My name is Ross Parker, and I am a teacher of ICT and ESL. These pages are my digital home: a place where I can gather my thoughts, lessons, units and resources, and make these available for others to use.
In approaching teaching, I believe that all students are capable and deserving of respect. I am to challenge my students to learn, be creative and develop positive personal values.
Encompassing all my work is a belief that I am lucky to be in the position I am in, and to have received the education that I have. I believe that knowledge is a right, not a privilege, and that what I know I do not own but merely curate. From this comes a desire to share my knowledge and content with others so that they may also use it to further their learning and that of others.
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June 9th, 2010 on 5:40 pm
Firstly, I would l ike to say well done on a great blog. I had a quick look around and noticed you have collected a few links in your delicious bookmarks space. One the of the great challenges that I am myself facing is the chaos of collecting and organising my teacher resources. Am only in my first semester of Masters and already having trouble finding things again. You used the blog well as a central respositry not only for your resources, but also an effective space to “reflect”, as I have discovered as teachers we are encouaged to do this often. Keep up the good work!
Diana Walker
June 11th, 2010 on 7:06 pm
Thanks Diana! You captured the spirit of the thing perfectly. The next phase is to start the collaboration section, where students can engage in learning activities together. All in good time!
June 9th, 2010 on 5:51 pm
Hey Ross,
Just wanted to say thank you for all the help you have given me. You really have helped me to overcome my dilema with technology. Thanks to you i can now create an awesome animation that is interactive. Your a really great teacher, and from first hand experience i can say that your future students are going to be very lucky. Again, thank you so much for being patient and taking every lesson step by step. I really appreciate it.
Cheers,
Sarah
June 11th, 2010 on 7:07 pm
Sarah, thanks for your kind words. I am glad I was able to help out. Just email me or ask a question here if you ever need any help. You might be interested in looking at the guide on how teachers can create a digital hub for teaching and learning.