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...
by Ian Addison | Jun 4, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts
It has been mentioned on this blog before about the changes we made to Teachmeet during the recent tmhants event and I believe this is another first (although maybe it isn’t). We collected email addresses from all that arrived at tmhants and used this to send...
by Ian Addison | May 22, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts
Wow.What a night. After the drama of losing 5 presenters in 3 days, the signup sheet breaking and losing 20people, worrying if anyone would show and if it would all work, we went and had the best night possible. Let’s start with negatives, I forgot to press...
by Ian Addison | May 12, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts
This morning I went to Winchester University. It’s the 4th time I’ve been there in the past two years and I love it. It makes me feel nervous and I think that can only be a good thing! The main reason for visiting is to show the county VLE, Studywiz. This...
by Ian Addison | May 2, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts, Useful Sites/Software
Have you seen the BBC’s Class Clips library? This is a selection of videos from the BBC archive that can all be used within the classroom for free. Depending on your VLE, these can also be embedded. So why not have a go at embedding them into a discussion forum...
by Ian Addison | May 2, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts
I’ve got a confession to make, not one that I’m ashamed of at all, but a confession all the same. I’ve never voted before. I know that some people will be up in arms about me abusing my right or whatever, but the truth is, my parents (as far as...