Technology can be used to support any subject and technology to support creative writing is one such area. Here are some of my favourite but often overlooked sites and tools as well as some staples for inspiration, creation and publication and they work just as well in primary as they…
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I don't really do reviews as the body of evidence of posts on my blog will testify but I wanted to talk briefly about a piece of kit I've just got which I felt was essential for me to have. I've had access to a Kanex ATV Pro for a…
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With there being lots of discussion about NQT’s and students starting their PGCE courses, I thought I’d share a few things that I know now that I wish I had known when I first started teaching – hopefully they will be of some help. This certainly isn’t an exhaustive list…
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I've always been a big fan of the Nintendo DS App "Dr Kawashima's Brain Training". In particular, the Math element of the game I found to be really good at getting my brain more responsive in terms of my general abilities related to mental arithmetic - being able to quickly…
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With NINE ADEs in the session yesterday, here's our podcast from Spreaker for our third #ADESpreak. Mark Anderson @ICTEvangelist Nick Davies @TESSEnglish1 Nick Dempster @linakerict Gavin Smart @gavinsmart Wolfgang Soeldner @wsoeldner Mat Pullen @mat6453 Evelyn O'Connor @evelynoconnor Dan Edwards @syded06 Alan Frame @headdowneyesup We'd love to hear your feedback! Enjoy!…
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Where do I start? I guess I should have started last night by doing a reflection of the first full day here at the ADE Institute, taking place here in Ireland. Our first day started with arrivals and a variety of induction activities which quite frankly were super slick and…
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One of the last things I did in my last post was to create a free iBook for students - 51 things to do this summer... a bit like a "Why Don't You" for 2013. Whilst it's good for students, many of them would be great fun for us too.…
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Taking the strain out of social media is something that is a bit of a utopian scenario for me. I make quite a lot of use of various social media such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Dropbox, Google Drive etc. Keeping on top of all of these can often take…
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I've been I had some training there today with a teacher from High Tech High, Chris Wakefield and two local Ofsted inspectors who also work as part of the local school's partnership. What an afternoon of learning it was! I've been aware of 'Critique' and 'Project Based Learning' for a fair…
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