by Ian Addison | Jul 23, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts, ICT Co-ordinator Stuff
So, the holidays are here, time for us teachers to sit around on our backsides for 6 weeks. Fantastic. Or maybe not, do you know any teachers that relax for the whole 6 weeks? Me neither! This holiday will be a strange one and busy one. I’m moving back into...
by Ian Addison | Jul 17, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts, ICT Co-ordinator Stuff
As I come to the end of a two-year training plan for Hampshire’s VLE, I am still struck by the amount of teachers and schools that seem to be approaching the use of technology in a strange way. Maybe it’s our fault? After all, we have invited them on 6...
by Ian Addison | Jul 12, 2010 | blogposts, General Thoughts, ICT Co-ordinator Stuff
Along with many other jobs, redesigning the school website is one of my tasks over the next few weeks and months. I aim to make a start now, then adapt and amend as I discuss it with parents, children and staff once I start at school in September. Can I design a...
by Ian Addison | Jul 3, 2010 | blogposts, ICT Co-ordinator Stuff
Something I did at my old school was to list the skills and attributes for a child leaving my school. If they could meet all of the requirements, we’d done a good job. We wrote the original list 3 years ago, but what would be on the 2010 list? Although come to...
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 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...
