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Novelty Junkies

April 9, 2010 - Comment - By: Chris

Pic: baby playing with wrapping paperI really like the people I follow on Twitter. They generate a real buzz of excitement about stuff that is happening that I find very energising.
The thing that gets the Tweeps I follow particularly excited is novelty. When a…

The Great Education Debate

March 19, 2010 - Site of the Week - By: Chris

Pic: Edge LogoI’ve been asked by Edge, a charity “dedicated to raising the stature of practical and vocational learning”, if I would host a stream for this debate taking place on the 22nd March at 16:30.

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Thoughts on the iPod Touch for Edu

December 17, 2009 - Comment - By: Chris

Pic: CC Image - /Joe on FlickrTo what extent does the iPod Touch contribute to pedagogical change? On it’s own I’m not sure it does. It’s designed with a different purpose in mind. Having tried one out for a few weeks these are some of my initial thoughts as an aide memoire (and they probably will change over time).

Evangelising web2.0 for schools – Sacha Chua

September 3, 2009 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

Picked this up via Free Technology for Teachers this morning. It’s nice to come across someone with a sunny disposition on the web especially when it’s blowing a force 4 Yorkshire gale outside so thank you Sacha. Check out her slideshow on Web2.0 for teachers…

Row over Jim Rose’s Primary Curriculum plans

March 25, 2009 - Comment - By: Chris

Here we go. Let the fist waving commence!
The Grauniad has published this article… preempting the release of a report by Jim Rose into the primary curriculum and already the fur is flying as the headlines say “History out, Twitter

Prezi – at last, cool presentations!

January 21, 2009 - Site of the Week - By: Chris

Pic: click the imageHats off to the chaps at Prezi for coming up with a completely novel way of presenting ideas in one brilliant web 2.0 tool.

Online Stopwatch

July 2, 2008 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

Pic: Online StopwatchEver wanted a stopwatch to put through your data projector to keep the pace up in lessons?
This has been developed by Aaron Bowler (he’s sitting next to me RIGHT NOW!) and can either be viewed on the web or