Blogging days

It seems like my blogging days are not over yet.

One my clients needed their students to build a web page so what better way to do it than by using www.blogspot.com!

Re: QR codes

I put some QR codes on my business cards.  The QR code is about 18mm square.  What is far more important is it can be read by a smart phone !

Re: QR codes

This is a QR code "Quick Response code".  They seem to be catching on here in HK.  I made some up from this web site.  If you have a smart phone you can download a free application called QR Droid Private to scan these codes.  I had a chop made up by http://www.applestamp.com.hk/  with my company contact details.  I took an image on MS Word and a pdf file to my local stationery shop and it was made in 24 hrs for 100 kwai.  What's more the chop actually worked.  So I can chop a piece of paper, envelope or such like so it can be scanned by a smart phone.  So there is no need to write things down on paper as it can be scanned straight into the phone.

Pretty clear to me !

"The trouble is, this sort of transfer window... it sort of creates a window where transfers have to be done.”
GARY NEVILLE
Sky Sports 1 With thanks to Private Eye

Crashed computer 8-(

My Acer notebook fell over and needed a new graphics card.  It was out of commission for a few days.  I had to rely on my nasty but dependable netbook.  This certainly did the job but I was pleased to get the Acer back.

I am still trying to survive.  I had to have an audit done, the down side of being a limited company.  Ah well it is only money, company money at that  !

I have had to make recordings for my students and I am pleased with the results.  I used a free download called Audacity and it seems to work quite well.

One of my students has been reading a series of books called "Magic Tree House" by Mary Pope Osborne.  I searched and found this web site that is related to the books.  It is almost ready made for teaching.  This web site is http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading27/revolutionary_war_on_wednesday.htm.  Would be teachers please note !

Origami tie

Here is a video of how to make an origami tie.  An advantage of origami is that no cutting is required. 

Re: You Tube

It seems that some universities are starting to take You Tube seriously.  This was highlighted by an article I spotted in a Kiwi newspaper.  To the uninitiated Kiwi = New Zealand.  The article points out that by exploiting You Tube students are more inclined to turn in their assignments The article is here.  I have heard of students putting a lot more effort into their presentations when it was going to be uploaded to You Tube.

I worked at a school in Wong Tai Sin and the school had an orchestra that used a lot of Chinese instruments, the likes of which I have not seen before.  It is fortunate that schools try and preserve Chinese music in this manner.  I suggested to the principal that she should do a You Tube presentation of the orchestra playing. 

Maybe teachers should exploit this idea to encourage their students to put more work into assignments.

I maintain a collection of potentially useful You Tube clips as I feel they have much use to students of all ages. Some students, particularly younger students do not seem to be motivated by the endless photocopies that learning centres often rely on.  These same students take notice of a suitable You Tube clip.