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• Best of Belshaw 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009
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• #onfire: ignite your productivity
• #movemeon: tips, ideas and suggestions for all teachers from the twitter community

2013
May
18	Weeknote 20/2013
13	Reading, feeding and seeding
10	Weeknote 19/2013
8	Answering your questions about Open Badges
5	How transferable are coding skills to other domains? Why is learning a little code important? (#teachtheweb)
4	Weeknote 18/2013
3	Profit: the purpose of education? [GETideas.org]
1	Maslow and the minimalist movement
April
30	What does a non-Web world look like? Investigating Bittorrent Sync.
29	An Anarcho-Syndicalist critique of Web browsers
28	Weeknote 17/2013
26	First draft of Mozilla’s Web Literacy standard now available!
24	Roundup of some stuff I’ve been involved with recently
23	Mozilla Webmaker MOOC kicking off May 2nd for 9 weeks!
22	Habits are things you get for free
21	You are not Mr Gove’s audience
20	Weeknote 16/2013
19	Mozilla Web Literacy standard: draft release candidate
18	My iPhone apps (April 2013)
16	Structured procrastination
15	Latest version of Web Literacy standard grid (15th April 2013)
14	Why educational reform is like Jenga.
13	Weeknote 15/2013
8	Latest version of Web Literacy standard grid (8 April 2013)
6	Weeknote 14/2013
4	What does it mean to ‘align’ with the Web Literacy standard?
2	Web Literacy Standard: a modest proposal (#weblitstd)
March
30	Weeknote 13/2013
27	Ambiguity, OER & Open Badges (#OER13 keynote)
23	Weeknote 12/2013
21	Why I
18	v0.6 of ‘The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies’ now available! [E-BOOK]
16	Weeknote 11/2013
14	Open Badges reaches v1.0!
11	Thinking through the Web Literacy standard arc.
8	Weeknote 10/2013
6	A tribute to Chris Allan (@infernaldepart)
4	Supporting a Generation of Digital Makers
2	Weeknote 09/2013
1	Belshaw beard blooms. (#LettingGrow update)
February
28	First Mozilla Web Literacy standard community call recording now available
25	Web Literacy standard weekly community calls starting this Thursday
23	Weeknote 08/2013
20	Two online gatherings you should be part of (today/tomorrow)
19	Planning permission approved for my #shoffice!
19	Recording of my #etmooc session on Digital Literacies now available.
18	Why we need a learning standard for Web Literacy [DMLcentral]
17	T3S1: Digital Literacies with Dr. Doug Belshaw (#etmooc)
16	How to ensure your blog posts last forever.
15	Weeknote 07/2013
14	On ‘rigour’ in definitions of digital and web literacy.
12	Reading books in front of kids is not enough.
10	Thinking through helping my kids learn Web concepts.
8	Weeknote 06/2013
7	Towards a new, open learning standard for Web Literacy
6	Towards a Web Literacy standard: (4) How?
5	Towards a Web Literacy standard: (3) Who?
4	Towards a learning standard for Web Literacy: (2) What? Why?
2	Weeknote 05/2013
January
31	Towards a learning standard for Web Literacy: (1) Introduction.
28	Some Thoughts on Interest-based Pathways to Learning. [DMLcentral]
27	Some (brief) thoughts about online peer assessment.
26	Weeknote 04/2013
24	MOOCs, online education and the rights of learners.
21	How I plan my working days. [RESOURCES]
19	Weeknote 03/2013
16	On living in the future
15	Mozilla Thimble + Popcorn Maker: a productive Webmaking partnership
14	A conversation with Audrey Watters about Web Literacies.
12	Weeknote 02/2013
9	Videos for #openbadges workshops [RESOURCES]
7	v0.5 of ‘The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies’ now available! [E-BOOK]
3	What I got up to during #BelshawBlackOps12 (and what 2013 has in store)
1	Letting Grow.
2012
December
1	#BelshawBlackOps12 has started – see you in 2013!
November
28	Why governments, schools and other public institutions should use Github.
26	How to make #openbadges work for you and your organisation.
24	Want a tablet? Choose your vendor lock-in.
23	Why ‘government as platform’ is a really bad idea.
22	Reading list for #BelshawBlackOps12
21	What is ‘technology’ anyway?
19	Why we need more e-learning staff tutors
17	Some thoughts on learning technologies in the classroom
16	[INCOMING] #BelshawBlackOps12
13	Using Raspberry Pi and XBMC to build an ultra-cheap HTPC.
11	Webmaker badges are GO!
9	Preparing for #MozFest
October
26	Mozilla Web Literacies v0.9 (#mozweblit)
21	Time for a NICE-r kind of education?
20	More thoughts on iPads and one-to-one initiatives.
19	Some thoughts on iPads and one-to-one initiatives [DMLcentral]
18	On the ‘openness’ of Open Badges.
16	How I use a MacBook Pro (October 2012)
15	Open Badges, Clay Shirky, and the tipping point.
11	Because obviously I’m a male chauvinist pig.
10	A #shoffice update (October 2012)
5	Mozilla Web Literacies white paper v0.8
4	My response to the ICT Programme of Study consultation
3	MozFest!
1	Productivity for what?
September
30	Blog redesign: October 2012 edition
29	TeachMeet Mozilla Webmaker Edition: 6 October 2012
27	What Constitutes ‘Rigour’ in Our 21st-Century Educational Systems? [DMLcentral]
26	Time, innovation and funding.
24	My high school report.
23	BYOD and cross-platform tools for learning.
21	On the mental cost of inventing new categories.
20	On private schools becoming academies.
19	What I’m up to for Mozilla at the moment.
18	Mozilla Web Literacies v0.7
14	Thinking About Web Literacy, Making, & Sharing with Mozilla [AUDIO]
10	Mozilla, Webmaking, and the Architecture of Participation
4	Project Reclaim: a pragmatic update
3	v0.4 of ‘The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies’ now available! [E-BOOK]
2	Game design, gamification, game mechanics and games-based learning.
August
30	Digital literacies and why they’re important… for everyone!
29	Why a ‘mixed economy’ of digital devices is best for your educational institution.
27	A few brief thoughts on the Google Nexus 7. [REVIEW]
24	Some thoughts on time, performativity, and the State.
23	On the relationship between Digital Literacies and Web Literacies. [VIDEO]
22	Announcing TeachMeet Mozilla Webmaker Edition 2012 [EVENT]
21	Digital Literacies and Web Literacies: What’s the Difference? [DMLcentral]
18	Announcement: there may be some turbulence. [SITE UPDATES]
17	Famous for 42 seconds. [AUDIO]
16	Evaluation: the absolute basics
15	What we’re up to with Mozilla Webmaker (Open) badges.
14	Productivity 101: calendars (nouns) and reminders (verbs)
13	Stuff I continually reference.
11	Doug’s new #shoffice
10	Another day, another Connected Learning webinar [VIDEO]
9	Google Apps for Education UK summit [HELP REQUIRED]
8	How to implement technology successfully in your organisation.
7	Connected Learning webinar on Hacker Literacies featuring yours truly. [VIDEO]
6	An elevator pitch for #openbadges (v0.2) [VIDEO]
5	Sullen.
4	On (not) working in academia.
3	Mac OSX Mountain Lion 10.8: vendor lock-in for the masses?
July
30	v0.3 of ‘The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies’ now available! [E-BOOK]
29	Have you subscribed to TILTW yet?
28	Is Michael Gove systematically dismantling English state education?
27	[UPDATED] Google+ Hangout about #openbadges TODAY 11:00 (BST)
26	Mozilla Web Literacies v0.5
25	HOWTO: Issue #openbadges in 5 steps using WordPress + WPBadger
24	Web Literacies: What is the ‘Web’ Anyway? [DMLcentral]
23	What a weekend! (#MozParty Newcastle & #GreatNorth10k)
22	Education: sometimes it’s not complex (a reply to Nick Dennis).
19	Informal learning, gaming, and #openbadges design
18	Lesson plans, social bookmarking and the purpose of education: a response to the latest Hack Education podcast
17	Coming to an event near you…
16	My elevator pitch for #openbadges (v0.1 alpha) [VIDEO]
15	Aim for the high ground, not the high horse.
12	On the important differences between literacies, skills and competencies.
10	S2R reporters interview me about #openbadges at #MozLDN
5	On digital ownership. This is HUGE.
4	Working for an Academy vs. working for JISC infoNet [visualisation]
3	Web Literacies: building on the work of Michelle Levesque
2	Getting up to speed on the technical side of #openbadges
1	Some clarification of my position on private schools.
June
30	The 10 most popular posts of the first half of 2012 are…
29	#OpenBadges through the rear-view mirror?
