by Ian Addison | Jul 23, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts, ICT Co-ordinator Stuff
So, the holidays are here, time for us teachers to sit around on our backsides for 6 weeks. Fantastic. Or maybe not, do you know any teachers that relax for the whole 6 weeks? Me neither! This holiday will be a strange one and busy one. I’m moving back into...
by Ian Addison | Jul 20, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts, Learning Platforms
A very quick post today. I was having a very quick chat with @gideonwilliams at his (secondary) school and collecting my webcam that he borrowed and I was talking about a few things and happened to mention Wizkid, our county-wide VLE. From behind us, a young girl of...
by Ian Addison | Jul 17, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts, ICT Co-ordinator Stuff
As I come to the end of a two-year training plan for Hampshire’s VLE, I am still struck by the amount of teachers and schools that seem to be approaching the use of technology in a strange way. Maybe it’s our fault? After all, we have invited them on 6...
by Ian Addison | Jul 12, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts, ICT Co-ordinator Stuff
Along with many other jobs, redesigning the school website is one of my tasks over the next few weeks and months. I aim to make a start now, then adapt and amend as I discuss it with parents, children and staff once I start at school in September. Can I design a...
by Ian Addison | Jul 9, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts, Useful Sites/Software
Do you send any surveys out to parents? children? governors? staff? How do you it? On paper or online? As part of our VLE training we show Google Forms. These are a fab way of asking questions and collating answers together, the best thing being that the data analysis...