I’ve got several half finished blog posts on this theme, but on the day that the new white paper for Education in England is published, here’s my two pennies worth for now. It seems to me, sat at a slight distance that the major problem facing the English Education is that no one really knows […]
Should there a blogging element to the Portal? – My two pennies worth
Matt Knott the developer extraordinaire of Swansea’s Learning Portal the other day tweeted: For what it’s worth, here’s my two pennies worth. It seems to be that there are two obvious areas where blogging functionality could sit within the portal. The first is the addition of a school blog – an extension of the ‘news’ […]
First half term review – Pt 2 – Their take
Over the course of this last week I asked several of my KS3 classes, and my AS class to write their report on me. This was set in the context of having just (or just being about to set) learning goals, or completing reports for them. We discussed why we did this, and agreed that […]
If…
Bear with me on this one… If… Learning is self-driven, why am I trying to cram some into the gaps in a National Curriculum? If… Learners need time to engage with and immerse themselves in learning, why does a bell sound in my class after 60 minutes to move them on? If… Good relationships are […]
Include your silliest idea, then find me your worst…
I remember an inset I was on a couple of years ago (although I can’t remember who delivered it), where the presenter was talking about getting students to brain storm properly. The problem was, he suggested, students have an in built editor which stops them from writing ideas that they think don’t have value, even […]
First half term review pt 1 – My take
Big changes this year – I’ve given up my TRL so my number of teaching hours has shot up, plus I’m no longer teaching SMART, so I’ve gone from seeing one year 7 class 8 times a fortnight, to teaching 6 out of 10 year 7 forms once a week! What went well Pretty […]
Google Apps tricks and tips
The following are a couple of tricks I’ve discovered in managing our Google Apps account. I’m blogging them here partly so I know I can find them next time I need them, and partly in case anyone else finds them useful. 1. Get a full userlist From: JLee posting at http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Apps/thread?tid=5a8c21e76144b065&hl=en It looks like, for […]
The Missing Blog posts: 2. Teachmeet Bev
I realised the other day that I’ve got a stack of posts that I thought I’d published that are actually still waiting to be finished. Most embarrassing of all is that it included the recording of the sing along from Teachmeet Bev, which I cheerfully announced several months ago would be posted ‘tomorrow’. Hugh apologies […]
The Missing Blog Posts: Pt 1 – Teachmeet SHP
I realised the other day that I’ve got a stack of posts that I thought I’d published that are actually still waiting to be finished. I’m going to try and get them out in the next few days. In this case I thought I’d already blogged this, but unless I’m going mad I can’t see […]
What can you do with a mobile phone?
Just curious as to what the position is on mobile devices in schools in the UK (and further afield). By mobile device I mean a phone, ipod or similar device which can be used for learning, although also has other purposes. If you get two seconds, please let me know your position below. Loading… You […]