by Ian Addison | Nov 3, 2011 | blogposts, General Thoughts
On our school blog we currently have a lot of images and pictures but we are starting to think of a better way of sharing videos. The way that I see it is that there are a number of tools available to us and they all have merits but recently my thinking has changed....
by Ian Addison | Oct 31, 2011 | blogposts, Useful Sites/Software
In the past year or so we have been doing a lot of blogging at school and in the past few months we’ve been making websites using Google Sites. One thing that the children have enjoyed doing is embedding content from other sites. What does embedding mean?...
by Ian Addison | Oct 29, 2011 | blogposts, General Thoughts
I thought I’d share a site with you that was shared with me. You may have heard about it, but you probably haven’t. I hadn’t either until this morning! The website is called Parent View and it allows parents to record their thoughts about their...
by Ian Addison | Oct 28, 2011 | blogposts, General Thoughts
I’ve posted a few times about my running exploits and I have been getting some fairly good times this year and I’m even starting to enjoy myself. Now as you probably know, I am running in the Great South Run on Sunday and have been asking for sponsorship...
by Ian Addison | Oct 18, 2011 | blogposts, General Thoughts
Google Docs have been updated today and on the Presentation tool you can now add slide transitions! You can add animations! You can even add Word Art! I’m gutted. I really am. I love Google Docs and I share their use a lot. One of the things I loved was that the...
by Ian Addison | Oct 13, 2011 | blogposts, Useful Sites/Software
I thought I’d share a quick lesson and process with you as you might find it interesting. You know those pieces of software or websites that you know are fantastic but you never get chance to play with? I have loads of those (Voicethread and Storybird to name...
by Ian Addison | Oct 10, 2011 | blogposts, General Thoughts
Way back around Christmas last year, some Year 5 girls asked if they could start a pupil newsletter. They’d seen some of the stuff we’d been trying in school and wanted to know if I could help them. Of course I could, I don’t know how to say...
by Ian Addison | Oct 9, 2011 | blogposts, Useful Sites/Software
I wrote a few months ago about Manga High now that it was free and I thought I’d follow it up now that we have been using it for a bit. The last blog post was written just after the free launch and I have to say, prior to this I had never really looked at the...
by Ian Addison | Sep 27, 2011 | blogposts, General Thoughts
I’m in a bit of a dilemma and would love your help. I have the Great South Run 10 mile race coming up at the end of October. Now, I have been getting some good times in races this year and I am confident of getting a personal best at the event this time around....
by Ian Addison | Sep 20, 2011 | blogposts, Useful Sites/Software
Just a quick post about a new feature in Purple Mash. 2Simple have added a 3D game design tool which is similar to the games made using 2DIY. You simply draw a maze, add some things to collect (the default is apples) and then add some monsters too. You can animate...