28	Some thoughts on the Department for Education’s consultation on ‘Parental Internet Controls’.
27	Doctor Doug.
26	Why the knowledge vs. skills debate in education is wrong-headed.
25	Join me at #MozParty Newcastle on 21st July 2012! [EVENT]
20	On the Importance of Webmaking [DMLcentral]
18	Commodification, consumerism and the new ‘Retina’ MacBook Pro.
14	Web literacies? (v0.2 beta)
13	How to focus in the age of distraction. [GRAPHIC]
9	Two presentations (#TELIC1 & #iDragon) [VIDEO]
6	Why I’m becoming a MoFo(er).
5	Digital literacy, digital natives, and the continuum of ambiguity (#openpeerreview)
4	Displaying #OpenBadges with BadgeWidgetHack.
2	Purpos/ed: #500words Take 2
May
31	Zen and the Art of Digital Literacies (#EdTech12)
23	Examining conceptions of innovation in educational technology [INTERVIEW]
17	Reconfiguring Mozilla’s Web Literacies (v0.1 alpha)
15	Changing thinking vs. Changing systems.
12	This is why teachers leave teaching.
10	On routines and rituals.
7	Project Reclaim: experimenting with openphoto.me
5	Purpos/ed #500words Take 2
2	[RECORDING] Connected Learning webinar on Open Badges
April
30	Arson at Ellington Nature Reserve.
29	v0.2 of ‘The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies’ now available!
27	On writing every day.
24	A few things that may interest you…
21	Wordle-like Twitter screens for conference keynote presenters?
18	3 rules for our five year-old (that work!)
16	More on P2PU’s School of Webcraft
13	9 ideas in search of a blog post.
10	Project Reclaim: consolidating my blogs.
9	3 principles for a more Open approach.
8	Platforms as standards? 10 days with the Nokia N9.
5	Swimming Against the Tide: Tracking the Genesis of ‘Rebellious’ Approaches to Educational Technology.
3	100 people have now bought in to my e-book on digital literacies!
2	Badges: talking at cross purposes?
March
31	Gaining Some Perspective on Badges for Lifelong Learning [DMLcentral]
30	Beyond Elegant Consumption.
26	Interview: Josh Johnson
23	My TEDx talk on ‘The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies’ [video]
21	Beyond the Textbook?
20	On the new politics of technology.
18	Surfacing stuff you may not have seen.
17	Getting back on the productivity wagon.
15	School of Webcraft: Webmaking 101
13	Obliquity, PISA, and ‘shareholder value’ in education.
10	#TEDxWarwick: The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies
9	Impact: the most important reason for working in the open? (#openeducationweek)
5	DML Conference 2012 (#DML2012) – my highlights
3	Education: it’s what you can’t see that counts.
1	Connected Learning: a new model of learning.
February
22	The story behind 3 presentations: #cetis12, #dml2012 and #TEDxWarwick
21	Tools and processes
18	Teaching the fourth “r:” webmaking as a vital 21st century skill?
12	Why the REMIX is at the heart of digital literacies
10	What’s the point of education? [Guardian Teacher Network]
7	Twitter, TweetBot and Custom API endpoints
5	Announcing my new e-book: ‘The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies’ (#digilit)
4	Conferences as Catalysts for Educational Innovation and Change [DMLcentral]
1	The Essentials? (#divest12)
January
30	Web literacy? (v0.1)
29	Stripping back: #divest12
27	In defence of digital literacies.
25	Beyond academic journals?
22	Journals, academia and the ivory tower.
21	You need us more than we need you.
18	Radio EDUtalk and #LWF12
15	Ed.D. thesis: an update
15	2012 blog reader survey: full breakdown
14	2012 reader survey: interim results and book winners!
11	How to create searchable notes from books using Evernote and your smartphone.
7	Take my inagural reader survey. It’ll take 5 minutes, tops. Promise.
5	Best of Belshaw 2011 now available!
3	What I got up do during #BelshawBlackOps11 (and what 2012 has in store)
1	Thanks for waiting! Dr. Belshaw will see you now.
2011
December
1	#BelshawBlackOps11 has started. See you in 2012!
November
30	We need education for resilience, not flexibility.
29	Investing in infrastructure: does it work?
28	The Pre-Digital and the Post-Digital.
27	Video of my Hybrid Days presentation about digital literacies now available!
25	Come and ask me questions LIVE at my Hybrid Days presentation on digital literacies.
24	#ukedchat #fail: TES attempts takeover cover-up whilst Pearson muscles-in on grassroots Twitter teacher CPD.
24	JISC Online Conference session on digital literacy (#jiscel11)
23	An example of innovation being built upon standardization.
23	Exploring digital literacies and illiteracies
22	How to Develop Digital Literacies in Yourself and Others [PRESENTATION]
19	Robots: the elephant(s) in the room?
17	Innovation in education: what I’ll be talking about at the Guardian event today. (#IIE2011)
16	Stop SOPA.
14	[REMINDER] #BelshawBlackOps11
11	Building a better future (despite the 1%)
11	Why we need open, distributed social networks.
10	Why peer-review is flawed.
8	Bauman on inequality and the logic of capital.
5	Zygmunt Bauman on Liquidity vs. Solidity
4	If not now, when? Why we need #openbadges and #dmlbadges for lifelong learning RIGHT NOW.
1	[INCOMING] #BelshawBlackOps11
October
29	My mobile learning article for the Guardian Teacher Network
20	Of Bitcoin and Badges.
17	What I Learned at #MobilityShifts last week in NYC.
5	On the importance of human agency.
4	Getting started with Digital Literacies [Presentation]
3	Introducing neverendingthesis.com! (a.k.a. today’s the day I submit my Ed.D. thesis…)
2	What did we learn during a ‘semester of learning’ on #openbadges over at P2PU.org?
1	My Belbin results – Part 2
September
29	Responding to some criticisms about ‘badges’ for lifelong learning
28	7 upcoming events about which I’m super-excited.
27	‘Badges’ for Lifelong Learning: Reframing the Debate (#openbadges, #dmlbadges)
22	My Belbin results – Part 1
14	Change MOOC – #change11
8	Commoditising learning through the #flippedclassroom (or, the difference between education and training)
7	Launch of the Mobile Learning infoKit
3	#openbadges – Learner Stories
August
30	What do Google, Open Source Software and Digital Literacies have in Common?
26	Doug’s Daily Planner (v1)
22	Anarchy in the UK? The reasons behind the breakdown of social order.
19	A quick rundown of what I’m up to until Christmas.
17	We need to open our eyes to systemic injustice.
15	Has England lost its rhythm?
13	JOIN US! A semester of learning about Open Badges and assessment.
11	The real story behind the #londonriots?
10	Help me kick the tyres at semestersoflearning.org!
7	Semester of Learning: Open Badges and assessment
July
31	A brand-new campaign for Purpos/ed: #purposedassess
28	On the important difference between ‘elite’ and ‘elitist’.
26	The Setup.
23	What would a post-test era look like for our schools?
17	Jesus as a Social Marker? (or, How to Build a Community)
15	Social Objects and the importance of sharing.
13	Competition and the problem with ‘reality’.
11	What do new Social Networks tell us about Digital Literacies?
9	Why Google+ is like an extended unboxing video.
5	What I talk about when I talk about user outcomes – #6 – Open Educational Resources
4	Purpos/ed, the #neverendingthesis and productivity [Ed Tech Crew podcast 165]
2	How do you define attendance? [JISC Inform article]
June
30	Read the first complete draft of my doctoral thesis on digital literacies.
28	Why I’m starting to blog at DMLcentral
24	My new work blog and other RSS goodies.
19	Special Delivery: a letter to my children this Fathers Day.
18	Project Reclaim: backing up to local network storage
14	Giving my visitors some (virtual, P2P) cash.
10	Project Reclaim: or, how I learned to start worrying and love my data.
8	The myth underpinning ’21st Century Skills’ [Future of Education]
6	Introducing ‘User Outcomes Weekly’
4	Pragmatism as a candidate methodology
3	What I Talk About When I Talk About User Outcomes #5 – Productivity vs. Performativity
2	Methodology section: Post-Structuralism
1	“It’s About Time!” Introducing Synechism Ltd.
