Sorry .. I bumped the keyboard when I hit send (or I believe that the text below can be heavily compressed into a single character)<br><br>I agree with Maggie, it isn't for me to decide how staff use their free time.<br>
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At the last school meeting, somebody was reshaping paperclips holding
reports into strange artwork whilst glancing at his phone, another was
doodling mindless pictures in the agenda margin whilst a third was
dipping into the lolly jar (probably to boost glucose levels and
attention). I'll admit to catching up on his edumail and updating a
blog .. I nervously, loudly and continually crack my knuckles if my
hands are not occupied.<br>
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This fellowship has some important social functions that
probably date back to the times when we would sit about in a circle and
groom each other. I would like to think that we are professional enough
to get on with our work and complete the important tasks first.<br>
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(scratch scratch scratch)<br>
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 20/04/2008, <b class="gmail_sendername">Roland Gesthuizen</b> <<a href="mailto:rgesthuizen@gmail.com">rgesthuizen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
c<br>Regards Roland<div><span class="e" id="q_11969e1eabdbc734_1"><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 08/04/2008, <b class="gmail_sendername">Maggie Iaquinto</b> <<a href="mailto:IAQUIM@bialik.vic.edu.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">IAQUIM@bialik.vic.edu.au</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Thank you very much, Geoff.<br> <br> In one way it is annoying that tech staff make judgments on teaching<br> staff productivity. The counter argument is that everything tech staff<br> do on our network will have a technological, economic and/or social<br>
implication. In this case, it is mostly a social implication.<br> <br> In the end, we should all be able to choose how we use our 'free' time.<br> As Ros succintly put it -- should be ban newspapers, sudoku, visiting<br>
domaindotcomdotau or doing email activities?<br> <br> I'll have a read shortly.<br> <br> Regards<br> <br> Maggie<br> <br><br> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: <a href="mailto:offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au</a><br>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] On Behalf Of Geoff Moss<br> <br>Sent: Tuesday, 8 April 2008 9:13 AM<br>
To: Information Technology Teachers' Offtopic Mailing List<br>
Subject: Re: [Offtopic] Facebook and staff productivity<br> <br> <br>Hi Maggie<br> <br> Unfortunately, the article I was thinking of was related to email,<br> rather than FaceBook.<br> <br> The link to the email article: "Email is ruining my life" is:<br>
<br> <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7281707.stm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7281707.stm</a><br> <br> There is also a link to a VIDEO AND AUDIO NEWS item : How to stop<br>
e-mails taking over your day<br>
<br> However, a search on Google of: Facebook "Staff Productivity" does<br> produce some interesting items.<br> <br> Is Facebook good for the workplace? at URL:<br> <a href="http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,23636,22437742-5012424,00.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,23636,22437742-5012424,00.html</a><br>
produces some interesting comments from Australian businesses. Well<br> worth a look.<br> <br> Facebook time-wasters could cost $5 billion a year:<br> <a href="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22273758-2,00.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22273758-2,00.html</a><br>
<br> Employers disagree over Facebook use and misuse:<br> <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/24/2041517.htm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/24/2041517.htm</a><br>
<br> Staff productivity in the Facebook era<br>
<a href="http://www.businesszone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=175943&d=1114&h=1097&f" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.businesszone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=175943&d=1114&h=1097&f</a><br>
=1096&dateformat=%25o%20%25B%20%25Y<br>
<br> An interesting discussion forum is at<br> <a href="http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/895341.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/895341.html</a><br>
<br> Hope this helps<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br></span></div><span class="sg">-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>
<br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
</span></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead