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Creating newspapers from your RSS feeds?

I must admit I was disappointed at the demise of Bloglines , the RSS feed reader I first cut my teeth on at an Alan November conference. It was something of a revelation and is fundamental to many of the Internets new tools. Rather reluctantly I've moved across to Google Reader , which does the job...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 10-03-2010
British Pathé? Great ... but can you get it to work?

After reading the ' Pathe Returns ' blog post by a colleague, you may have tried to find out more whilst sat at your home computer and wondered why it doesn't seem to work. Well, British Pathe is a commercial organisation that (quite rightly) charges local authorities and broadband consortia...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 12-18-2009
Stuff that's caught my eye! - 111008

Schools Radio Network Schools are invited to register now with the Schools Radio Network – a new initiative - and give their students a national voice. SchoolsRadio.com encourages students up to age 18 to create and share their own audio programmes with other UK schools through a specially regulated...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 10-11-2008
Science Content - The Periodic Table of Videos

The Periodic Table of Video's is a modern version of the periodic table. Each element has an associated video explaining what it is and how it reacts. Great resource, but shame they chose YouTube ... the videos are blocked by most school filters (and KCC)!

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 07-22-2008
If you read just one book ...

Last week Jerry, a colleague handed me a short book, What's Next: 21 Ideas for 21st Century Learning by Charles Leadbeater , and published by the Innovation Unit . Jerry was emphatic as he placed it on my desk ... "This says what I believe ... ". The book is available free online . I read...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 07-19-2008
Shine - talent in all young people!

Shine is a national celebration of all talent in all young people providing creative ways to celebrate and showcase students' achievements during Shine week from 30 June to 4 July. Shine is the place for teachers to show off too. Do you have a hidden talent you could share with your students? How...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 06-13-2008
Exploratree - tools for thinking! ... FREE!

One of the highlights of a recent visit to Cramlington Community High School (In Northumberland, ... not Newcastle. Thanks Ray for the correction to my previous post) was the early preview of Learning 2 Learn software. One of the most impressive features was their toolset for thinking. I was amazed to...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 05-27-2008
Adventure Rock's the CBBC!

Thanks to the NAACE newsletter for highlighting a great (and safe) interactive virtual island " Adventure Rock " aimed at 6 - 11 year olds. The game requires a download, and allows children to explore and discover on a virtual island. There are hints and tips for explorers, and it is easy to...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 05-27-2008
Fab Photo's of Kent

I don't normally advertis, but as a bit of an amatuer photographer myself, the pictures of Kent on Steve Keat's Flickr photstream are just stunning! Check them out HERE ! (Photoshop??)

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 05-22-2008
'Repurpose, Create and Share' - call for Bids

Are you using and sharing digital resources for learning and teaching? Becta and the National Education Network invite English schools to join a programme to: exploit online digital resources create new materials to support learning and teaching for secondary aged students using those online digital...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 02-02-2008

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