May
29	Blog name change
29	Methodology section: Critical Theory
28	Quick overview: iA’s Writer app
23	Schools as resources for fairness. [Future of Education]
22	On the paucity of our collective imagination. [Future of Education]
20	The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies (#digilit)
15	Umbrella terms and micro-literacies
15	How I Use a MacBook Pro (May 2011)
11	The Digital Native/Immigrant dichotomy.
10	How to teach using mobile devices
8	Shift up a gear: work with me from September 2011!
8	New Literacy Studies
2	#uppingyourgame: a practical guide to personal productivity is NOW FREE!
1	Reflecting on yesterday’s Purpos/ed Summit for Instigators (#purposedpsi)
April
29	Epistemic games and situated learning.
26	From my research: New Literacies around the world
26	The USA: a New Literacies desert?
24	What I talk about when I talk about ‘user outcomes’ #4
23	Hog roasts, Amazon EC2 and traffic lights.
22	Digital Media Literacy in Australia
21	How to do battle with Status Quo. And win.
20	5 interesting productivity-related resources I’ve come across recently
19	The future of learning organizations: What do we mean by ‘attendance’?
18	5 free, web-based tools to help you be a kick-ass researcher.
17	Learning taxonomies: why ‘creating’ is not a cognitive skill.
17	New literacies (or the lack of them) in Singapore
15	My favourite quotations from ‘Teaching with the Tools Kids Really Use’
14	10 things educators forget to do after teacher training.
13	e-Learning: Mobile learning, VLEs and Quality [video]
12	I Got 99 Problems But a Workflow Ain’t One.
7	What I talk about when I talk about ‘user outcomes’ #3
6	Exploring Mobile: Considerations and Opportunities
4	Mobile phone ban? #govephonehome
3	‘Digital literacy’ in Norway?
1	Purpos/ed featured in the TES
March
30	mobiMOOC: 2 April – 14 May 2011
28	My thesis is your thesis.
25	Bad Trip
22	Revolutionary tools do not a revolution make.
21	My research is your research.
20	Collaboration, perception, and context.
19	Trajectories of ambiguity: my first journal article.
17	Web apps and workflows
17	Digital literacy, e-safety and donating to Japan
16	Is digital literacy ‘in crisis’?
15	What I talk about when I talk about user outcomes (2)
15	Using Digital Media to Improve Teaching and Learning
12	Feeding back.
10	What’s the opposite of ‘digital Taylorism’?
9	New Literacies and ‘worked examples’
8	Keith Belshaw’s contribution to the #purposed debate
6	i’m in ur conference startin a revolushunz
5	Feed me! Feed me NOW!
3	Less shiny.
2	Gestures as semiotic domains
1	Why e-safety isn’t part of digital literacy (and never will be).
1	HOWTO: Create a clickable tag cloud using Tagul
February
27	PRINCE2 for schools (or, why don’t schools have project managers?)
26	The perils of shiny shiny educational technology.
25	Effective learning and the physicality of the classroom.
25	Speaking in Lolcats: What Literacy Means in teh Digital Era
20	Literaci.es: Reflecting on New Literacies
20	Futurelab’s Digital Literacy: professional development resource
17	Digital literacy and the public/private boundary
15	Why everyone should learn a little History and Philosophy.
11	More on the (fragile) nature of reality.
10	#ukedchat TONIGHT about #purposed
10	Digital media literacy in the 2011 Horizon report
8	Social media, backlash and the nature of reality.
3	Productivity via Moleskine notebook indexing.
2	Reflecting on Day 1 of Purpos/ed
1	BOOM! Purpos/ed launches.
January
27	Why I spent my twenties unlearning my teenage years.
25	One week to go until we launch #purposed!
23	Operationalising digital literacy #1: Wikileaks
21	Educational philosophy, the zeitgeist, and #purposed
20	Nobody knows what digital literacy is.
19	Liminality and spare capacity
17	The Productivity Prompting Box
16	Best of Belshaw
14	30 things I’ve learned in 30 years.
13	Baby Belshaw Top Trumps
11	How I’m organising my digital outputs in 2011
10	Why I’ve re-designated Synechism as CC0
10	10 things I did during Belshaw Black Ops.
2010
December
17	Belshaw Black Ops.
16	My most ‘engaging’ posts of 2010
14	Creative Ambiguity and Digital Literacy
12	Things I Learned This Week #50
11	Weeknote #30
10	[INCOMING] Personal digital hiatus.
10	Meeting with Ed.D. supervisor: conceptual ecologies, productive concepts, and hypozeugma
8	Models of Learning: #tmoxon presentation
5	Things I Learned This Week – #49
4	Weeknote #30
2	Online Educa Berlin 2010
November
30	JISC Mobile and Wireless Technologies Review
29	Dell Latitude 2110: a review.
28	Things I Learned This Week – #48
27	JISC Innovating e-Learning 2010 Online Conference – #jiscel10
27	Weeknote #29
23	Blogging: 5 things I’ve learned in 5 years.
22	What I Talk About When I Talk About ‘User Outcomes’: #1 – Douglas Adams, Feng Shui & controlling behaviours.
21	Things I Learned This Week – #47
20	Weeknote #28
18	HOWTO: Roll your own #twebay
17	5 ways Twitter could revolutionize education.
16	You don’t ‘build’ better teachers.
14	Interesting North 2010
13	Things I Learned This Week – #46
13	Weeknote #27
12	The one thing I never want my son to say again.
12	Media Literacy: the biggest enemy of UK ‘digital literacy’ initiatives?
11	User outcomes: bona fides.
11	#amazonfail: a perspective
10	Do you remember the first time?
9	The Mobile Learning Edge: Tools and Technologies for Developing Your Teams [Review]
7	Types of relationship and communities of ‘ought’.
7	Things I Learned This Week – #45
6	Weeknote #26
5	‘So… what do you do?’ (v2)
5	Top 10 Links I Shared This Week – #5
4	The best blog posts I’ve ever written, by category.
3	Things I’m Thinking About
3	Use is not strategy.
1	Major blog redesign.
1	Digging deeper: some considerations for blog design.
October
31	Why we don’t celebrate Hallowe’en in our house
31	Things I Learned This Week – #44
30	Weeknote #25
29	Top 10 Links I Shared This Week – #4
27	A story of three requests.
26	Too many bricks, not enough mortar.
25	Doug on Productivity – Episode 5
24	Things I Learned This Week – #43
23	Weeknote #24
22	Top 10 Links I Shared This Week – #3
21	Edtech companies: inspiring or conspiring?
20	mLearn 2010
19	Meeting with Ed.D. thesis supervisor: restructuring
18	Doug on Productivity – Episode 4
17	Notifo: a notifications inbox
17	Ed.D. thesis restructure
17	Things I Learned This Week – #42
16	Weeknote #23
15	Top 10 Links I Shared This Week – #2
12	Got 5 seconds? Help with the redesign of this blog!
11	Doug on Productivity – Episode 3
10	Things I Learned This Week – #41
9	How not to write a thesis.
9	Weeknote #22
8	Glowing first review of #uppingyourgame!
7	My 5 favourite non-fiction books
6	Oxford E-Learning Debate 2010
5	Mr. Men on the opposite of productivity
4	Doug on Productivity – Episode 2
3	Performativity, fetishism & the aristocracy of everyone.
3	Things I Learned This Week – #40
2	Weeknote #21
1	10 Things I Shared This Week – #1
1	#uppingyourgame: finished and now on sale!
