At the end of my last blog, I said I'd been thrown right back into the craziness - and almost shuffled back into that vacuum cleaner for a bit of peace! Instead I girded my fluff and hitched a ride to the English Australia conference, where I hoped to get excited again about exploring and connecting with other people.
It was a massive fluffy shock for me, I have to say! As well as talking about teaching and learning, there were presentations about business, marketing, visas, government and regulations - who knew there was so much going on in the background whilst teachers and students are working away in the classroom? I decided to ignore a lot of it for fear of getting overwhelmed again, although I might have gone a bit too far the other way when I had a drink that evening...
I also saw a presentation about using technology that compared it to an adventure, looking at '6 impossible things' - something to do with a girl called Alice who explored 'Wonderland'. Sounded like she was copying me, actually, but without the fluff. Anyway, she did have some good ideas, and because I'd just had some delicious Rocky Road I especially liked her one about 'a cake that can make you grow'.
It wasn't dieting advice (though I am a little over-fluffed after those treats), but about how technology and social networking can help teachers develop and learn new things.
So, in the spirit of getting out of the vacuum, I'm re-connecting and asking everyone, "what's the technology 'cake' that made you grow this year?". Email navitarconnects@gmail.com, drop your ideas in the comments below, or tweet using #6thingscake so I can find it!
