Why Not Tumblr
And as a counter-argument, Gina Trapani makes a case against tumblr. Export and ownership is important in this throw-away world that we live in.
And as a counter-argument, Gina Trapani makes a case against tumblr. Export and ownership is important in this throw-away world that we live in.
I thought it time to share some of the resources that I use frequently and perhaps I take for granted. 1st up, nrich: nrich is a great UK website that is chock full of rich mathematical problems suitable for pupils from 5-19. The website has a teacher or pupil view. Following the link to the…
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…
Succinct and thought provoking piece by Seth Godin: Is your school pre-digital? I’ve spent much of the first 3 months of the school year setting up a new installation of SIMs. Much of our knowledge of our learners is digitised, but we really need some better software to make the most of this data. SIMs…
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…
BYOD and 1:1 are not the same Ryan Bretag nails some thoughts I’ve had recently on Bring Your Own Device as an IT provision in schools. It’s nice to have, and common sense in this day and age to allow learners to use their own devices in your classrooms and on your networks. But it’s…
The BBC has started making available clips from their thousands of hours of wildlife documentaries. You can choose which clip you want to watch by filtering your search by Animal, Habitat, Adaptation or Location – Geographical heaven, but obviously could be really useful in a number of subjects. There are 5000 clips available on-line already….