Posted on 9 April, 2020

Liked This much I know about…the challenge of keeping our students socially distant in school (johntomsett)

Our students are young teenagers. Remaining two metres apart from each other is an unnatural thing for them to do, as is sneezing into the crook of their elbow, or using a tissue, or washing their hands thoroughly, or keeping their fingers out of their mouths, noses and eyes.

Posted on 8 April, 2020

john

Liked 10 Remote Learning Practices to Avoid (esheninger.blogspot.com)

Piling on too much work

Posting assignments with no plan for feedback

Providing just digital options (HERE are some non-digital ideas)

Grading (avoid this altogether as learners are in inequitable situations)

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Great list. via Aaron

liked: Self-hosting TiddlyWiki with GitHub Pages

Posted on 6 April, 2020

john

Liked Self-hosting TiddlyWiki with GitHub Pages by

Chris Aldrich (boffosocko.com)

TiddlyWiki is most often used as a private wiki for personal note taking and creating private journals. Because it is a single text file usually named index.html written in HTML, CSS and some JavaScript, I thought it would make an ideal candidate for a simple-to-use personal website that can be ho...

Liked: Indigenous for Desktop

Posted on 6 April, 2020

john

Liked Indigenous for Desktop (realize.be)

Posted on 4 April, 2020

john

Bookmarked https://meet.jit.si/ (meet.jit.si)

Go ahead, video chat with the whole team. In fact, invite everyone you know. Jitsi Meet is a fully encrypted, 100% open source video conferencing solution that you can use all day, every day, for free — with no account needed.

Posted on 4 April, 2020

john

Bookmarked Etherpad’s Video Conferencing security: What do we do differently to Zoom? – John McLear (mclear.co.uk)

That’s the honest truth about modern software, it’s vulnerable. It’s ALL vulnerable so you have a choice to use something that is honest about it’s vulnerabilities or hides behind the door of closed source providing an ignorance is bliss situation.

Some great information and food for thought, @johnmclear is not trying to sell the product. Relevant to @dgilmour’s link to creativecommons & #OER I don’t think this is the time to pivot tools, but one to keep in mind.

Posted on 7 March, 2020

john

Liked Rob Stephen on Twitter (Twitter)

“Today's challenge for pupils @codeclubscot @SkeneSquare Primary School is to make a BBC micro:bit 'Handwash Timer' that plays "Happy Birthday", twice. #cantheydoit #CoronvirusPrevention”