September
30	Things I Learned This Month – September 2010
29	MoLeNET Conference
29	3 reasons teachers should smile
27	Doug on Productivity – Episode 1
26	Things I Learned This Week – #39
25	3 things I’ve learned in my 11 years as a student in Higher Education.
25	Weeknote #20
24	Why parents don’t engage with schools
23	5 things it’s currently fashionable to say (without much evidence)
22	3 things common to most successful people
22	Why I’ve turned off GMail Priority Inbox
22	Scottish Learning Festival 2010
22	What goes into my conference bag?
21	Is now a good time to get an iPad?
20	Creativity: confusing inputs with outputs.
19	Things I Learned This Week – #38
18	Weeknote #19
16	HOWTO: Use Evernote to take notes on books.
15	Pragmatism, dead metaphors & the myth of the echo chamber.
14	How is as important as why.
12	Things I Learned This Week – #37
11	Weeknote #18
11	A response to Donald Clark’s #altc2010 keynote
10	#uppingyourpresentation
9	The 3 most important things I learned at ALT-C 2010
7	5 things I can do with my Kindle that you can’t with your dead-tree books.
6	Free schools: the good, the bad and the ugly.
5	Your anti-ebook rhetoric is like a broken record.
5	Things I Learned This Week – #36
4	Weeknote #17
3	10 reasons I like reading ebooks more than paper books.
2	Greplin: potential solver of a huge problem?
2	Go to conferences? Use Lanyrd.
August
31	Methodology for Pragmatists
30	UX: 5 valuable resources
29	Things I Learned This Week – #35
28	Weeknote #16
27	Let me tell you what I think ‘this’ is.
27	I sync therefore I am.
26	Embedding a live Twitter search in Keynote 09
23	Innovation, productivity and frames of reference
22	Things I Learned This Week – #34
21	Weeknote #15
20	What’s this?
20	#runningtunes
19	Education Eye: an RSS reader for those who don’t feed-read…
19	10 things I learned from ‘Why Don’t Students Like School?’
16	I am not a person who teaches.
16	5 characteristics of successful organisations
15	Things I Learned This Week – #33
14	Weeknote #14
13	5 reasons to avoid seeing ‘The Expendables’
12	New metaphors and symbols required!
10	Google Apps Marketplace: apps worth installing
9	Productivity: don’t break the chain!
8	Things I Learned This Week – #32
7	Write lots? Buy this.
7	Weeknote #13
5	Why my wife should be happy with her adopted surname.
4	Why I’m not the Wizard of Oz
4	The freeze-thaw method of technology integration.
3	Google Knol: the future of academic journals?
2	Calling myself into the office: August 2010
1	Experience, skill, and user experience.
1	Things I Learned This Week – #31
July
31	3 ways to influence people.
31	The sublime and the ridiculous.
31	Weeknote #12
29	Google Earth for #GTAUK
27	Google Apps (Education Edition) vs. Microsoft Live@Edu
25	Things I Learned This Week – #30
24	Weeknote #11
22	One week until #GTAUK
22	3 things I need to maintain my productivity.
21	Motivation comes from within.
21	Intention vs. Effect
19	You are what you habitually do.
19	Is it time to get rid of secondary schools?
19	Productivity: value your time
18	The importance of domain knowledge
18	Things I Learned This Week – #29
17	Weeknote #10
16	#onfire: ignite your productivity [free ebook - please RT!]
15	Flying without wings
14	4 solutions to office-based productivity-sappers.
14	Highest common denominator.
12	Recontextualization.
11	Things I Learned This Week – #28
10	Weeknote #9
9	On Minimalism.
8	Academic reading on the Amazon Kindle
7	#GTAUK: Google Earth wiki & ebook
6	A life in my technological day.
5	Calling myself into the office: July 2010
4	Things I Learned This Week – #27
3	Weeknote #8
2	HOWTO: Go Camping (according to my Twitter network)
1	TeachMeet SHP Edition 2010
June
30	Are we doing young people a disservice?
29	Why do we use technology?
28	5 steps to making other people more productive.
27	Things I Learned This Week – #26
26	Weeknote #7
25	How to design the ultimate presentation.
24	Wabi-sabi, Mono no aware & creative ambiguity
23	Open Educational Resources infoKit
22	Hands-on with the Dell Streak.
21	5 ways Google Calendar is turning into my ultimate productivity system.
20	Things I Learned This Week – #25
19	Weeknote #6
18	Designing for Creative Ambiguity
17	HOWTO: Google Scholar email alerts
16	Moving beyond ’21st century skills’
15	…and 5 reasons why I bought a Dell Streak again.
14	Productivity: choose your friction.
13	Things I Learned This Week – #24
12	Weeknote #5
11	10 reasons I returned my Dell Streak today.
10	Freire, Conscientization & Digital Literacy
9	Apply for Google Teacher Academy UK!
8	(In)decisive Doug, the Dell Streak and iPhone 4.
7	Calling myself into the office: June 2010
6	Things I Learned This Week – #23
5	Weeknote #4
4	The post-Becta, QCDA and GTCE future.
3	Digital literacy: a function of poor design?
2	5 genuinely useful Twitter tools.
1	The future of mobile is open and smart.
May
31	The 3 biggest productivity-killers.
30	Things I Learned This Week – #22
29	Weeknote #3
28	Shut happens.
27	My bMoble TeachMeet presentation
26	Twitter is not the best CPD you’ve ever received.
25	5 reasons I’m using less and less Open Source stuff.
24	Establishing your productivity ‘endgame’
23	Things I Learned This Week – #21
22	Weeknote #2
21	Battery life: iPhone 3GS vs Google Nexus One vs HTC Desire
20	bMobLe Conference 2010
20	The Hyperlinked Society [Full Review]
19	Wednesday Wisdom #20: Disreputable occupations.
18	Why Open Source should be more like Fairtrade.
17	How to find your ‘productive song’.
16	Things I Learned This Week – #20
15	Weeknote #1
14	Design and the 5 Golden Rules of Technology purchases.
13	What’s the most common type of ambiguity in definitions of ‘digital literacy’?
12	Wednesday Wisdom #19: Be a person of integrity
11	How to use Netvibes as a project management hub.
10	Surviving to thriving: 10 steps to ensure you remain productive after a rough night.
9	Where do you get your ideas for blog posts from?
9	Things I Learned This Week – #19
8	Why we need Proportional Representation [infographic]
7	A short note on syndication
6	Why the European view of ‘digital literacy’ is ambiguous.
5	Wednesday Wisdom #18: Be common in nothing.
4	Google Wave: now with added usefulness.
3	Calling myself into the office: May 2010
2	Things I Learned This Week – #18
1	Innovation: where it’s at.
April
30	Roadbud: a new iPhone app for runners [Review]
30	TeachMeet North East 2010
29	Meeting with Ed.D. thesis supervisor: my first journal article.
28	Wednesday Wisdom #17: Prize intensity.
27	3 online tools I’m using to increase my work-related productivity
26	7 things the Bible taught me about productivity.
25	Things I Learned This Week – #17
24	My resumé as a London Underground map.
23	10 things I’ve learned since starting work for JISC
22	Using a Sony Reader PRS-600 to make notes on academic articles.
21	Wednesday Wisdom #16: Thumbscrews
20	The first new media election?
20	Support Northumbria Conference 2010
19	My interview on Productivity for educators
18	Things I Learned This Week – #16
17	Recommended Design-related blogs
16	Best 3 things about my new job?
16	If I were trapped on a Desert Island…
15	Why I bought a Sony Reader ebook reader today.
14	Wednesday Wisdom #15: Credulity
13	JISC Conference 2010
13	Why I’m using iPREDator now the Digital Economy Bill has been passed
12	JISC Conference 2010: Introductory Debate
12	HOWTO: Productively hack your workday.
12	Rationale
11	Things I Learned This Week – #15
10	Leadership by Design.
9	The ultra-paranoid guide to ensuring you’ve got your presentation slides.
8	Why I use Google stuff
8	HOWTO: Set up Google Scholar to do the heavy lifting for you.
7	Wednesday Wisdom #14: Imagination
6	Some reflections on the organization of #BectaX
5	#uppingyourgame v0.5 now available!
