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Before you go to a forum or help desk with a computer problem, it is essential that you be prepared properly. How you ask your question or present your problem is key to obtaining help. Be sure to have all the facts about your problem lined up beforehand. You will simply waste your time (and the tech's) if you are vague about what your problem is. Here are 10 steps that will help.

Marzano talks about the importance of setting clear time limits for tasks - this digital resource can help.

Introducing Breezy Brie An educator who has some amazing Special Education blogs, including one that is particularly dear to me: Planning Community Trips for the Year.  My time in a Special School Transition class demonstrated how important it is for students to be exposed to different life skills, for example going to the local shopping centre for morning tea.  Breezy Brie also includes links to resources she has found effective, such as a store logo flash card set.  

A common response to Postman's "Technology is always a tradeoff" is to raise the idea of txt speech ("cu in 10 mins @ a m8 house LOL" - thanks Tollie) as a loss. Folk being lazy? This suggests we've been lazy for a bit longer than some may imagine. If I had time, I would like to look more into the authenticity of this resource.

"Building Global Partnerships - Part 2: Taking the Time"

Did anyone ever give you a hard time because they think you're doing an 'easy' course? Maybe they should read this ...

Short interview includes comments like "90% of what we teach is a waste of time" and "Curriculum is one of the most resistant fronts in education". Some indicators of how difficult achieving the R in SAMR might actually be.

It's hard to stand out from the crowd as a graduate. This may help when it comes time to apply for jobs.

Love browsing through TED when I get the chance. Some intriguing videos if your interested.

I just watched a TED talk in the last week about slowing down and taking the time - it was really very true but as I watched it I did keep checking the time bar at the bottom of the page..........thinking about all the other things I should be doing! I do though find watching TED talks, reminds me often of what I already knew but they are usually great reinforcements that remind me of my goals, work / life balance or bits of inspiration that provide a little "pick me up".

In a world-first, physicist and cosmologist, Professor Stephen Hawking, appeared at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on April 25 and 26 via DVEtelepresence Holographic Live Stage technology.

Is social media all that bad when..... "A new report on "Teens, Technology and Friendships" from the Pew Foundation puts an unusually positive spotlight on the online lives of teenagers as they build friendships and connections in a digital world. Teenagers aged 13 to17 are finding ways to strengthen their relationships with real-world friends as well as making new friends through social media, video gaming, messaging apps and other virtual connectors."

Keep this in mind next time you are researching for an essay.

And don't forget to add the USQ library to Google scholar so you can get access to more full text articles http://www.usq.edu.au/library/getting-help/how-to-guides/google

Google is rarely used properly - by students or teachers. It's more powerful than you think. This is a short video 1.34mins - it could save you a lot of time.

Surely this has come at the righ time with Assignment 2 waiting in the wings ...

I found this and thought it supported the previous article regarding tool belt theory

Aspen, did you find the info on the theory, the task or the environment?

Hi Colleen, If you open the link, you will find info on all three- theory, task and environment :) The snippets above are what I highlighted

Article reporting on what is apparently the "first empirical test of the effect of reflection on learning". It found that learners given time to reflect performed 18% and 23% better than learners who were not given time to reflect on what they'd learned. The study also found that there was no significant difference between reflecting on what was learned and having to teach it to someone else. I do wonder whether the ability of the learners to reflect played any part in the improvements gained? Would guidance on how to reflect improve performance more? Obvious links to both this course and the learning journal, but also for you to ponder in terms of your own learners.

A blog post describing how Twitter is used in a primary classroom with 6 and 7 year old learners.

The REACT YouTube videos film kids (and others) as they react to something for the first time. One them for these videos is technology. e.g. the most recent technology REACT video is kids reacting to rotary phones. An earlier one is kids reacting to walkman.

Talks about the origin of an idea of a "reading" club that uses Twitter, rather than physical proximity as the connection. i.e. get a group of people to read the same article at the same time and use twitter to share their insights. And the idea of including the author. Wonder how this might apply to reading/literacy in a school setting?

Clocks for students to manipulate