.. the oversized, centralized IT department of 2001 is a relic that's never coming back and IT pros need to prepare for the decentralized IT reality of the future where companies are going to keep fewer IT pros on staff, hire more consultants, and focus their IT resources on software, the cloud, and mobile devices

George Siemens, Stephen Downes, and Dave Cormier - have had over 10,000 participants in the various courses we've run since 2008. The learning experience has been terrific. We've refined our pedagogical approaches, improved the software (well, actually, just Stephen did that), and developed a research agenda around learning in networks in open online courses... If you are interested in joining, please register for the course. We will be posting more information over the next few months.

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Find great conferences to attend. Discover what's hot while it's on Track what's going on during the conference, even if you aren't there. Catch up on anything you missed.

"Music video by Brad Paisley performing Welcome To The Future. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 86,896 (C) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment"

If you carefully choose the right sort of game it will engage the children in your class - in my opinion you have to take that as a given. It is what you do with that engaged group of children and how you make a difference to their learning that counts.

With cloud computing on the rise, downloading may be a thing of the past.

"The iPad running Air Display works like any monitor on the Mac, and is configurable using the standard OS X Display Preferences .. it is the equivalent of buying a new monitor for your Mac."

A pricy but very handy app for the iPad that works over a wireless connection. Although the review talks about OSX, this also works with a Windows desktop.

I put together this Innovation Checkmap.  It highlights the working relationships that should be present in healthy, innovative organizations; a visual checklist to guide an audit of the innovation capabilities in your organization.    The map is simple to use:

" The Computers in Education Group of South Australia is a professional association of educators that promotes and supports teaching and learning with Information and Communication Technologies and the study of Information Technology as a discipline. "

If any teachers are interested what our sister group in SA are doing.

If you're trying to change someone's behavior, don't be so direct about your points... Use a story that connects to some universal truth about the subject-at-hand.  Give people a way to see the high-level consequences of their behavior, good or bad, and they may identify with your words in a whole new way. 

"A portable QR code reader for the iPhone. Fast and effective with the real-time auto detect mode. "

I am fascinated by the idea of how QRCodes could be used in a classrooms when schools acquire iPad2 tablet devices (with built in cameras)

"With more and more people are using social media to communicate with loved ones during a crisis (and being advised to do so), it is critical Twitter users do their best to pass on correct information .. Here's seven ways the average person can be a good Twitter citizen during a crisis:"

Netiquette or list of rules that Twitter users will find handy during a disaster.

Gallery of learning technology ideas by some Victorian DEECD schools including planning, classroom case studies, stories and research.

Of interest perhaps to QLD learning technology coordinators.

Powerful online chart and graphing tool by Google.

"Matt Locke originally came up with the concept of the Six Spaces of technology (test.org.uk/​2007/​08/​10/​six-spaces-of-social-media/​). I added a seventh earlier this year, Data Spaces, and have played around with how education could harness these spaces, and the various transgressions between them, for learning. This short presentation tackles the potential of adjusting our physical school environments to harness technology even better. What happens when we map technological spaces to physical ones?"

"I've decided to begin a test Google Chrome deployment for all users at the company where I'm currently employed. My main motivations are security and overall user browsing experience. Employees are not administrators on their machines and the only browser that is currently offered is Internet Explorer. When I found out that Google have released policy templates that can be deployed through group policy for the Chrome browser and that there is now a Google Chrome enterprise msi available I began to do some testing. "

How to deploy Google Chrome on an enterprise deployment, of interest to schools wishing to access things like GoogleBody

"Within a single generation, digital media and the World Wide Web have transformed virtually every aspect of modern culture, from the way we learn and work to the ways in which we socialize and even conduct war. But is the technology moving faster than we can adapt to it? And is our 24/7 wired world causing us to lose as much as we've gained?"

PBS show about life on the virtual frontier.

"Increasingly sophisticated technology could well consign forced days off to the history books. In fact, old models of education - students in seats in school - have been continually challenged in the rolling digital revolution. "

Interesting when we consider those schools forced closed by fires, floods and the lessons picked up by those closed by snow.

"We invite you to explore the various features of Diigo. Become educated and informed on the powerful use of Diigo for student learning. Learn how this research tool can enhance classroom instruction and promote higher levels of student collaboration. As you navigate through our site you will see examples of valuable lessons and resources, all displayed for your use. "

Nice website for teachers to learn how to navigate the Diigo environment and examine examples of how they can use it to enhance student learning.