Skoolz Out!

I am a lover of all things visual. The more clearly my information is presented, the easier it is for me, my students and colleagues in making sense of the world. When trying to motivate teachers to start using technology in the classroom as a part of their everyday practice, it is vital that we [...]

Over the last few posts we have created our Google account and joined a bookmarking site such as Diigo. Hopefully you now have a few ‘friends’ and the concept of conversing and sharing resources with other educators all over the globe is not as daunting or creepy – because you are now about to take [...]

Welcome to Part 3. My last few posts have been aimed at supporting teachers in making the transition from ‘tourist’ to ‘citizen’ – lookers-on to active participants in the use of technology. Before we become confident and proficient users of technology in the classroom, there is some work we need to do ourselves. If you [...]

Over the past few weeks, I have been working with the Year 5/6 students on developing their own ‘Choose Your Own Adventure‘ stories. While not the most advanced form of writing, it has been a really positive experience, as many reluctant writers have enjoyed this different style of writing. We discussed the concept of ‘interactive [...]