4	Things I Learned This Week – #14
3	Education is easy – in theory! [visualization]
2	Music I’m running to at the moment,
1	The end of the beginning.
1	Leaving the circus
March
31	Wednesday Wisdom #13: Erudition
30	Learning Score, a lesson-planning tool. [Review]
29	How to be overwhelmingly positive (even when you don’t feel like it)
28	Things I Learned This Week – #13
27	#newleaders is #movemeon for… guess who?
26	What I learned about education whilst in the UAE
25	A partial review of ‘The Hyperlinked Society’
24	Wednesday Wisdom #12: Things have their period
23	How to move forward with Open Source: a teacher’s perspective
22	How to ‘chapter’ your life to make it more productive.
21	Things I Learned This Week – #12
20	LastHistory: a great way to generate Last.fm visualizations
19	Hello? Is it me you’re looking for?
18	The ambiguity of new literacies [mindmap]
17	Wednesday Wisdom #11: Exaggerated expectations
16	Technology in History teaching: disseminating good practice in Turkey
15	#uppingyourgame v0.4 now available!
14	Things I Learned This Week – #11
13	A brief history of infographics.
12	You’re doing it wrong.
11	Seven types of ambiguity and new literacies
10	Wednesday Wisdom #10: Application and ability
9	HOWTO: Create iTunes audiobooks from MP3s
8	#uppingyourgame: an audio preview
7	Advertising vs. Sponsorship
7	Things I Learned This Week – #10
6	How I put together ‘Things I Learned This Week’ [visualization]
5	Escaping the circus.
4	Ten big questions for education
3	Wednesday Wisdom #9: Life is a warfare against malice.
2	Things I’m interested in talking about at dougbelshaw.com/blog
2	Get that cool Google-style ‘reveal’ effect on your site.
1	Notes from interview about productivity for teachers
1	#getthatjob: now FREE
February
28	Why did I make #getthajob free?
28	Things I learned this week – #9
27	Exam performance of looked-after children in England [infographic]
26	5 tips for new bloggers
26	My favourite proverbs from around the world.
25	How I organize my Ed.D. thesis
24	Wednesday Wisdom #8: Excellence needs some polish
23	Alternatives to Google
22	#getthatjob: my guide to applying for teaching-related jobs
21	Things I learned this week – #8
20	Blog post popularity as a treemap [infographic]
19	Modern procrastination and cycling trivialities.
18	Meeting with Ed.D. thesis supervisor: digital literacy & ambiguity
17	Wednesday Wisdom #7: Cultivate relationships
16	iPhone apps I currently use.
15	#uppingyourgame v0.3 now available!
14	Things I learned this week – #7
13	Google Buzz is not a Twitter-killer.
12	Tenori-on, Little Boots and Melodica
11	Some considerations regarding ebook readers for academics.
10	Wednesday Wisdom #6: Avoid the faults of your nation.
9	Some thoughts about online privacy.
8	Finding your ‘well’ of productivity and motivation.
7	Things I learned this week – #6
6	Worldwide car colour popularity [infographic]
5	Towards a fitter Doug.
4	Initial thoughts on Digital Competence/Literacy/Flow
3	Wednesday Wisdom #5: Avoid outshining your superiors
2	A quick way to add a ‘sparkline’ to your blog.
1	#uppingyourgame (v0.2) now ready!
January
31	Things I learned this week – #5
30	A subtle redesign.
29	Daniel Pink on motivation.
28	Literacy -> Digital Flow: The Autotelic Self
27	Wednesday Wisdom #4: Ruling your impulses
26	Why I no longer wear a watch.
25	A tribute to Dan Meyer.
24	Things I learned this week – #4
23	GCSE results by location/ethnicity [visualization]
22	BumpTop: ‘interesting’ or genuinely useful?
21	Literacy -> Digital Flow: Tetrads & Connectivism.
20	Wednesday Wisdom #3: Arriving at completeness
19	Learning Score
18	#uppingyourgame: an educator’s guide to productivity (v0.1)
17	Things I learned this week – #3
16	My visual resumé [infographic]
15	NOT Friday Fun
14	Literacy -> Digital Flow: digital epistemologies & ontology.
13	Wednesday Wisdom #2: The value of novelty
12	The new blog order.
11	My favourite music of the ‘noughties’.
10	Things I learned this week – #2
9	Off-site and cloud-based backup: my solution.
8	Some Friday fun!
7	Literacy -> Digital Flow: dialectic.
6	Wednesday Wisdom #1: Character and intellect
5	Feedback: why you read this blog.
4	Mac OSX apps I currently use.
3	Things I learned this week – #1
2	Literacy -> Digital Flow: moving beyond Traditional Literacy.
1	Commitments for 2010.
2009
December
31	Read what I’ve read: 2009 edition.
30	OpenBeta: a publishing model.
29	Why do you read this blog?
28	If I wrote a book, would you buy it?
24	Merry Christmas!
23	#blogsilike
22	Twenty-nine.
21	#movemeon book now available!
21	Google: excellence and diversity?
20	How I deal with email.
19	Hyperlocality and iterating towards 2.0
18	My digital reading workflow.
17	A non-Luddite rebuttal of technology integration?
16	Meeting with Ed.D. thesis supervisor: the roadmap for 2010.
15	The evolution of communication.
14	The future of my Ed.D. thesis.
13	‘Information literacy’: its history and problems.
12	#eduhivefive (a suggestion).
11	The history of ‘new literacies’.
10	Best of Belshaw (2009)
9	Beyond Creative Commons: uncopyright.
8	The problem with free stuff.
7	E-safety: the ‘googleability test’ (a suggestion).
6	#twitter365 (2009)
5	The difference between visualizations and infographics.
4	Social media, open standards & curmudgeonliness.
3	On the glorious weirdness of connecting with people online.
2	10 things people like me want for Christmas.
1	My #TMETRU09 presentation: #movemeon & CPD via Twitter
November
28	Research supporting collaborative, enquiry-based learning.
28	Back to (theme) basics.
27	A useful way to categorise educational technologies.
26	Design the (e-)book cover for #movemeon!
21	Affinity spaces, secondary orality & digital epistemologies.
19	#movemeon – a suggestion.
19	My first infographic competition.
14	Infographics and my future.
5	Learning and growing.
1	12 educational ways of using 12seconds.tv
October
28	Learning objectives: the importance of trigger verbs
27	Ed.D. Thesis snapshot: towards a bedrock definition of literacy.
27	How I mark students’ books.
25	Got a blog? Do this simple thing to boost your readership.
24	The difference between ‘crowdsourcing’ and being lazy.
24	Why Ewan McIntosh *was* (partly) wrong.
23	Learning objectives: the basics
22	It’s energy that matters, not the hours you put in.
20	How to restore a very large MySQL file without errors.
18	What to do when your ‘get up and go’ has got up and left.
17	On the importance of ‘real-world learning’
14	Where we’re headed with the Academy’s E-Learning ecosystem.
13	Leadership by smiling.
12	3 ways Google Wave could be used in the classroom.
11	A proposal to get more high-quality explanatory videos to learners.
10	Embracing the future: why I’ve ditched MP3s and signed up to Spotify Premium
9	Has WordPress-powered P2 left me ‘more organized and productive’?
8	Who are you and where do you come from?
6	Activity, Passivity and Failure.
5	Sign up for TeachMeet ETRU edition 09!
4	On the important difference between hitchhiking and bandwagon-jumping.
3	Carol Dweck on ‘growth mindsets’ and motivation.
September
28	Assessment in UK schools: a convenient hypocrisy?
27	How WordPress-powered P2 is (hopefully) going to leave me more organized and productive!
24	E-Learning Strategy Overview (a.k.a. my 3-year plan)
23	My Google Apps Education Edition ‘nano presentation’ at TeachMeetSLF09
21	‘So… what do you do?’
