Interesting+New+Stuff

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[|Moving at the Speed of Creativity] [|Leading and Learning] [|2 cents worth] [|Serge's ICT Page] yes our very own Serge! - hence extremely relevant to our context. This is fantastic Serge. Interesting article on wii's in education - that you can disrupt IWB and create a cheaper one, or any interactive space i.e desktop, table etc..., thru subverting the wii remote. More broadly than this has anyone come across using wiis for their gesture - response, kinesthetic learner, feedback loops etc...? Who plays wii? Yes? What games? What learning do you notice? Why am I asking all these questions about wiis - 'cos I am busy playing Sonic Tennis and Mario SuperCharged Football - very interesting what I am learning about learning and how addictive they can be....Appartently I can link up via the web and play a game remotely - so you could experience my "emerging" game play!!! In the Sydney Moring Herald - essential supplement, April 24, 2008 the //"Nintendo's Wii Fit is beign marketed as a fun way to help improve your health. There are about 40 different programs included in the system - including a yoga sequence, soccer game in which you play goalie, a hula hoop session, a tightrole walk and a ski run - most of which rely on a motion-sensitive balance board that looks a bit like a set of bathroom scales"// how apt!! The Wii Fit costs $149.95 but requires a base Wii console, which costs $400 (approx). [|Blogs, wikis and new media] A 'syllabus' to teach yourself all about Web 2.0
 * Wendy:**
 * **Wii yoga** || **An answer to the mandated 1hr 20 mins Physical Activity slot??** ||
 * [[image:wii_fit.jpg width="145" height="234" caption="wii - Balancing Act"]] || Wii is getting increased coverage for improving your physical health.
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Websites
[|TED: Ideas worth spreading] [|UNESCO's Open Training Platform]

Stop Motion Animation
- [|view great examples] //"Stop motion is a technique that's enjoying some popularity at the moment, due to the ready availability of digital still cameras. One very important aspect of the stop motion technique is that it has to be storyboarded extremely accurately. This technique [doesn't] really have the flexibility to allow script changes once the storyboard is signed off" [|Desktop: Australian Design: Digital Culture]//: 238: 18

My learning since joining reviewit
I went onto [|Second Life] and created my avatar - she is currently stuck in a world and I can't work out how to get her to somewhere else. It was interesting to explore but I don't think i need to worry about getting addicted to my virtual self! I also discovered a link to [|Web 3.0] !!!!! **Wendy:** I am very interested in creating an avatar Emma to play/learn with your projected identity and avatar in 2nd Life - just have a dissertation to get out of the way for my 2nd and 3rd Life to unfold...Will keep you posted. Anyone else interested? Will check out Georgina Nou, ex Gap Youth Center multimedia instructor to see if she is interested - she is currently researching 2nd Life as a virtual learning space for Indigenous students - it is multiliterate (sounds, gestures, spatial, images), facilitates side-by-side instruction and is situated in a (jointly) built context. [|Flexible Learning] has given out research grants in the past for exploring such spaces.
 * Emma :**