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Education Innovation Conference & Exhibition~Manchester iThink Therefore iPad & Raspberry Jam ~ February 2014

A long way in the distance, we know, but it’s good to plan ahead & book early eh? We are delighted to confirm that we will be delivering a keynote speech at “The Education Innovation Conference & Exhibition, (EICE) 2014″ event at Manchester Central on February 27th next year, as part of their 2 day [...]

A brief break in transmission ~ Did you Sir? Did you miss?

The blog is taking a few days break, as we are going to be overseas for a couple of weeks, in a place with very limited internet. “Pedal up. Thinband”. Planning, sharing, repairing, preparing. In the meantime, did you miss, Sir?  

“A cracking day” with The Hampshire District 2 Heads

Thank you to Bruce Waelend, for sending his thoughts on our day of practical fun, with the Hampshire heads: What a great day! The normal format for head teacher conferences is that someone will sit and talk to us about whatever it is – safeguarding or how to spend the Pupil Premium or zonal defence [...]

Google StreetView Stereographic ~ Joyous mini worlds

Something we have used for quite a while now, and involve as just one step in the process of bringing worlds alive, with the schools we work alongside, is the wonderful Google Street View Stereographic. This joyous gem makes your very own, free, explorable, mini planets! Visit your location, in StreetView Stereographic, & then learn [...]

Hampshire District 2 Headteachers’ Conference, Sandbanks

Together, we explored the progression that can be taken using artifacts and images, then we had a VERY hands-on, have-a-go-day with 22 headteachers, from the Hampshire District 2 Headteachers’ group, in the incredible setting of Sandbanks, near Poole. We had a fun filled investigation of how images, living texts and sound effects, can bring story [...]

AppMakr.com

AppMakr is a cool web tool that enables users to easily and instantly build a rich content based app. Just paste in the URL of the website you have, and then start customizing it the way you want. You can add images, videos…etc. The free version is ad supported (and there is a paid version [...]

Mill Rythe Infant School, Hampshire ~ Day 2

Our second day with Mill Rythe Infant School on Hayling Island and what a lovely time we had. The children and staff of the school are responsive and ready to take on ideas and challenges. We stood and contemplated, but also explored the world of words, at some speed, sharing and saving suggestions, making decisions, [...]

SilkSlides

Simple, quick, and easy to learn,  SilkSlides enables sharing, and discussing, of presentations. You would have to consider that the commenting element of SilkSlides is “open”, balancing this with the potential, because of simplicity, maybe. We would value your thoughts, & experiences, trying this out, as we haven’t been able to “for real”.

Mill Rythe Infant School, Hampshire ~ Day 1

The first of two days a Mill Rythe Infant School on Hayling Island, and the first of three days with its headteacher, Sarah Court. On Wednesday, we will be at the Hampshire District 2 Headteachers’ Conference together in Poole looking at some fun, practical ways pf extending ideas, with heads from across the area. But [...]

Ribbet ~ Online Photo Editing

With Ribbet.com, an online photo editing tool, which works on Mac, Windows, and Linux, it is possible to crop, resize, and rotate in real-time, use a huge amount of special effects (from arty to fun), fix your photos in a single click, and then fine-tune your results with some of the more advanced controls. No [...]