Northern Grid Conference #ngconf

by | Jun 24, 2011 | blogposts, Conferences / BETT

Today I am in Newcastle presenting at the Northern Grid Conference. I am still shocked and in disbelief that I have been invited to attend let alone share a workshop with award-winning teacher Jan Webb. Anyways, it was tough knowing what to share so I decided to share...

#tmclevedon

by | Jun 23, 2011 | blogposts, Conferences / BETT

Here are two videos that I recorded for Teachmeet Clevedon (#tmclevedon). The first is a variation of the 7 ideas in 7 minutes theme. I show Avatar Comparison Tool, Isle of Tune, 3x3links, Under Ten Minutes, Ideas to Inspire, Physics Games and Wordsearchmaker. The...

Free software!

by | Jun 22, 2011 | blogposts, General Thoughts

Ok, so the heading was meant to grab your attention, but I had a play with some free stuff today. I installed it in less than 10 seconds and children were able to do the same. What am I talking about? The Chrome Webstore. The webstore is available here:...

BBC Click (after)

by | Jun 4, 2011 | blogposts, General Thoughts

I wrote the previous blog post before I’d seen BBC Click so I thought it I’d blog after I’ve seen it too. I think that Peter Price (@peprice) has done an amazing job and I am very pleased with how it has come out. The whole story is about the problem...

ICT plans

by | Jun 1, 2011 | blogposts, ICT Planning

I have written a couple of time (here for example) about the ICT curriculum. It is a difficult subject and the more I speak to teachers the more I am thinking about what I want to do and what needs to be done. In my school I want a cutting-edge curriculum with website...