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Beyond Windscreens: An Australian Outback Odyssey

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  Beyond Windscreens: An Australian Outback Odyssey Out here, the road is not merely a path through space. It is an unfolding encounter with an ancient, untamed continent. Every Stop Is a Story chronicles a journey into the deep furnace of the Australian antipodean. Viewed through the windscreen and reimagined through digital sketches and metaphysical reflections, the familiar highway bleeds into mythic territory: knotted gum sentinels standing firm against blinding midday glare, still billabongs reflecting cool indigo beneath smouldering night skies, and atmospheric rifts where raw heat ruptures the quiet scrub. Merging travel narrative with speculative vision, this series traces the broken arteries of transit and the enduring silence of red dirt—documenting what happens when the mechanics of travel meet the land's boundless, poetic and artistic pulse. Be Creative and Innovative with Knowledge John Bennett - AKA JJFBbennett , is an independent artist. You can view and subscr...
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Starting off with Technology

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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 backchannel in a presentation
Live
presentation streaming
Lectures,
classes & workshops
Feedback
and quizzes

Micro-Learning
Micro-learning
Daily micro-learning
Synchronous learning

Other activities
Collaborative writing
Brainstorming
Scavenger
hunts
Learning
games
Group
projects
Research
Running
a book club








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