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I flew to Sydney early on Friday August 10th for the ICVET Learning Powerhouse 2007 - Sustaining the Spark conference. It was such a great day for sharing, collaborating, networking with colleagues and viewing product showcases. I must say, I gave my newfound blogging/twitter network a bit of a rap while I was there and I got some interest in the Web2.0 apps we are all using. I was very motivated by some of the speakers. You can see more on my moblog.
So what’s this about Steve Jobs?

On the flight, I was delighted to read in the QANTAS magazine that when recently attending the “All Things Digital” conference with Bill Gates, Steve Jobs was heard referring to recent statistics about iTunes becoming one of the most popular programs for Windows and stated; “It’s like giving a glass of ice water to somebody in hell!”
So, we stayed in Sydney for the weekend for the AFL Field of Women 2007 event (and of course some shopping). This was an amazing event for Breast Cancer Network Australia with 100% of proceeds going to Breast Cancer. Great to see the Sydney Swans (yes I’m a fan) win. More photo’s on Flickr.

It’s new, it’s chrome, it’s sexy and it’s thin. Apple iMac

Build a better Blog in 31 Days
Day 5 Challenge: Conduct an About Page Audit

Well we’re up to Day 6, but I’m still catching up with the Day 5 challenge.

Day 5 is all about the blogger’s About Page. Most readers hit this page to see who you are before they decide whether they want to subscribe to your blog.

Please help me improve my blog…

Darren Rowse has laid down the gauntlet by providing a great opportunity to join others in doing just that, improving their blog - 31 Days to Building a Better Blog - 2007.

I joined this challenge thanks to Sue Waters from Challenger TAFE, WA. Sue emailed me after I made a comment on her content-rich, m-Learning blog. This led me to The Bamboo Project blog, where I read more about the 31 day challenge. So, I started poking around realised that I have slowly been edging into this little community of educational bloggers nationwide, not only through their blogs and wiki’s, but also through Twitter.

One amazing thing about these communities is the sharing of experiences, resources and technology tips… So now, just to let you know that it gets better, by joining this 31 day blogging challenge, there’s an opportunity to win a kilo of chocolate!

So you want to create some learning materials that engage your learners, but don’t know where to start? Try this free little tool called Jing.

Sue Waters is a part-time aquaculture teacher and educational leader in e-Learning for Challenger TAFE in Perth, Western Australia. She has many online spaces, called Mobile Technology in TAFE on which she shares her thoughts and experiences on and with m-Learning and e-Learning.

Here latest blog post about why and how she uses PDA’s in the classroom is really worth a read - Why I use PDAs in the classroom.