Digital Badges and Motivation

Dec 13, 2014 Curriculum • Digital Library • Teaching and Learning

My brand new Digital Leaders have been trying the brilliance that is the makewav.es site. For those not clear, makewav.es provides a safe environment for pupils to share blogs, video, stories and phot...

From Padlet to Twitter – a Digital Classroom Journey!

Apr 12, 2014 Literacy • Teaching and Learning

I thought I would share a recent example of of the integrated way in which various digital/social platforms can be linked and used in the classroom. Context first: Y6 class, space topic. The pupils ha...

Blogging – a useful learning tool?

Jan 5, 2014 Literacy • Teaching and Learning

Since I posted a page which had tips on how to get blogging started in school blogging seems to be increasing in popularity, certainly within the primary schools I work in we have teachers, and pupils...

Collaborative Learning

Jan 3, 2014 Blog

I am currently beginning my research for my dissertation and, in part thanks to my experience with the iPad in school, I have decided to focus on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. Whilst the ...

Introducing a New Curriculum – Literacy

Dec 31, 2013 Blog • Curriculum • Teaching and Learning

In the new year my focus point will be the new curriculum.   Literacy: when I began training there was lots of support for the teaching of literacy, the national strategies were in their heydey a...

Why blog?

Feb 3, 2013 Literacy • Teaching and Learning

Are you blogging in the classroom already? Blogs are incredibly easy to set up, and there are plenty around to give you inspiration. You could begin here. The question is, why bother?   There see...