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Interactive games v real games ... Northfleet Tech' proves why it's got an ICT Mark!

Interesting way to get kids engaged with fitness ... see the BBC take on it by clicking HERE . When you work in schools and discover the number of kids sat out of games with notes or without games kit, you can only applaud this innovative approach. ... and you know what? ... at the price of the kit this...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by Sophie on 11-07-2009
Learner Voice - its in the can!

I love this idea, so I thought I'd share it. Now on the market are a number of cheap and attractive coloured small voice recorders that can be used for learners to comment on displays. Some have a multi-message recording feature. All you need to do is place one near a display, and let kids record...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by Sophie on 11-27-2008
Becta Web 2.0 Research Report

Web 2.0 technologies for learning at KS3 and KS4 Becta commissioned the University of Nottingham in conjunction with London Knowledge Lab and Manchester Metropolitan University to research Web 2.0 technologies for learning at Key Stages 3 and 4. The purpose of this research was to help shape Becta’s...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by Sophie on 10-11-2008
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 Sophie on 10-11-2008
14- 19, keeping track when students move around!

A continuing trend in education is the need to support 14 - 19 choice, and to achieve this schools join consortia to improve the range of courses on offer. This presents two problems: How do you move them around? How do you know where the student is? The first is still awaiting an answer, often involving...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by Sophie on 09-09-2008
XO2 - A new format for the sub $100 notebook

The $100 dollar laptop project has moved on with a new look and format, and is now planned to be $75! The new device created by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project opens like a book and has a new price of $75. It's not aimed to replace the original laptop created by the project, but even that...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by Sophie on 05-25-2008
Behind the Screen

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has published one of the most informative insights into the online world of children and young people. Take time to read it. Behind the Screen: The hidden life of youth online A headline summary of the report can be found HERE .

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by Sophie on 05-17-2008
Booms and Swingers? ... Projecting the right image!

An interesting observation was made on a recent school visit. A school in Kent has installed a new i-whiteboard and projector combination. Due of the height of the ceiling and the need to ensure the board height can be adjusted to meet the needs of childrens' different reaches, the school chose a combination...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by Sophie on 02-22-2008
New Line Learning Academy + Samsung Q1 = 1:1?

Saw this interesting video produced by LANWAY in partnership with the New Line Learning Academies in Maidstone. The video is clearly a commercial for both the devices and the partner company, but this is exactly the sort of partnership that adds value to education, providing students with examples of...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by Sophie on 02-07-2008
Struggling with technology?

According to a Teacher Voice Omnibus Survey report published by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) , a third of teachers struggle to use the technology schools are equipped with and want more support and training. Since the survey is a measure of the opinion of teachers, it isn't...

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

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