I was lucky to be given the opportunity to provide some training opportunities for staff at the school I work at today on some of the many different amazing tools that are out there for people to use in their lessons to inspire, engage and help focus students on the…
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In this section you'll find a collection of nursery songs from our Early Learning series Listen and Play and Playtime, both of which are currently available on iplayer and as podcasts. They're an ideal resource to support a range of Early Years skills, whether used in a nursery environment or…
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Check out this 'data confident school toolkit' I found at 4matrix.org The checklist which forms this toolkit lists some of the characteristics associated with the successful use of electronic data to promote school effectiveness. For each statement you are asked to decide the extent of development of current practice towards…
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via bbc.co.uk Check this out - don't you just LOVE technology??
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via visibletweets.com This site is pretty cool - what it does it take a keyword, searches Twitter for it and then turns it in to a nice Flash based animation - not so cool if you don't use a device that supports Flash! Like it myself though!
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This lovely little online application does what it says on the tin. Featuring a chat room, ability to make notes and collaborate online in a quick and easy fashion, I'm really liking this app. Try one I made here http://corkboard.me/p6JLuUNg6V - I've made a short 'how to' video which can be viewed…
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I made a booklet recently for an INSET session I ran. If you'd like to check it out there are plenty of top sites reviewed and explained in the document. Find it here: http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=50091789&access_key=key-2nnaxu9ba894dn1z8akk&page=1&viewMode=list Note - thanks to @EdintheClouds the above is not downloadable from Scribd but you can get…
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Have been checking out http://paper.li and wondered - why on earth am I not doing this?? So here it is! Check it out the full version here: http://paper.li/ICTEvangelist/1299282423
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See the full gallery on Posterous Now this looks really good. I tried scanning the book nearest to where I was sat and it found it first time. The app appears to show either local prices based on your GPS or competitive online prices. It also picks up other info…
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Part of what I try to do with my self-confessed ICT Evangelist role is to try and pass on some of the cool hints, tips, bits of info, gadgets, education technology, web 2.0 tools etc that I find on my virtual travels in the Internetland. One such find recently was…
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