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Greenscape - Making Our Mark

March 7, 2007

Media Education has been working with young people from XL clubs at three schools in Glasgow to create a documentary chronicling their involvement in the Greenscape project.

Greenscape aims to create a landscaped space outside the Glasgow Museum Resource Centre and is supported by Glasgow City Council and the Prince's Trust amongst others. It is hoped that when the project is completed it will provide a flexible space that can be used both by local people living nearby and by the museum's education team.
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Part Twelve Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly

March 7, 2007

Here’s another batch of sites to add to the ever-expanding list of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly.

As usual, these sites don’t require registration, are very accessible to English Language Learners, can be used to create engaging online content in minutes, will host what you create on their own server indefinitely, and don’t require much typing.

Several are examples of viral marketing, and you can read about how I use those in class by reading this article.

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A Comment a Day

March 7, 2007

Nancy says…….

I am totally blown away by Bud’s students. They continually write such intelligent things.”

I couldn’t agree more. Then Nancy summarizes with……. “Tyr and most of Bud’s students get it. I know that Bud has worked hard to make that happen. You have to wonder what would happen if all teachers could educate their students about blogging. I think we would see some pretty incredible thinking and writing.”

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Have You Used Every Tool In Your Toolbox? Did You Throw Away Those You Haven?t Used Yet?

March 7, 2007

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