This week I received the green light from our Headteacher to ‘formerly share” our netbook project with staff, students and parents. On Monday, our Headteacher will confirm our intentions at the staff briefing, on Wednesday the ICT staff we will …
Somewhere we go but regret. This evening I watched a video, referred to me by an online colleague from America, Scott McLeod – staring our very own QCA with the ‘Best Supporting Actor,’ award go to Dr Stephen Heppell. I …
This eveing read ‘Learn Something New with this Screensaver.’ Wikipedia Screensaver, as the name suggests, will load a random page from Wikipedia and display it on your desktop in full screen mode every 30 seconds, but you can also configure …
‘I think poetry should be controversial. It should be challenging, and make you see the world differently.’ (Carol Anne Duffy) Two things struck me about the media coverage of Carol Anne Duffy appointment as the new Poet Laureate. First was …
Add a little extra to your screencast. I have always like screencasting as a tool. More recently I have asked students to create screencasts as a way to evidence their learning and I must say, students really have to know …
I’ll treat my username and password like my toothbrush – I will not share it, nor will I try to use any other person’s username and password. (Ivan Langton via Twitter) I think that is how I will share the …
For all of those schools looking at 1-2-1 solutions then this Teacher TV video is essential viewing. With our IT Manager and Governor, I went to visit Arnewood School this earlier year and must say I believe the video further …
Dropmind is a mind mapping two that comes in two flavours, desktop and webapp. Dropmind takes full advantage of Microsofts Silverlight to offer a powerful visualization tool, with no limits in thinking space. Next is BB Flashback, record any portion …
