julie++Greenall

Never learnt how to do it
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**Space for Reflection:** I found the discussion this morning useful and it set a context for the learning we had been doing. It would have been better for me to have this kind of discussion yesterday, scattered amongst all the bells and whistles of technology.

Friday was useful in terms of finding out more about flckr and piknik etc but I wasn't able to make use of what I was learning. I missed various stages because the pace was a little fast for me. And once it became obvious that I couldn't make up lost ground, i gave up and decided to just take notes and hopefully sort myself out when I get back to school. I'm not a total beginner, but nor am I whizzy with technology. I now understand what it's like to be the special needs kid in class and how easy it is to say "fk it" and give up. So I've learned something about how I should be approaching my own teaching. Do I make sure everyone knows what to do? Am I making sure I check learning constantly? Do I have a tendency to listen too much to the clever vociferous kids in class, at the expense of the less able and quiet.

I'll be leaving the conference with new ways forward. Lots of exciting things to use in lessons. The kids will love them and I'll be re-energised. I love technology. I love the internet. And I particularly love my mac. I just hope I can work out how to do all this new stuff before the demands of everyday teaching take hold.

Ideas and Takeaways:
 * Flickr**
 * creative commons**
 * piknik**

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