I admit: the minute I saw examples of photos manipulated with the TiltShiftMaker application I wanted to experiment with it. Was it a love of miniatures? Well the nerd in me loves the miniature replicas you see in museums. I lived in Victoria, BC for a while and it was pretty touristy. Not only did it…
I really enjoyed the digital story telling where folks invite us along their morning trek to work. I was up for the challenge, but darn it, wouldn’t you know it, the next day our fall break started. Plan B. My route to a cup of coffee. I love Vietnamese coffee. I know they add artificial flavor in…
As Jeff pointed out during our live meet-up, it’s that time of year again. If you work in an international school and are contemplating a move, the next few months will probably be the most stressful. Kudos to Brent who shared with us his infographic resume which he produced with - Gliffy. Someone (sorry, can’t remember who) offered re.vu as another option.…
I love research – especially brain research – but especially brain research with education applications. My husband brought home a book called The Brain that Changes Itself, by Norman Doidge. If every teacher was given a PD day to read this book and discuss it with colleagues, it would lead to a paradigm shift in…
This summer I decided to play around with the look and layout of my blog since I finally had a little extra time but also not much to write about. I ended up going with Magazine Basic 2.7.3 template partly because for aesthetics reasons, and partly for readability. I liked the clean look and the…