Aug 06 2011

Why did the chicken cross the road? Happy 2nd birthday!

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I woke up this morning and realised that it is 2 years to the day to when I first set up my blog. I can’t believe that it has been two years, it is funny reflecting on this. I start to think why did I even start? Well there were two main reasons – the [...]

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Jul 21 2011

Blogging Saltash.net Style–Part 4

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It is brilliant to hear this week just at the end of the year that several of the teachers at Saltash.net have decided to set up their own blogs to enhance the quality of the learning of their students and the reflection on the quality of their teaching. I want to profile these teachers in [...]

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Jul 21 2011

Blogging Saltash.net Style–Part 3

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It is brilliant to hear this week just at the end of the year that several of the teachers at Saltash.net have decided to set up their own blogs to enhance the quality of the learning of their students and the reflection on the quality of their teaching. I want to profile these teachers in [...]

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Jul 20 2011

Blogging Saltash.net Style–Part 2

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It is brilliant to hear this week just at the end of the year that several of the teachers at Saltash.net have decided to set up their own blogs to enhance the quality of the learning of their students and the reflection on the quality of their teaching. I want to profile these teachers in [...]

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Jul 20 2011

Blogging Saltash.net Style–Part 1

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It is brilliant to hear this week just at the end of the year that several of the teachers at Saltash.net have decided to set up their own blogs to enhance the quality of the learning of their students and the reflection on the quality of their teaching. I want to profile these teachers in [...]

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Jul 07 2011

To blog or not to blog?

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Some teachers last night were asking me what free blogging sites are out there. Most people are very sceptical about blogs and the bloggers who blog them. In fact I guarantee that there will be many people who believe that you have to be a geek to do it! I am certainly not a geek [...]

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Jul 04 2011

The power of blogging–Primary students blogging for the 1st time please visit & leave comments.

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As part of our games based blogging project that some of my students have designed please see the post here for more information: http://whydidthechickencrosstheroad.org.uk/2011/05/12/what-is-games-based-blogging/ Our first primary school St Germans in Cornwall have written their first blog posts. The students are in groups and have written the first part of their story behind the Kodu [...]

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May 12 2011

Why blogging makes good CPD sense

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It was great to read a new article from the National College yesterday written by Michael Shepherd who is Headteacher at Hawes Side School in Blackpool. I have met Michael a couple of times and he is a great bloke, I also enjoy reading the two blogs that he writes. His article is all about [...]

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May 04 2011

Microsoft Easter Camp Part 1 #msecamp

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While other people were tucking into the Easter eggs early in the morning in true Easter style some teachers were learning about some of the new tools from Microsoft and sharing ideas how to use them to make a marked contribution to the quality of learning that takes place in the classroom. We were at [...]

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Mar 30 2011

ICT – Those who can, tweet

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Did you see the great article in the TES magazine last week? It is titled ICT – Those who can, tweet. Are you on twitter yet? I think if you are reading this blog then you are probably already using it – if not then please sign up and start. This is a great article [...]

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