The Butterfly Effect
‘The effect of a very small change in the initial conditions of a system which makes a significant difference to the outcome.’ Our touch typing experiment? This term we are introducing every ICT class (year 7, 8, 9 and 10) …
Teaching
Applying teaching strategied, techniques and ideas.
AB Tutor Version 6
Here at Hamble College we use ABTutor as our classroom management software. We have found the software first class, very reasonably priced (considering with have 4 bespoke ICT rooms) and the IT the support excellent. We are now eargely awaiting the launch …
#7 5 Minute Meals for ICT
Topic or Tool: Online Polling. This overview looks at when and how polls can be used. Polls are embedded in our College webpage but there are also web options. We use polls to monitor opinions from students and parents but …
YouTube as an Educational Resource
Look, there are only ever two key questions from teachers when talking about Youtube. The first is ‘why is it blocked in school?’ Good question, but then again some many educational tools are blocked by the educational establishment; Google Image …
#6 5 Minute Meals for ICT
‘Finding the right way to view your data is as much an art as a science.’ Topic or Tool: Many Eyes. A project and website set up to enable anyone to share data and data analysis. More importantly it allows …
Communicating through Windows Live
In November, Microsoft released a major update to its Windows Live online services. The Windows Live suite included updates for mail, messenger, photo gallery and more, I was particular interested in how Movie Maker would work. I blogged about the …
Helping Parents
Following a conversation with a colleague, I was asked about how they as parents could support/monitor their children’s online time, what the government refers to an e-Safety. So I posted a short answer on the Colleges blog. Here it is, …
SUMO Image Editor – FREE
No, not ‘shut up and move on,’ but a rather impressive in browser image editor, SUMO. Yes, I like our Serif draw, but more and more we (staff and students) are using GIMP as their image editor of choice. Now …