by Ian Addison | Jul 1, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts, UKEdchat
So what did you do this evening? Did you have a stimulating chat about education? Or did you watch some mind-numbing nonsense on TV? There’s a need for both of course, but let me tell you about the my evening. Something new started last week. Well, it kinda...
by Ian Addison | Jul 1, 2010 | blogposts, ICT Co-ordinator Stuff
I’ve been given the exciting/daunting task (delete as applicable) of re-writing all ICT documentation for my new school. They have an old ICT policy and they’ve had a few various bits of documentation but it needs updating. So I am writing them over the...
by Ian Addison | Jun 29, 2010 | blogposts, Conferences / BETT, General Thoughts
Oh, do you remember my post about the Google Teacher Academy? Well Iwas lucky enough to get an email on Friday to say that I have a place at the academy. I was very shocked as there are some amazing people that didn’t get in! Also, my video could have been...
by Ian Addison | Jun 28, 2010 | blogposts, Learning Platforms
I’m finally going to post this as I’ve had it sitting in draft for a few weeks. James Clay blogged about VLEs today, so it seemed like a good idea to share my thoughts too. So…VLEs, Learning Platforms…what’s the point? Surely you can get...
by Ian Addison | Jun 22, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts
Sorry for the delay, there have been a few other blog posts that have taken precedence this week and still a few more that have been put on hold! Anyways, what are you? An innie or an outie? You can be a bit of both if you like, let me explain. I love Teachmeet,...
by Ian Addison | Jun 19, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts
Third post in a day, they’re like buses at the moment. I still have a few more to do, but they can wait. So…how did it start? I was checking tweets and watching Teachmeet East and @eyebeams mentioned it would be useful to have a map of Twitter people and...
by Ian Addison | Jun 19, 2010 | blogposts, Useful Sites/Software
Have you ever used Voki? It’s a great website that allows you to create a talking character or avatar and then embed this onto your blog, website or VLE. We use Voki a lot here in Hampshire within our VLE. Often, especially with younger children, the internet...
by Ian Addison | Jun 19, 2010 | Blogging, blogposts, Useful Sites/Software
I have been talking to schools about blogging recently. We have a blog in our VLE and this is good, but this is all hidden away within the VLE. There are huge benefits to this, it is much more secure and safer, but writing for an audience demands an audience. Recently...
by Ian Addison | Jun 18, 2010 | blogposts, ICT Co-ordinator Stuff
Following on from the hardware blog post earlier this week, I have been thinking about software. We’re getting a new network which involves clearing off the old one. This is the perfect time to lose some of those bits of software that are installed yet never...
by Ian Addison | Jun 17, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts
Well…I’ve learnt something from applying for the Google Teacher Academy, make sure you give yourself enough time to reach a deadline. The deadline was a few hours ago and I left my video and application form until last night. Why? Well a mixture of being...
