OCR 2011
I originally left this article in draft format, but now the published deadlines I was referred to have past, I am getting a little frustrated. There is still no absolute confirmtation from OCR that the ICT OCR Nationals will be …
ICT
Reflections from within the ICT classroom
Coursework Motivation
With Yr 11 moving closer to exam season, coursework deadlines are looming. Students around the UK (and every other education system closing in on Exams) are about to tell you why they can’t get done, what needs to be done. Here is …
OCR Smilies
Having marked over 70 assignments over the Christmas break, with one set of classmarking covering two assessment outcomes, I was able to make good use of my smilies stamp , rewarding students working at or beyond their target grades. This reminded me …
Forgotten Forms
AFL Radio Buttons and Drop Downs – the forgotten forms – and the time to write a post! The much maligned ‘Assessment for Learning.’ Every student is expected to reflect on their learning and take responsibility for the quality of …
Lip Dub this with our Students!
I would like to thank Wes Fryer for his timely reminder! I stumbledupon my first Lip Dub, when searching for a USA memory (I studied in nr St Louis for my masters) associated with the song – Flagpole Sitta by …
Data
Not all data is school leaves you deflated. Stats guru Hans Rosling is inspiring and he is one of many that drew my attention to that fact that Google, is making 17 of the World Bank’s World Development Indicators available to …
Access Applications
Working with a wide range of students, I have always been impressed by those students who find solutions to the own learning barriers. I have recently been signposted to www.eduapps,org. JISC provide a range of small application solutions to support …
Wiki Slice
This week we launched Hamble Wiki, a Wikipedia slice selection for schools targeted around the UK National Curriculum. This slice includes about 5500 articles and is about the size of a twenty volume encyclopaedia (34,000 images and 20 million words). …