Having heard quite a bit about geocaching over the last year, I thought I would give it a go this summer holiday. I had watched a few presentations on it at various TeachMeets, followed a few tweets about it and spoken to a few friends about what was required. The whole concept is quite exciting [...]
I’ve just received a tweet from Alan Teece as follows: School learning platforms a complete failure. In over 40 secondary school visits since easter, 90% make no use and the rest limited. Scandal I have seen really good use of learning platforms by a very small number of staff in a few schools, other than [...]
The DFE recently announced new legislation concerning school websites which comes into effect for the 1st of September 2012. In summary, the new legislation is removing the requirement for schools to provide a paper prospectus and is instead requiring schools to have all of the information available online. Is your website ready? Do you have a description [...]
Reach into the Toolbox #5 I know this is old hat…..I know Photostory has been around for years…. but I absolutely love this free download from Microsoft. This simple wizard based programme allows you to upload and edit images, add text, narration and music as well as play with image transitions and effects. The resulting effect is [...]
At the BETT show this year there was a huge buzz surrounding the Google stand. Everyone was discussing the best way to use Google apps in the classroom and the upcoming Google Teacher Academy. VLEs and Learning Platforms were rarely mentioned, apart from the big names like Frog, but even their stand seemed considerably quieter [...]
