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Echoes in the Wire Unspooling Day 1

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  Scene 1 In the cradle of copper veins, where the first byte flickered like a eucalyptus firefly against the millennial dusk of 2000, threads uncoiled—raw and unbidden, a post-punk snarl weaving through the static hum of dial-up dreams. Imagine the snare drum's ghost-crack echoing off Uluru's red flanks , not as a conquest but as a lover's bruise, blooming violet under star-pricked skin. Here, rebellion wasn't a fist raised in Canberra's marbled halls but a glitch in the grid . A Laughing Clowns howl warping the airwaves, sonic annotation—jagged guitar riffs splintering into didgeridoo drones , fading to the hiss of cooling circuits. The wire remembers: a young voice, pixels pulsing with the fury of forgotten tapes, cassette ribbons unravelling like the Murray-Darling 's parched secrets, whispering of bans that bind not bodies but bytes, burqas woven into neural lace, veils pleading for the light they obscure. Be Creative and Innovative with Knowledge Jo...

Starting off with Technology

Starting off with Technology These 3 sites can help Teachers who are uncertain with social networking and Technology in the classroom. It can now appear ever so mind boggling due to the many many options and the options keep growing. How do teachers put it all together? Using Technology: Practical Applications on Prezi http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/140Learning/intro.html is a great place to start PART 1 - THE TOOLS Introduction Twitter Getting started with Twitter Facebook Getting started with Facebook Creating a Facebook group Creating a Facebook fan page Google Buzz Getting started with Google Buzz Creating a Google Buzz group Multiple accounts and networks Synching networks Managing multiple accounts and networks PART 2 - THE BASICS Building Community Communicating with others Sharing links and resources Keeping up to date Problem solving Serendipitous learning PART 3 - USE IN LEARNING Presentations, Events, Classes & Training Using the backchannel at an event Incorporating the backc...