19	What I learned about leadership from Seth Godin’s ‘Tribes’.
18	elearnr posts now at dougbelshaw.com/blog
15	Leadership by gesture.
12	Heuristical Templates (or, how to review elearning stuff in a way that benefits others)
11	A video introduction to using Google Calendar for timetables and meetings
6	A Week of Divesting: Reflections
5	A Week of Divesting: Blog design
4	A Week of Divesting: Software
3	A Week of Divesting: ‘Analogue Time’
2	A Week of Divesting: Domains [incl. a competition!]
1	A Week of Divesting: Media
August
31	A Week of Divesting: an introduction
30	Why I’m trying to make myself redundant.
29	Join us for EdTechRoundUp 2009/10!
28	Director of E-Learning: Doug Belshaw
26	A Tale of Two Guest Houses (or, what are you offering your students this academic year?)
24	Quit whinging and ‘use the difficulty’!
19	Why digital literacy != the ‘aftermath’ of literacy
16	A (temporary) farewell to a hero.
13	The story behind the new design of dougbelshaw.com
9	My ‘Edonis’ interview with David Noble
8	HOWTO: Tether an iPhone to a netbook running Jolicloud
8	Meeting with Ed.D. thesis supervisor: ‘aspirational naming,’ hegemonic power and finishing early?
7	Jolicloud: my first impressions of the ‘cool new [social] OS for your netbook’
4	The 8 C’s of digital literacy
1	Which is the best netbook operating system?
1	Watch my Ed.D. thesis grow in real-time…
July
24	Using Joe’s Goals to track and then improve your productive outputs.
23	The importance of heuristics in educational technology and elearning.
21	How to SPIN your way to giving more constructive negative feedback.
17	The Big Move
15	HOWTO: Present using Cooliris (advanced)
13	Surviving the matrix: 5 common leadership pitfalls and how to avoid them.
12	Leadership Day roundup
10	Four ways to make your organization live long and prosper.
9	Be more productive: take ‘caffeine naps’.
9	Pure gold nuggets from Shirky
7	HOWTO: Present using Cooliris (the basics…)
3	Raising achievement in History at KS4 using e-learning
2	How to Lead: Being Professional
2	How to Lead: Being Positive
1	Daniel Goleman on Leadership and Emotional Intelligence
June
30	How to Lead: Focusing on People
26	Thinking of changing this blog…
26	Four ways to understand organizational change
25	Are organizations like brains?
23	Open Source Schools – Open Source Software: an overview
23	Acceptable Use Agreements, Definitions & Digital Guidelines
19	Acceptable Use Policy – feedback required!
19	What I learned at TeachMeet North East 09
18	Lord Bilimoria on leadership.
18	Gill Rider on leadership.
18	Colin Day on leadership.
18	David Brandon on leadership.
15	The future of education? My visit to RM’s REAL Centre
11	Meeting with Ed.D. thesis supervisor: the confusion around ‘digital literacy’.
7	Why governmental educational reforms fail.
3	How to promote organizational innovation.
2	One step ahead of the storm.
May
29	Like words in a letter sent, amplified by the distance.
27	The 3 key elements of productivity.
20	Stepping out of the stream.
17	Digital Literacy and the ‘Digital Society’
15	My presentation @ TeachMeet Midlands 2009
13	Why (educational) technology?
7	Everything that’s wrong with educational management, summed up in 3 Dilbert cartoons.
5	Schools and the Procrustean Bed: are we really ‘personalising’ learning?
April
30	What are the ‘functional specifications’ of a VLE that drive real learning?
28	Looking to the future of education: learning spaces and mobile devices
27	HOWTO: Make yourself more visible online by building a Google Profile
13	Telling a new story.
12	Ignore everybody.
8	Ed.D. thesis Literature Review: a start has been made!
8	Conversations about (new) literacies
2	The Big E-Learning Questions
March
31	How ‘microblogging’ sites such as Twitter can be used in education
27	How E-Learning can contribute to raising achievement
21	HOWTO: Present full-screen using Prezi and an Apple Remote [OSX]
19	Flow and the Autotelic Classroom
11	The six month slap-in-the-face for UK teachers
9	Podcasting: a 3-step guide
3	Alternative ways of presenting content and information to pupils
February
28	“You can tell a lot about someone from what they’re like.”
24	The evolution of EdTechRoundUp
23	Ways to find great resources and ideas for lessons
21	Quasi-motivational posters
20	Under-promise and Over-deliver: the language of productivity.
18	Open Source Schools curriculum meeting
17	Why ‘digital literacy’ is central to 21st century education.
15	Digital things upon which I *do* and *would* spend real cash.
9	Meeting with Ed.D. thesis supervisor: the way ahead
8	The Problem with Promotion
6	Dilbert on ‘learner voice’
6	Podcasting: Step 3 – Converting and uploading your podcast ready for the masses!
4	Interesting ways to use Twitter in the classroom
1	My Ed.D. thesis concept map on ‘Digital Literacy’
1	New music section at dougbelshaw.com
1	‘Following’ me on Twitter? These people are!
January
27	HOWTO: Add an RSS feed to Google Sites
26	‘Flow’ and the waste of free time
25	Podcasting: Step 2 – Recording and editing your podcast
25	My Computing History
19	Hannon: ‘Reflecting on Literacy in Education’
19	Podcasting: Step 1 – RSS and setting up a teacher blog
18	Safeguarding: the next step in the transition to Web 3.0?
17	BETT 2009, TeachMeet & and iPhone misfortunes
15	What if….?
14	BETT 2009 and EdTechRoundup
13	The Third Conversation
12	Gunther Kress on Literacy
5	The problem(s) of 21st century literacy/ies
4	7 Things You May Not Know About Me
2008
December
31	Top 25: The Best of Belshaw 2008
24	Merry Christmas!
22	I’m 28, I’m not *old*…
21	My response to the GTC’s proposed ‘code of conduct’ for teachers in England.
17	Productivity: the problem for me, summed up in two images.
15	SEN Department E-Learning Session
11	elearnr: what have I been up to?
10	5 interesting web applications to mess around with when you're bored over Christmas!
7	Wanna buy my Macbook?
6	Productivity, Organization & #tweetmeet
3	3 reasons I’m against the Edublog Awards
3	The Simpsons ‘do’ Apple…
3	Beyond boring Powerpoint presentations.
2	The very best of teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk
November
29	Interesting Ways to use Netbooks in the Classroom
28	Finally! a video that explains what I’m aiming for as a teacher.
26	How to use Google Earth more effectively.
23	Functionally and aesthetically-speaking: Asus Eee 1000 vs. Advent 4211
19	Glogs – create interactive and rich media web pages quickly and easily!
17	Forms of Literacy
12	First photos with my new Canon 1000D digital SLR
10	‘Literacy’
10	Take your computer with you with PortableApps!
5	The Vortex of Uncompetence
5	Getting to grips with the school email system
3	More on Teaching as a Subversive Activity
October
29	Living offline
22	Using del.icio.us to synchronise bookmarks & find new, exciting stuff
21	What does it take to build a community?
20	3 ways to prevent being ‘unfollowed’ on Twitter
19	Digital Permanence: Death & Data
15	Why we should adopt the OA5 system in education
13	Give your students a voice with VoiceThread
11	My Ed.D. thesis: introduction and a ?
7	How to create engaging video starters without any creative talent using Animoto
5	What to do when you can’t be RSSed…
4	Digital Literacy, Pragmatism and the Social Construction of Reality
1	Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour.
September
30	Politics: the biggest problem in education
28	Teacher as Game Show Host?
27	Good teaching is good teaching.
26	Never lose a document again: how Google Docs can change the way you and your department work!
26	Doug’s first world tour!
25	Blue Skies Thinking vs. Grey Skies Thinking
24	4 reasons you should jailbreak your iPhone 3G
22	Creating a homework blog in 3 simple steps using email
16	I’ll tell you this for free…
16	Librarian blogs and social networks
15	Good ideas, sheep and wolves.
13	How to find and download YouTube videos for use in the classroom
9	Dilbert on ‘best practice’
9	Some questions about teaching
8	10 ways to use your interactive whiteboard more effectively
6	10 ways to make your working day more productive
2	My way or the highway.
August
28	Class spreadsheet for teachers
26	How to use your interactive whiteboard more effectively
25	Why as an educator you should care about Open Source Software
21	5 ways my teaching will change because of today’s GCSE results.
21	Posterous
20	90% digital, or 12 ways my teaching ecosystem is evolving.
