyber School.
In 1999 the Saskatoon Catholic System's executive council which was comprised of five superintendents, each responsible for the programming and personnel in his or her geographic area of the city, and the assistant director and director of education recognized the change in their students and the pressure to meet the demand for change. (See Appendix A) Recognition fuelled action and so began the development of the Saskatoon Catholic Cyber School, which would have the potential to meet the needs of students in the global context by providing relevant education using current technologies.
December 5, 2003
Mr Picassohead
I found this to be a lot of fun. Steve Downes said it is one of the most creative things he has seen in a long time. I agree.
Altavista Babel Fish Translation
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December 2, 2003
Online typing test.
Students need to be able to type to be successful. So, how fast do you type? Here is the best online typing test I have found.
http://www.scs.sk.ca/cyber/prep/unit_1/typehelp.html
