Aug
06
2011
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 [...]
Jul
21
2011
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 [...]
Jul
21
2011
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 [...]
Jul
20
2011
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 [...]
Jul
20
2011
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 [...]
Jul
07
2011
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 [...]
Jul
04
2011
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 [...]
May
12
2011
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 [...]
May
04
2011
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 [...]
Mar
30
2011
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 [...]