Blogger arrested for racist post
Source: The Straits Times 22 May 2008
Vado – Creative’s answer to Flip Video
Creative‘s answer to the Flip Video. I would probably get some for the school. Product information here.
Using Mindmaps to teach Chinese characters
The is the rough idea for my Action Research this year.
To be a little more specific, it is ‘Using Mindmaps to reduce mistakes in writing Chinese characters of the same pronounciation but different strokes‘. Sound profound?
Before I get into the research proper, I would like to read up on Mindmaps. Perhaps a good book would be come in handy? There are so many Tony Buzan books out in stores, which should I pick? Any recommendation is most welcomed.
Blogging Competition!
I previously mentioned a school blogging competition I am organising. Here is the flyer that is put up on the noticeboard of every classroom in school! Nice? 
More details of the competition will be posted soon. Do leave some advice or comments as I have absolutely no prior experience in organising a blogging competition.
Learning to Change. Changing to Learn
What an ideal video to show teachers in a PD session!
A Chinese Teacher’s Experience in Blogging (EDvantage Issue 8)
This article was published last year by my school’s LMS provider, Learning EDvantage. I hope this year I can share my teaching reflections in some form of publication as well
I am not interested in blogs
In the midst of organising the first ever blogging competition for my school, I received a couple of emails from pupils.
“I’m not interested in blogs.”
“How to vote?”
Can anyone shed some light on success stories of school blogging competitions? I am feeling a little lost here.
Vex Robotics World Championship
My school pupils participated in the Vex Robotics World Championship held at California State University, USA and did the school and nation proud! They emerged as the winners for 2 awards: The Excellence Award High School and the Future Award.
Well done, children! More photos on Mr Brandon’s Flickr set.
From the Flintstones to the Jetsons
From ‘Who will tell the people?‘ by Thomas L. Friedman, author of The World is Flat:
…A few weeks ago, my wife and I flew from New York’s Kennedy Airport to Singapore. In J.F.K.’s waiting lounge we could barely find a place to sit. Eighteen hours later, we landed at Singapore’s ultramodern airport, with free Internet portals and children’s play zones throughout. We felt, as we have before, like we had just flown from the Flintstones to the Jetsons. If all Americans could compare Berlin’s luxurious central train station today with the grimy, decrepit Penn Station in New York City, they would swear we were the ones who lost World War II…
Do not get me wrong. I am not trying to condemn New York’s Kennedy Airport or boast Singapore Changi Airport. It is just one of the many impacts of globalisation.
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