Following on from the idea of @ICTSomersetSec who created a Wordle based on the Twitter feed from the hashtag #swgfl11 and some Java plugin problems which meant I couldn’t see it, I decided to make my own, but via Tagxedo. http://bit.ly/swgfl11 http://www.tagxedo.com/art/51e4948d62964dff
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Russell’s powerful seminar at the SWGFL conference took us through lots of persuasive arguments that pervade our consciousness and conscience as we continue to work with students and ICT. He talked, as per the theme of the conference about ICT being in our (their) hands about empowering students by putting…
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LET GO OF THE REINS! Ewan’s keynote kicked us off in the morning and he talked with us emphatically about education needing a real boot up the backside, if you’ll excuse the expression. His passion and enthusiasm reminded me greatly of David Keeling and some of his sentiments in…
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Today was the 13th conference held at UWE, Bristol. The event was attended by what seemed like well over 500 people and there was inspiration abound. In my following posts I’m going to break down some of the seminars, keynotes and experiences I had today at the conference. It was,…
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From Evernote: Introductory keynote | ANTHONY SELDON Starter Chapel Gilbert Scott architecture What is the purpose of education? Govt need to address the issue 6 ways to change educational model. Move it forward. What's wrong? Forget mission statements. Reality is schools are just about exam success. 1. Change to genuine…
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From Evernote: Peter Hyman - unleashing potential Education simply not fitting what they need. Being taught ppl value x, y and z based on exams etc. Then when leave education, then u find out what skills and qualities employers really want. Bridge gap between what academics want and what employment and…
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From Evernote: Dan Roberts - change through student voice Saltash.net school (community) Vision. ICT underpinning everything they do. Good with some outstanding features. Like where I work. SSAT recognition for improvement. Student voice... We want to be free to use more technology. Also said, we want to learn how to learn.…
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From Evernote: Ollie Bray - Games based learning Consolarium. Set up to look at ICT in classroom. Contact @olliebray to get slides and notes from session. http://YouTube.com/consolarium Cultural relevance. Packaging. Business relevance. Esafety. Responsibility. Responsible use agenda -------> PEGI Blurred boundaries. See the full gallery on Posterous
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via klowdz.com Check this awesome inspirational site. Great for practising basic graphics skills, inspiring your mind and can easily see it being a fantastic site for starters or even plenaries. Check it out. Impressive! via @andyhutt
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Amaze Your Education Colleagues This fine academic tool was designed to assist in the writing of reports, grant applications, and other documents related to public schools. I believe that it will be particularly useful for people involved in writing reports for WASC accreditation. Amaze your colleagues with finely crafted phrases…
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