by Ian Addison | Jul 17, 2011 | blogposts, ICT Co-ordinator Stuff
I was thinking this morning about an idea I had and I think I’ve found a way to make it even better. I think. I have had quite a few people ask me for help this year with being an ICT coordinator and wanting to see what I was doing or wanting some ideas of where...
by Ian Addison | Jul 14, 2011 | blogposts, Conferences / BETT
The last #ukedchat of my academic year is due to be hosted by…me! I say my academic year because many people have already broken up for summer but hey, some of us will plough on until the 27th (!!) of July. So, on Thrusday 21st July at 8pm, join me on Twitter to...
by Ian Addison | Jul 13, 2011 | Blogging, blogposts
This post will appeal to about 0.1% of you, but for me, it marked a huge win and a triumph that I have finally found the answer to my problems. We have one main school blog and then on each class blog we have a list of links that relate to our other blogs. The idea is...
by Ian Addison | Jul 13, 2011 | blogposts, Conferences / BETT
I’ve just got back from the latest Teachmeet Hampshire event, this was the second to carry the name and the hash tag but was far removed from the grand affair that we had with 90-odd people at St Mary’s Stadium just over a year ago. To start with there...
by Ian Addison | Jul 8, 2011 | blogposts, Conferences / BETT
Last week (edit: two weeks ago, I forgot to publish this post sooner…oops) I was lucky enough to be invited to present two workshops at the Northern Grid Conference. When I was first asked I couldn’t believe it but when I saw the quality of presenters I...
by Ian Addison | Jul 6, 2011 | blogposts, General Thoughts, ICT Co-ordinator Stuff
This weekend here in Hampshire, all of our schools (I think) transferred from the old internet providers, BT to Virgin Media. It was interesting as Monday and Tuesday caused all kinds of filtering issues with Youtube being allowed and Twitter not etc. Interestingly...
by Ian Addison | Jul 4, 2011 | blogposts, General Thoughts
Once again Google have managed to cause a stir (see Google Wave) where some people get an invite to a new product, then slowly the invites spread and we become divided between ‘haves and ‘have nots’ and probably some ‘I couldn’t give a...
by Ian Addison | 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...
by Ian Addison | 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...
by Ian Addison | 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:...
