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Think … erm … Different?
The following article takes a look at the use of iPads as mobile devices in schools and is based on attending the Apple Birmingham Leadership Summit at Birmingham Science Park on 19th October, the pre-event discussions on EduGeek.net about questions which should be asked, discussions on Dr Brian Bandey’s eSafety Law in Education group on…
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The James Review … what does it really mean for tech in schools?
The report is quite comprehensive in the breakdown of problems, but has to summarise some of them and it means some of the detail is missed. It also uses some language which misses out on opportunities to pin things down. It suffers from vagueness … Although ICT is mentioned in a number of areas, a…
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All Change
It is not often that a change in something really makes me sad but this week there has been a change to EduGeek.net. It was wonderful to finally hear, last month, the announcement that Shaun (Zerohour) had become a full time partner in EduGeek and I know it will help Chris take EduGeek forward. Shaun…
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I’m sure I had some budget left?
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Do *You* Know A Technical Champion?
Last year, in Northamptonshire, we tried something slightly different. With all the work that goes on nationally through TeachMeets, Unconferences, and other alternative CPD events it was clear that there is so much educational expertise that doesn’t seem to stick its head above water too much. Now, we all know about the success which is…
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Usernames – Should they identify a pupil?
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Why did I leave an internet start-up?
It has been a slow month for blogging and I am quite a bit behind in setting down various notes on from paper to the digital page. I presently have 3 articles partly written around Sharepoint and other tools on the LA Learning Platform (Sharepoint & Web 2.0, hosted vs local Sharepoint and SafeMail vs…