ACE e-learning network

I attended my first online meeting for the 2011 e-mentor project.

What an amazing array of skills we have. I'll have to admit I didn't understand all the technologies mentioned but as this is a learning experience I know I'll get to know more.

For those who missed the meeting. A little about me. I work for Coonara Community House with Lynne Gibb & Liz Grigg and was a student at the time wikis were introduced as part of our learning in Cert III Community Services…

I've been trialing my iPad with the 3G network while on holidays..just to check out how it all works and what one can do with $30 worth of data. Anyone else use 3G and can you recommend the most economical package to buy? Here's a blog post about my first attempt at using an iPad for more than just consuming information.

Apple have partnered with textbook companies to make available textbooks for distribution on iPads. "You'll be able to paw through content, stopping to flick through detailed 3D animated models of elements within, access video and definitions without leaving the page." as the blog post below suggests.

You can read more here

At the same time Apple announced free app - iBooks Author to create…

Hi  All I Hope everyone had a restful enjoyable break and have returned with ideas a plenty.

I felt it might be nice for us to share something techy we discovered or a favorite website we found during the Holidays'

Mine is I fell in love with an IPad over the holidays and have been totally absorbed in the little wonder. 

It has lessened the hours I spend behind a computer, which has been healthy for body and mind.

Totally transforming the way I live , I sat…

It's been a little while since I last posted and to be honest - I haven't done much. Time, it seems, eludes me.

With that said, I have been able to create a wikispace for the Centre, add headings, pictures (which I credit to the owner..how clever am I!) and I am now moving to adding more to entice the teachers to joining in on the act.

It's beginning to become more and more a part of my normal routine to give some thought to what is going to be included (and what's not ...very…