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Wallwisher: words that stick

Wallwisher: words that stick

  Wallwisher (now known as padlet.com) is a free on-line notice board marker built for collaboration. It's so easy to use that all you have to do is go to wallwisher.com and then click, write and post; that's it. No registration required either. It's that simple....

9th International Internet Education Conference

9th International Internet Education Conference

I was invited to speak at the 9th International Internet Education Conference & Exhibition in Cairo. The conference was held over two days of tightly scheduled sessions on the 15th and 16th of September. The conference was organised by the Human & Technology...

The iPad fad

The iPad fad

The much-awaited iPad is here alive and kicking. It's small, beautiful, sleek and comes with attitude. The 'I' in the iPad stands for integrated and that is exactly what it does, although missing a few essentials. But I hear you ask so what is the fuss all about? What...

CC (Creative Commons) Iftar Cairo

CC (Creative Commons) Iftar Cairo

Last night Cairo held its first Creative Commons Iftar (CC Iftar). I was very kindly invited by Ms Ranwa Yehia from the Arab Digital Expression Foundation, so how could I turn down such an invitation. I headed over to Darb1718 in Fostaat expecting a handful of people...

Deactivating Ning

Deactivating Ning

Ning announced earlier this year that all free services will cease to exist because the concept of freemium was simply not feasible. For many this was long overdue because 'there is no such thing as free lunch'. 'Free is never free'. It was later announced that new...

ICT ToolBox Google Teacher Academy Application 2010

ICT ToolBox Google Teacher Academy Application 2010

I am a true believer of transparency in all ways possible. To me the idea of being original and doing something new means, learning from your mistakes and the mistakes and success of others. As educators we all know the line between copying and taking inspiration and...

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