Screencasts

I use screencasts all of the time, mainly on Under Ten Minutes (www.undertenminutes.com) to record how-to videos for a variety of different tools. I usually use Camtasia as I have used it for a number of years and I also have a full license. I love Camtasia and the...

Useful Websites

I am writing a guide for Primary Teachers and I am including a short section to showcase some websites that they might find useful. This does not include blogs as there is a separate section for teacher blogs. These could be sites that help with lesson planning,...

ReThinking ICT #ICT500

This post is a response to Chris Leach’s invitation to write 500 words about Rethinking the ICT curriculum. Others including Miles Berry and @grumbledook have also blogged their thoughts. Chris is also hosting an event where we can come together to share ideas...

Child Blogs

Today seems to be a day for thinking towards the future… We’ve been blogging now for 18months and some children have asked about setting their own blogs up. Now we have class blogs and some children have access to write on these. We also have the...

aye-pads, tablets and netbooks

Ok, so it’s sunny outside..that means some blue sky thinking. I think. I’m thinking about a scheme similar to ones running in many secondary schools already where pupils can buy/lease a device by paying monthly over a number of years. In my mind, netbooks...

Google Apps Webinar

Following on from the session a few weeks ago that looked at Google Apps, we have repeated the webinar. These webinars were in conjunction with Vital ICT and they have also been recorded. If you have any Google Apps related questions, feel free to get in touch. Click...