Geek Speak

A friend texted me that she'd jinged her homepage and twittered it, which had gained her 3 followers. Geek speak has become daily practice for large amounts of people. Not being Gen Y, I still remember the time when everyone was offline, not even having a mobile phone. The first mobiles were huge and very expensive too - you were an incredible show-off if you had one. And now the youngest generation, the Millenium kids, are carrying mobile phones as if it's the most normal thing in the world. They'd be lost without one. Does the mobile phone in his pocket give a 6-year old more independence or is it just the other way around? That's a thought for next time. For now I'd like to mention the website which will get everyone online; Gen X, Y or Millenium kid - even German teachers :-) www.teachertrainingvideos.com. Russel Stannard is the creator of this award winning website, of which the best part is again: it's for free! Enjoy Russel's videos, they're fun and easy to follow. It's like one-to-one tuition whenever it suits you. Did I mention before that I love shareware? Yes, I did.

First Post

My first post... well at least it sounds better than the last post. I will keep myself posted about the fascinating things I come across in the world of elearning. Having been a television producer, a creative manager and a primary school teacher, my skills and experience led me into the e-learning field. And I love it. Why don't all schools embrace open educational resources? It's free, userfriendly and useful. Let the kids teach their teacher, why not? Get the digital natives to inform the digital immigrants. I was born too long ago to be a digital native, although I feel like a spring chicken compared to the wise old men visiting elearning conferences. Generation Y is a hot topic, but where are they? I'm Generation X, interested in technology and the many useful applications for education. I just discovered Jing, something my 12-year old cousin has already been working with for ages now. It's like a present, all these open source applications, because I remember the time I could only get my hands on decent software by paying hundreds of pounds for it or by selling my body to the office graphic designer in exchange for an illegal copy of the so coveted software... And now; it's dive in and go, all for free and legal. I love It.