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This is my Google Teacher Academy application video. For more information on 20% time in my classroom please visit this blog post, our class blog and Adeel’s Rubik’s blog. Fingers crossed, I couldn’t apply last time around as it clashed with my wedding! (Source: http://www.google.com/)
Do Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) Work?
Apparently a review of IWB use in London showed little benefit to a child’s progress from the use of IWBs. Personally I’d be mortified if mine was taken away from me, but whether it actually benefits my pupils is an interesting question. I can see the argument that many are simply used as glorified data…
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2 Weeks Blogging!
Well our first 2 weeks of blogging for school have been very interesting. We seem to have developed a growing core of pupils who check the blog regularly. On a personal note the little snippets of recognition from other teachers around the web have been very welcome. In fact, I guess, I would have to…
Safeguarding Data Analytics Best Practice Summer 2022 (Data Trends)
This post was written as part of my day job for Community Brands / Assembly: https://assembly.education/data-trends-safeguarding/. Introduction In this article, our Analytics expert Dan Stucke looks at the current trends in safeguarding in schools in the UK, including the publication of “Keeping Children Safe in Education” 2022 (KCSIE), discussing good practice in using data to…
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The New Curriculum – Bowland Maths
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Microsoft Surface
Now this is what ICT in the classroom dreams are made of! Microsoft have announced a new coffee table styled computer that is a giant multi-touch screen. This and the new iPhone seem to be bringing multi-touch displays to the masses at last. Obviously having this technology on our IWBs would be fantastic but imagine…