http://edubuzz.org/blogs/richardwilson Exploring teaching and learning Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:56:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Although I have an interest in eBooks I have never got round to writing one, until now. I stumbled upon a really good free eBook writer called myebook that makes it easy peasy....... and it's free. You can enter text, pictures, video or audio directly or if you have a pdf file ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/richardwilson/2009/02/06/publishing-with-ebooks/ I've been dabbling in ebooks for a wee while now and am starting to get excited about the uses and possibilities they are beginning to present to us in education now. Things have moved on very quickly and loads of free resources can be had that can be read on ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/richardwilson/2009/01/13/ebooks-and-ecomics/ Today I am using Cyber Cafe to teach a P6 class more about internet security. We will be looking at how to keep ourselves safe from anyone who has malintent in anyway. I want to encourage the pupils to use the internet without fear and without identifying themselves by givng ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/richardwilson/2008/10/21/using-avatars-for-pupils/ "> It is always a chore to get my son Lewis to do his homework, especially repetative things like times tables and spelling. I'm always on the look out for things that excite him, take the pressure off me as a grouch and let us both enjoy homework with pleasure. I ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/richardwilson/2008/09/24/maths-games-for-painless-education/     Duncansby Head near John O'Groats                          I've just spent the weekend going round Mid and North Wales supporting my son Johnny and his friend Steven who are cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats, (over 600 miles). My wife and I set up camp for them and carried their luggage to allow them ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/richardwilson/2008/09/02/support-for-cycling/ I found and interesting quote that made me think again about the purpose of schools. We are so wrapped up in so many initiatives and the sheer pressure of 'managing' a school that sometimes we lose sight of what is really important. The following quote from Anthony Seldon sums it ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/richardwilson/2008/06/23/what-is-school-for/  I've always had a bee in my bunnet  about sharing information between organisations and individuals and rail against the excuses as to why things can't be done or made as difficult as possible. Edinburgh University are working to try to promote the sharing of training, experiences and knowledge. Go to ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/richardwilson/2008/04/24/promoting-knowledge-across-sectors/  I have the pleasure to head up a Musselburgh Cluster project about money. All of the Musselburgh schools will be delivering the money outcomes from a Curriculum for Excellence at the same time and publishing the body of work for all to see at http://musselburghclustermaths.wikispaces.com/ The work will encompass all stages ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/richardwilson/2008/03/17/money/ I heard the term casual pets for the first time on radio yesterday. It refers to any creature you feed in your garden such as birds, hedgehogs etc. Here at Pinkie we are blessed with a huge enclosed playing area that is refuge to many birds I would like to ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/richardwilson/2007/12/21/casual-pets/ Today we received the final copy of our HMIe follow through report on the Inspection of the school in 2006. A copy will go home with every child. As a staff we were very pleased with the findings of the inspection team and feel it gives a very fair and ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/richardwilson/2007/12/18/hmie-follow-through-report/