
#proudofmyselfie – using selfies in school
“Miss, I reckon this could go viral.” Well, maybe or maybe not, but either way my class and I are on a bit of a […]
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“Miss, I reckon this could go viral.” Well, maybe or maybe not, but either way my class and I are on a bit of a […]
Continue reading »This week, 3rd–9th March, is the UK Hour of Code week (as well as Book Week, bad timing, anyway…) with the main aim being to […]
Continue reading »On Wednesday I presented at a very different sort of conference compared to what I’m used to. Different because the audience wasn’t predominantly teachers or […]
Continue reading »BETT 2014 was quite a different experience for me: as the author of ‘Switched on Computing: take your first easy steps with Microsoft‘, I was […]
Continue reading »Forget the year of the horse, the government have announced that 2014 is the Year of Code, but this latest initiative has come under much criticism. Unsurprisingly, […]
Continue reading »What’s #nurture1314? Well, teachers all over twitter are putting together #nurture1314 blog posts: 13 highlights of 2013 and 14 hopes for 2014. I’ve read a […]
Continue reading »At the beginning of the year, members of staff within my school’s cluster got together for an INSET day on highly effective subject leadership. As […]
Continue reading »When I first took a look at the new computing programme of study I was a tad worried. Mainly because ‘algorithm’ was the first word […]
Continue reading »After a suggestion from my colleague, I’m working on a kind of ‘self-led’ ICT unit for next half term. I say ‘self-led’ because it includes […]
Continue reading »Any primary teacher knows the importance of choosing engaging and worthwhile reading activities in order to ensure you don’t get constantly interrupted with your guided […]
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