So, for me this means I need to lead Frog. Today I am going to the Frogtrade conference to discover some work that actually impresses me beyond the shiny visuals Frog delivers better than Moodle. Aiming to be brief, here is what I know so far: Continue reading
Many thanks to the legendary Leon Cych (@eyebeams) without whom this would not be a video. PS there was no camel so it goes on longer than the usual 7 minutes. The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind. Using technology in the classroom, using it for learning, is an endeavour that engages some teachers. Others do not find it particularly enlightening – they don’t get bitten. I remember training a music teacher in the ways of Moodle over two years ago. Since then he has not used it for anything other than revision lists and other three line whip orders from above. Two weeks ago he came to me with a dilemma. The new Music GCSE requires pupils … Continue reading
I started writing a Moodle course for e-safety this week. I am authorised to deliver the CEOP materials but the course will be taught by another teacher as well so I cannot use these in the course. Instead I have gone for (lesson 1): teach-ict.com e-safety quiz games a social networking flash video a Moodle quiz to identify who has accounts on various social networks A Moodle assignment with a comprehension exercise on a cyber-bullying article from the BBC I am now wondering where to go next. It is such a big field. The ThinkUKnow and CEOP reporting buttons are there, which we will have a look at, but what activities are best for the pupils to learn all about … Continue reading
Today I introduced new staff to the classroom tools we use. I used a Moodle course, an IWB flipchart and a Google Form (click here to see results of self-assessment form). Before work in the morning I tweeted for a shout out. Here are the results:
Pull it all into one place – a conference (or classroom) feed Netvibes is a tool I have played around with. See my public universe here. (screenshot below) netvibes I sometimes make a mistake with tools. The wood gets in the way of the trees and I start developing the use of something as an example (facility) for the whole school (see subject tabs at top of image). Big mistake. The right (?) thing to do is to make use of it yourself for your own teaching. That then serves as an example to others of how it might be used. I just saw this tweet: lindseyb16: Netvibes Page for #blc09 info, http://is.gd/1NPoJ especially like the mobile site from november … Continue reading