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Well I like it over here, so I might stay a while!
Having settled in at my new school, plans are afoot… …it looks like I should be taking a role in expanding the use of ICT across the curriculum. I’m going to do this in conjunction with a member of the IT teaching department. I plan to focus on collecting together good practice that already takes…
Well tomorrow is the first day at my new school and I’m really looking forward to it. Things have been a little quiet on the blogging front as the last term wound up and a well earned rest was had over Easter. Hopefully once settled in my new school I will throw myself back into…
The team at Desmos.com have released a fantastic online graphing calculator that draws graphs as you type – it’s brilliantly clear and responsive and will be a fantastic free tool to use in the classroom. This tool will be part of the wider Desmos suite of software which aims to allow teachers to share and create quality…
Inbox Hero Finding a system to get things done Lists I have spent an awful lot of time over the years looking for ways to be more organised and to Get Things Done. My two nemeses are my email inbox and my to-do list. I’ve always loved a list, for many years I thought it was…
Well my eeePCs have finally arrived at school and I have to say I’m more than impressed. They may be diminutive in stature but they are feature packed and surprisingly well made for the price (ours were roughly £170 each). Thanks to Ewan Macintosh for the image. So yes, the screen and trackpad are a…
I attended a SSAT training day today about ensuring Maths progress for all. This included a 30 minute section about using IT within Maths. During this Paul Hynes from the SSAT demonstrated an augmented reality program that the Trust are currently working on. For those new to the term Augmented Reality it involves overlaying virtual…