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Geoff Orton

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Digital Learning Leader, Writers Bloc founder and curious person. Writing about education, books and learning Spanish. I could eat.๐ŸŒฎ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ€

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My two favourite Sydney things are Harris Farm Markets and saying thanks to the bus driver.

30.09.2025 10:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Chance the Rapper?!

14.08.2025 23:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pocket app closes tomorrow and I'm still pretty devo about it tbh

04.07.2025 10:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sat in front of a guy at movies who snored through a two-hour 1pm session. The high-tension undercover separatist drama was no match for a dark room and a comfy chair.

02.07.2025 05:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Go to bed Jessica

28.06.2025 01:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One of my greatest ever achievements.

26.06.2025 23:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why Did the Novel-Reading Man Disappear?

I'm right here. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/s...

26.06.2025 22:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love a "Do Now" to start a lesson but the first five minutes are sometimes better used talking about the weekend or asking about a student's cat.

25.06.2025 10:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Too soon

04.06.2025 06:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is a River Alive? Our 67th Edition for Summer 2025 coincides with the American publication of Is a River Alive?, a brilliant and important book by author Robert Macfarlane.

These are utterly gorgeous fieldnotesbrand.com/products/is-...

24.05.2025 23:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

23.05.2025 16:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 47958 ๐Ÿ” 11326 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1458 ๐Ÿ“Œ 457
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โ€˜Serious consequences for Australian democracyโ€™: Author uses prize speech to warn against censorship Australian author Michelle de Kretser described feeling afraid of speaking publicly about the conflict in Gaza as she accepted the 2025 Stella Prize for her book Theory & Practice.

โ€˜Serious consequences for Australian democracyโ€™: Author uses prize speech to warn against censorship #AusPol www.smh.com.au/culture/book...

23.05.2025 08:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Oh lol, there's some extra greenwashing on the back of the bag.

23.05.2025 07:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Woolworths going back to plastic for mushroom bags so AI tell if I'm stealing at the booths without people? Fresh way of saving cash. @woolworths.bsky.social

23.05.2025 07:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh that's cool. Does it connect to Kobo like Pocket did?

22.05.2025 21:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Drought, flood and the split over Net Zero.

22.05.2025 21:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am quite sad about Pocket saying goodbye.

22.05.2025 20:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Imagine if the loss of Tatum, Ewing Theoried the New York Knicks. @billsimmons.bsky.social

14.05.2025 05:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tatum always wanted to be Kobe but this is just cruel.

14.05.2025 00:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Luv U

10.05.2025 20:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah the Dees.

10.05.2025 06:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very excited to see my old friend, the imperial mandarin again.

10.05.2025 01:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello, yes, I'd like to cancel Binge please ๐Ÿ™

08.04.2025 00:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Best resolution from White Lotus was cancelling Binge.

08.04.2025 00:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Getting sick first weekend of Easter holidays is classic teacher behaviour.

06.04.2025 08:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great idea.

30.03.2025 02:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Slide with words Cut the Fluff on it as part of a presentation on accessibility in schools.

Slide with words Cut the Fluff on it as part of a presentation on accessibility in schools.

Great day of thinking and learning.
Excellent, actionable professional development, for $35. So good.

Will need a bit of time to take it all in and come up with the next steps on a bunch of things. #rEDBall25

15.03.2025 05:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Getting existential early at #rEDBall25

14.03.2025 22:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The "Add to Calendar" when using Google Maps in Google Calendar is so elegant.

18.02.2025 19:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In Sydney for two hours and already had Fishbowl. It's good to be home.

14.02.2025 10:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0