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ICT, Reflection Scott Duncan ICT, Reflection Scott Duncan

I can copy, right ?

Copyright and Creative Commons was something I had heard about, but never really quite understood what it all meant. I had seen those little pictures inside circles, but again, wasn't quite to sure what they were all about. I too have been guilty of jumping onto Google Images, searching for a picture I liked and then simply pasting it into a document, powerpoint or other piece of work I was creating.

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Creating Avatars

This post is in response to Activity #4 in the Kick Start Your Blog Teacher Challenge.

I had started playing with different sites to create avatars prior to commencing this challenge task in preparation for my new ICT teaching role this year. I am keen to setup blogs with the classes I am working with and discuss with strategies the students can use to keep themselves safe online. I have been reading Anne Mirtschin's new book "Cool Tools for the Connected Classroom" and trying out some of the sites she recommends.

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ICT, Reflection Scott Duncan ICT, Reflection Scott Duncan

Edublogging Teacher Challenge: Let the games begin!

Tomorrow (Monday 10th January) sees the Edublogging Teaching Challenge kick off and I'm kinda excited :D

Having subscribed to many other blogs,  I know how much I have valued reading and learning from their experiences. I hope that I too will have something worthwhile to say and that others will value reading it.

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