Active v passive
Some people I have been listening to are concerned about children using technology to the detriment of developing creative thinking skills.
OK; screen time - television, playstation, xbox, winning/losing games, baby genius....
Do these promote creative thinking? I agree - they do not.
Kidpix, digital blue camera, digital blue microscope, paint, artrage, audacity, photostory and others do promote creativity, problemsolving, trial and error, perseverance.... many of these are available as free downloads, and those that are not free are well worth the price.

Beware

Beware Readers,
I seem to have been using my blog as a place to write and save my 'book'.
Of course this may not be accidental.
I am of course anticipating your learned comments, all of which could contribute
to the development of a learned text one day.
Maybe or maybe not.
Christine

The ulearn07 conference in Auckland was huge.
So much to see and do, so much to be inspired by
and good food and wine and entertainment.
but most importantly were the connections made,
both within our cluster, and further afield too.
Already emails are coming through from connections
made at breakout groups and at social times.
The Natural Environment seems uppermost in peoples minds.
I love the way we can use ICT to show our values to our
community and beyond. A major theme I took from ulearn was
"through and with ICT rather than about ICT."