18	Buddha knows best, or why ‘digital literacy’ is so hard to pin down.
18	elearnr – new blog for a new role!
17	Twitter Fantasy Football
17	Welcome!
6	The feature that will make Posterous better than Edublogs is…
3	4 quotations that will guide me next academic year
1	3 reasons I returned my iPhone 3G
July
29	My life in the next couple of weeks…
27	edte.ch barnraising: get involved in forming a community!
22	My new Digital Literacies codex
17	Synaesthesia, migraines and creativity
16	Help me fill in the gaps.
14	5 productivity tips/hacks I’ve come across recently.
13	Knowledge vs Experience
12	‘In The Night Garden’ as a communist utopia
12	I am Spart-arthus!
11	I need YOUR help with the future of edte.ch
9	The Never-ending (Gadget) Story… the Advent 4211
6	Skype Captain and the World of Tomorrow
5	An invitation to a conversation…
June
30	Social Fabric
28	Doug lives in rural isolation thanks to the Internet
23	I want educational technology to be boring.
19	2 Amazing Firefox plugins: Stylish & Feedly
17	Censorship and the Personal/Professional divide
16	Introducing TweetMeet
14	The stream becomes a trickle…
11	“Toto, I have a feeling we are not in Kansas anymore!” (or, How to get started in the Edublogosphere…)
9	Posts imported from edte.ch
8	I’m a published author!
7	Gym’ll Fix It!
3	Help me write my job spec. for next year!
2	AUP 2.0
May
30	Are you an ‘Edupunk’? I’m not.
30	Porn in every school? or Why filtering will soon be irrelevant.
28	I’ve sold my Asus Eee 4G. What now?
27	Into the Wild world of Hitler and Attachment Theory.
27	The most amazing thing you’ll see on the Internet this year!
26	Serendipity, living in an echo chamber, and Learning to Change.
24	Some web-hosting advice, please…
23	How I got started… and the difference it’s made.
21	EdTechRoundup 5 – group discussion on VLEs and GLOW
18	What is a VLE?
17	My Ed.D. thesis proposal: What does it mean to be ‘digitally literate’?
15	dougbelshaw.com redesign
13	Creating an Interactive Whiteboard using a Nintendo WiiMote
12	That’s my boy!
11	Mobile-phone based interactive whiteboards using WiiMotes?
10	History KS3 Programme of Study for QCA 2008 orders
9	Are you Alice, Dilbert, or the Boss?
7	Towards a forward-thinking Acceptable Use Policy for mobile devices
5	EdTechRoundup 4 featuring, erm, me again…
5	Holiday in North Yorkshire
April
30	Questions about the future of education
29	(Almost) everything you need to know about the 14-19 changes
29	The Working Classes
28	I’m going to miss this…
28	We have a winner!
27	What is ‘digital literacy’? It’s certainly not this…
23	Animoto now free for educators
23	Meme machine
22	Is a degree enough?
21	Competition: win a Macvatar Macbook skin!
17	Educational Technology Integration Matrix
16	10 ‘Home Truths’ about Schooling and Education
12	On having a space to myself
12	Things I’ve been reading online recently
10	A cluttered desk is a sign of genius.
10	The saddest picture in the world…
9	I’ve started using Twitter with my pupils…
7	Use Your Head.
5	Seminal blog posts
1	April Fools Day, Google-style…
March
31	Wixi: a bizarre yet useful free file-sharing / web-desktop hybrid
28	Is Twitter bad for you?
28	The Map Is Not The Territory: the changing face of the edublogosphere
27	Timelines.tv points the way to the future of learning History
27	New Asus eee user? Read this!
25	A DVD-ripping guide for educators: Part 2
24	Eee-aye, eee-aye, eee-aye… oh.
24	A DVD-ripping guide for educators: Part 1
23	EdTechRoundup 3 featuring Yours Truly
22	A win at last!
21	AppleTV? Pah!
20	Recommend me 3
17	We’ve sold!
13	Google Apps proposal
13	Better off because of Budget?
11	Is handwriting dead?
8	Sync any type of video (DivX, Xvid, etc.) with an AppleTV
5	4 blogs that enhance my productivity
2	edte.ch Monthly Roundup (February 2008)
2	Edmodo: Twitter for education?
1	15 days of Google answers
February
28	Google Sites – wikis for Google Apps users!
26	(Google) Talk to me!
26	Classroom organization and its relation to pedagogy
25	3 ‘well, duh’ BBC Education articles
23	Don’t miss Stephen Fry’s blog and podcast
23	Windows Live SkyDrive
21	THIS is how technology can enhance learning
17	Ken Robinson on creativity v2
14	More on mobile phone projectors
13	Be notified of follow-up comments
13	Why ‘high culture’ for pupils is highly wrong-headed
12	3 strikes and then out for UK ‘illegal’ downloaders?
12	Benjamin Belshaw’s 1st Year
11	Hacking an AppleTV v1.1
9	How to turn your Nokia phone into a wireless hotspot
6	Using Google mobile apps in schools
4	EdTechRoundup: Episode 2
4	Animoto rocks! Here’s proof…
2	WordPress customization
2	Asus unveil new Eee PC’s
2	3 reasons the majority of students are NOT ‘digitally literate’
January
31	Context is everything
31	Schools SHOULD be small!
30	House up for sale
27	Pimp your 5g iPod Video to look like an iPod Touch
27	5 things School of Rock can teach us about real education
26	Page Peel Script
25	Google Apps in China? A response for EdTechRoundup
23	7 ways to improve your productivity as a teacher
22	5 ways to make ‘textbook lessons’ more interesting
20	EdTechRoundup needs your help with Google Apps UK!
18	Ben can almost walk!
17	RM Asus Minibook
17	EdTechRoundup podcasts are go!
17	Skribit: Suggest topics for me to blog about
16	Mac OSX: changing spots back to stripes
15	Emotional truancy
13	New header image
13	Why schools should exclusively use free software
12	Reflections on BETT 2008
11	edte.ch @ BETT 2008
11	I don’t like paper
11	BETT 2008
10	My Seminar at BETT
9	Hi, my name’s Doug Belshaw…
9	Mobile phone projectors? Now we’re talking…
8	Paul Stamatiou: the most productive person I (virtually) know
2	Ed.D. Thesis Proposal (almost there!)
1	How to upgrade your Nokia N95 to v12.x firmware and make it a whole lot better
2007
December
31	Read what I’ve read: my books of 2007
28	‘I Am Legend’ has it all
28	No place for ‘gadgets’ in the classroom?
19	Lost my contacts
16	Ed.D. blog moves home
15	Paradigms within research methodology
15	Why’s everyone using Pownce?
12	Facebook in the future?
9	More on Research Methodologies
8	Research Methodologies
November
29	Hakia: web search with meaning
29	Guide: using Google Apps for Education
27	Zoho writer now available in offline mode
23	Birmingham Leading Edge INSET
21	Google Presentations now with custom backgrounds
19	edte.ch workshop now open!
