neocities.org might work for some folk as a thimble replacement.
Just had a lovely last day of term.
Last day of the year fun in the Biggies pic.twitter.com/OfWyW6fbfZ
— Banton Primary (@Banton_Pr) December 19, 2019
Over on micro.blog @sketchbookb explained the concept of Fav8, this is your own choice of the best of your intagram, as opposed to generated by others faving your photos. reminded me of some map photos I made ( example). I’ve made one & a generated best 9.
7am
Dark, clearing sky, bright waining moon, frost,
windscreen scraping, traffic and trains,
high above the sound of geese.
We’re almost forgotten that links are powerful, and that restraining links through artificial scarcity is an absurdly coercive behavior.
I’ve seen this linked (ironically) all over the place. Great metaphor and explanation. Pretty much all quotable.
killing off links is a strategy.
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it is a strategy, designed to keep people from the open web, the place where they can control how, and whether, someone makes money off of an audience. The web is where we can make sites that don’t abuse data in the ways that Facebook properties do.
Read: Shadows on Our Skin
Read: Shadows on Our Skin by Jennifer Johnston ★★★★★ heartbreaking. 📚
Flickr 2019 pummelvision style
All the photos I’ve uploaded this year,
Music from https://filmmusic.io
“Inspired” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
script to download pile of flickr images and make a movie like the old pummelvision service
micro:bit Christmas Tree
Watched: Marriage Story ★★★★★ lovely performances. Touching. 🎥
Reading Self Assessment Workflows Update
Nearly a year ago I posted Reading Self Assessment Workflows. I continued to have my pupils record themselves reading, self-assess and send to me. I think it is a valuable activity.
I’ve simplified the workflow slightly when Apple started including Voice Memos on iPads. It is not as interesting app as BossJock jr, but that is an advantage. It does one thing well. I think I prefer apps that do that and can connect to others as opposed to more complex apps.
This is the workflow for pupils:
- Record reading in Voice Memos. Change the title from the location to what is read and pupil’s name.
- Share to Notes, voice memo is embedded in a note.
- Listen to recording, write self assessment in Note. (I have prompt cards to help). I ask the pupils to name and date the note.
- Airdrop note to teacher iPad, choosing Classroom rather than user. This is auto accepted and waits in the Classroom app for me to pick up.