Prompted by a comment from one of my pupils recently ‘ we never see them anymore really though…’ Primary schools pride themselves on developing pupil leadership; encouraging children to get out of their comfort zone and allowing them to have a say in areas of school life. If your schoolContinue Reading
I’m not going to pretend that I am an expert in this. Having taken the opportunity to reflect on what has been a memorable few months I wanted to evaluate some of the learning that has taken place online within our primary school. I hope that these thoughts will goContinue Reading
A few years ago my interest in educational technology was ignited with an article in the TES arguing that technology made absolutely no difference to schools whatsosever. At the time, a teacher just starting out, I was outraged that all of the ways in which tech made school life easierContinue Reading
It has been a while since I posted about Skype, however moving schools has meant that I have introduced Skype to another set of pupils, and indeed another set of teachers as I am always amazed that teachers haven't tried any kind of video linking with their pupils. Firstly letContinue Reading
Classroom collaboration was cited as one of the key reasons to begin using technology in the classroom in a recent (and quick) question and answer session…. There are many, many ways to get your pupils to collaborate more, and obviously using tech is only one strand of this. From roleContinue Reading