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Many questions: from powerpoint to copyright

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It was great meeting with Paula because she had so many questions. I’ve attempted to give a pithy response.. but if something needs more clarity, let me know in the comments below. What can we do with powerpoint in teaching and learning? For presentation, work with student texts in a way that students work either on the data projector or individually. You can include language and literacy learning activities in the presentation. You could work with the whole group of students using a powerpoint on the data projector, and then Read More …

What is “the cloud” and how does it work?

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Good question, thanks Paula. In fact plenty of questions came up the other day as teachers sat around a table at Lalor Living & Learning Centre Inc. We were talking about “cloud computing” – when your data sits on other people’s computers. So what is “The Cloud”?  Descending Clouds – by Gary Hayes Essentially it is a move away from storing files and running applications on your local computer. Now you can use data networks in different physical locations to both store files and run applications. The cloud is partly for data Read More …