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Gapminder Updates – Great for Maths, Science, Geography, Social Studies, History & More!

ByDaniel Stucke Blog April 7, 2010December 21, 2022

Scrolling through things I had starred for holiday reading, I noticed that Gapminder.org has been updated. I have blogged previously about Gapminder and the fantastic Hans Rosling, it is a fantastic tool for visualising a wealth of World data on lovely scatter graphs that animate changes through the years. Watch one of Hans Rosling’s classic TED talks to see…

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Surfing the wave – How I filter MY Web

ByDaniel Stucke Blog April 6, 2010December 21, 2022

Inspired by Simon Job, this is a post about how I surf the torrential tidal wave of information that is out there on the Internet, how I filter it down into a manageable stream to consume and how I save the best bits for later. I have been using Google Reader for the last 3 years or so…

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We’ll post it

ByDaniel Stucke Blog March 28, 2010December 21, 2022

I have complained bitterly all year about the speed of our Internet connection at school, it hampers learning day after day and shows no sign of improvement. I thought it was just me being difficult until a Capita support technician’s comment on the phone last week as an update failed and crippled our SIMS FMS…

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No More Year Zero

ByDaniel Stucke Blog March 21, 2010December 21, 2022

I was surprised and honoured to receive an email on Friday inviting me to the House of Commons for the Progressive Education Network Spring Reception this Monday afternoon. I’m bitterly disappointed that the short notice means I will not be able to attend. 🙁 I came across the PEN via a tweet last month. Chaired by Mike…

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Digital Leaders Update

ByDaniel Stucke Blog March 14, 2010December 21, 2022

This post is a bit of a diary / mind-empty on my progress so far in launching a Digital Leaders programme in our school. Poster As per my previous post, Kristian Still asked me to become involved in developing the Digital Leaders idea into my school and others in collaboration with Vital.

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eLearning Newsletter Issue 3 – Google Maps & Earth Special

ByDaniel Stucke Blog February 18, 2010December 21, 2022

I have just completed the second edition of the SHS E-Learning Newsletter. This issue’s focus was: Google Maps/Earth Special! MFL – Street View History – Historical Imagery Science – Tours of the World Maths – Collaborative Maps Further Reading / Ideas Check it out here, or sign up for the next edition over on the right in…

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e-Learning Newsletter Volume 2

ByDaniel Stucke Blog February 2, 2010December 21, 2022

I have just completed the second edition of the SHS E-Learning Newsletter. This issue’s focus was: Google Forms Youtube XL Flickr CC Search Internal Training Check it out here, or sign up for the next edition over on the right in the sidebar 🙂

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Digital Leaders

ByDaniel Stucke Blog February 1, 2010December 21, 2022

I am excited to have been invited by Kristian Still to be involved with developing the idea of ‘Digital Leaders’ in school. Digital Leaders is an initiative started by Kristian Still at Hamble College in Southampton. To quote Kristian: “The Digital Leaders are a group of students from Hamble Community Sports College that lead innovative ICT practice…

Twitter in the classroom rocks!

ByDaniel Stucke Blog January 20, 2010December 21, 2022

Following yesterday’s use of Twitter in the classroom, I was walking to Period 5 (same class as yesterday) after lunch, when inspiration struck. I remembered this post from @tombarrett . Go and read it. Go on! I threw my lesson plan out of the window and did exactly what Tom did, here are the replies: (click through for…

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Questionnaires Take 2 with Twitter, Google Forms & Wallwisher

ByDaniel Stucke Blog January 19, 2010December 21, 2022

I had an observation lesson today and decided to pull out all the technology tricks! We happened to be at a point in the scheme of work looking at data handling and collecting data in particular. I decided I’d develop the Questionnaires lesson which I used at interview last year. 60 minutes should be enough…