by Ian Addison | Apr 17, 2010 | blogposts, Conferences / BETT
Are you the kind of person that seeks out new ideas and opportunities? Do you love learning new things? Do you go into your classroom with enthusiasm? Does teaching make you smile? Do you share ideas with other teachers? Do you go into the staffroom and tell others...
by Ian Addison | Apr 15, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts, Useful Sites/Software
Before you panic, there is no need to dust off those trainers or sweatbands. For this jog, you’re going to stay there in that comfy chair maybe even with a tea and a biscuit, actually…I encourage you to go and get a cuppa before we go Jogging. Now that is...
by Ian Addison | Apr 14, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts, Useful Sites/Software
I’ve said it before, but Twitter truly is a wonderful place. It started a few days ago with Dianne Spencer, a head teacher from Bolton, commenting that she had written her SEF form and was pleased with her work. I suggested ‘chucking it into Wordle’....
by Ian Addison | Apr 12, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts, Useful Sites/Software
How many memory sticks do you own? I’ve got about 6 and I’d say they have all been used regularly. My first was 128mb and I got it in my first year at Uni and loved it, I then gradually went up in size and my current 8gb has been used constantly for about...
by Ian Addison | Mar 22, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts
I’m looking for a new job. My secondment runs out in July and I’m thinking I need to move to something new. What sort of job or what challenge I should go for can wait for another post. For this post, I wanted to show how I used Wordle. For most jobs, you...