17	More on RFID tags in education
15	Busy, busy, busy…
13	Sub-$200 PC… and not the OLPC project!
10	The obligatory iPhone in education post
7	RFID in school uniforms
1	Ning now ad-free for educators!
October
27	Numeracy improvements thanks to the good doctor
27	How educational technology should change
26	Becta warns UK schools off Microsoft
24	New layout and theme at edte.ch
24	Phew! So it’s not ADHD…
9	Linux on all computers in Russian schools by 2009
6	PVR comparison and roundup
3	The Online Office space hots up
2	In these we trust: 5 basic edtech tools every teacher should have in their toolbox
September
30	Ben crawling!
30	Now THIS irritates me…
29	A day in the library at the University of Durham
28	Wikispaces now has widgets
26	Google Docs made simple
25	Amazon MP3 launches, not for UK
18	Google Presentations now live!
15	OLPC laptops about pedagogy, not price
13	Freebase, oSkope visual search and our relationship to knowledge
9	Hannah’s new car
8	Moodle the most popular VLE?
8	Argument for thesis proposal
6	Howto: host multiple websites using one web hosting account
5	Google wikis soon?
August
31	New edte.ch logo
31	Google Warehouse Model Viewer
30	Zoho Creator – web forms made easy!
29	Did You Know? 2.0 UK version – it exists!
28	Google Phone
28	SMART Notebook interactive viewer
27	IT managers should not dictate pedagogy
26	Information Literacy
25	Freebase: a useful companion to Wikipedia
25	Did You Know? 2.0 – UK version?
25	To-do v2
23	Yahoo! Teachers social network
22	Two new Google Earth features
22	Twitter even closer to the perfect professional development tool
21	Zoho Writer becomes more useful for students
21	Welcome to edte.ch!
20	The cinema? Pah!
20	Change of supervisor
16	Ilana Snyder
14	Never again…
13	Back on the thesis proposal trail…
11	Unexpected problems
10	Business as usual – well, not quite…
10	Expect some downtime
10	Perfect Promos
6	8 Random Facts Meme
5	Laura & Sean’s wedding
2	Zonbu now available
2	CommentPress
July
31	e-learning 2.0: All You Need To Know
31	Great Ideas
31	Demotivational posters
31	Using Google tools for student projects
30	Deki: Wiki 3.0?
28	HOWTO: Nintendo DS & Orange Livebox
28	Comments now working again…
27	3D searching with SpaceTime
27	EdTechTalk
25	Digital students
25	Live Ink: an example of the benefits of digital text
25	Definitions of digital literacy’ from the book of the same name by Paul Gilster
24	Meeting with Ed.D. supervisor – 24 July 2007
23	$100 laptop nears production
22	National Christian Football Festival 2007
20	My favourite lolcats
20	Google Docs keeps getting better…
20	Edit and merge PDFs for free
19	Soundsnap: podcast-safe and free!
19	How to get a GPS fix quicker on the Nokia N95
19	NESTA ‘Hidden Innovation’ report
15	The problems with Human Rights legislation
13	Gelato: WordPress for tumblelogs?
11	Virtual Desktops: an update
11	Twitter Screensaver
8	Picasa Mobile
3	Feedburner Pro now free
3	TwitterGram
2	Great annotated Web 2.0 links
June
30	Sausage Roll
28	Heavens open, schools shut
27	Free and Open Source educational Mac software
27	Google Docs update
26	Apple iPhone vs Nokia N95
26	OpenSUSE to compete with Edubuntu
25	Facebook vs. MySpace
25	Death by Powerpoint
24	Web 2.0 Backpack
20	HOWTO: fix your Xbox after messing about with the EEPROM
20	Ed.D. thesis proposal failure
17	YouTube Remixer
17	Getting GPS working for Nokia Sports Tracker on the N95
17	Visit to London village
15	Google Powerpoint support
15	RSS Toolbox
15	Minor update to blog design
13	How NOT to upgrade your Xbox
13	GMail for universities
13	Google Custom Search updated
7	The end of power cables?
7	Pageflakes Student Edition
4	Philosophy
2	Podcast directory
May
30	Nokia N95 tips, reviews and software all in one place
30	Microsoft Surface: imagine the edtech possibilities!
30	Google Street View
28	My first GPS-tracked run
26	The 3 quotations I live by
26	Zonbu: the linux-based school computer of the future?
26	coRank: make your own edtech Digg clone
26	Google Calendar now mobile
21	Coursework 2.0
16	Nokia N95: the solution to problems I didn’t even know I had…
6	MindMeister
3	Virtual Desktops: really useful when teaching!
1	Book review: Wittgenstein’s Poker
April
30	Mojiti
29	Ben in his bouncer (video)
26	WordPress Theme Generator
26	More photos of Ben
26	iQuiz: learning games on an iPod
22	Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
22	Offline Wikipedia
22	Ed.D. thesis proposal bibliography
22	Ed.D. thesis proposal finished!
21	Lenovo 3000 N100 and Windows Vista
21	Google Spreadsheets now with chart capabilities
17	21Classes
15	HOWTO: Collaborate Online
12	Pay Attention: your students are Digital
12	RoboBraille
12	Geekifying my run
2	Thesis proposal mindmap
2	References to follow up – 2/3 April 2007
March
29	Office 2.0 Database
28	CommentPress
28	TeacherTube
22	Tumblr – a great way to get your students (and colleagues?) blogging!
20	Schoolr: useful search engine
18	Happy Mother’s Day Hannah!
18	WordPress Plugin Repository v2
17	Jersey job and the return of the Mac
10	Picasa Web Albums vs. Flickr
7	The Curse of Our Society
7	Scribd: YouTube for documents
6	Technology in exams?
5	Return of the Mac
3	Ralph Wiggum: boy genius
2	Introductory quotation
2	Another definition of literacy
2	References to follow up – 3/3/07
1	21st Century Literacy
February
28	Firefox Extension: Tab Groups
27	Voice chat for Second Life
27	xFruits – the Swiss Army knife for RSS feeds
17	Steve Jobs outlines his vision of a textbook-free future
17	More people reading my teaching blog than I thought…
16	Writing tips from George Orwell
16	1 million OLPC laptops already on order!
15	Intelligence vs. Wisdom
14	Macbook vs. my new laptop? No contest…
14	The BBC are Twittering
14	Sidekiq: all your search belong to us
12	Macbook woes
11	My (finely crafted) information environment
7	GMail now available to everyone!
5	Picnick: photo editing on the web
5	Photoshopped animals
1	PSPs as learning tools
January
31	DVD Flick – burn any video file to DVD!
28	Ed.D. Thesis Proposal, v2
28	Open Word documents through Google Docs in GMail
27	Google Book Search now includes Google Maps
26	The Half-Life of Knowledge and Structural Reform of the Education Sector for the Global Knowledge-Based Economy
26	Run Doug run
25	OpenDNS
25	bubbl.us
25	Easy conditional formatting in Excel
24	Hannah and Ben back home
23	BBC plans online children’s world
23	Flickr slideshow of Benjamin Daniel Jonathan Belshaw
23	WordPress 2.1 “Ella” released
21	RSS feeds = homework?
21	Human-computer interfaces of the future
21	Kinaesthetic Data
21	Pre-release review of the LG Shine (KE970)
20	The threat of mobile technology
20	References from ‘Breaking Down the Digital Walls’
19	Edublogosphere survey results
19	Learnscaping
19	Is Podcasting the new Powerpoint?
19	How computer games help children learn
19	EDUCAUSE articles
19	Stacks of Books vs. a Search-Engine Culture
19	Too much technology in the classroom?
19	Top Firefox 2 extensions for educators?
18	Wikiseek
18	Welcome!
17	Articles on technology and the future of education
13	References from ‘Schools and the Changing World’
13	References from ‘Reclaiming Knowledge’
12	Systematicity
6	References to follow up from today’s reading
5	References from ‘Knowing Knowledge’
5	Open Thinking & Alec Couros’ PhD dissertation
5	Expanded thesis proposal outline
3	Knowledge Jolt with Jack
3	Resources r.e. Dan Pink & ‘A Whole New Mind’
3	Knowledge Management & Networks
3	Links to training sites/blogs from Jim Belshaw
2006
December
31	Ed.D. Thesis Proposal Outline (expanded)
27	Some ideas about the structure of my thesis proposal essay
27	What does literacy look like in the 21st century?
27	21st Century Skills: not just about ICT
27	The Pressure for Knowledge to Change
26	Property, 21st Century Knowledge, and Creative Commons
26	Connectivism
26	Groups vs. Networks
26	Knowledge Management in Education
9	Email to Gareth Mills (QCA)
8	The purpose of education? It isn’t this…
5	Where do educational ideas originate? A digital paper trail…
2	Findings from the Teaching, Learning, and Computing Survey: Is Larry Cuban Right?
November
21	Barriers to teachers’ use of ICT
October
20	The Community as the Text
20	Managing Organizational Change – diagram
4	Chris Sessums – ICT and the ‘locus of control’
4	Papert on Why School Reform is Impossible
September
23	Ed.D. Thesis Proposal Outline
23	The difference between groups and networks
23	Some great quotations about education in the 21st century (and in general)
17	Learning Teacher Network – 10 recommendations for the future of teaching
July
18	Research Methods & Interactive Whiteboards
14	Tentative area for thesis