And I am back after a relaxing break.
Between two great holidays, plans for the Glow rollout, NQT Induction days and buying my all new (white) Eee PC I am not sure where to start. During the next few weeks I will share as many thoughts as possible.
Today David Gilmour and I ventured through to the LTS [...]
During the weekend we ventured over to the Isle of Islay. We had been invited there by my friend and colleague Ian Stuart and his wife Caroline to watch the Annual Beach Rugby Competition -“Eat Sand”.
The rules of Islay Beach Rugby are as follows-
“Field Dimensions
The size of a Beach Rugby field depends on the decision of the league. [...]
Photo credit: Darkest before dawn
Islay High School open day looks like it is going to be a very worth while and interesting event. Unfortunately I have a team away-day on the 13th.
Here’s what Ian Stuart (PT Technology and Design) says:
“In just over a weeks time we are going to have an ICT open day. This is being [...]
Cindy Julien has spent this year as a French assistant at Knox Academy. Cindy graduated from Toulouse Mirail University with a Masters Degree in English Literature and Art in 2007. As she will be teacher training next year, she came to Scotland to improve her English and make connections. During her time here Cindy did much more at [...]
Photo Credits: Edublogger
As I was in London this weekend visiting family and friends I decided to take a flexi-day on Monday (my secondment is not on teacher’s holidays). This meant I was able to catch-up with Ewan for a light refreshment in the afternoon and also attend the Teachmeet- London North East in the evening. I am always interested to [...]
Super Logo is a company owned by my good friend Andrew Dall. His company provides emboridery and print onto garments for schools, companies and any other groups looking for personalised clothing. For the Knox Academy school Ski trip this Easter, I asked Andy what kind of deal he could offer for Hooded tops. Here it is:
A minimum [...]
This week I attended a Glow Key Contacts meeting in Edinburgh. There are around four Key Contacts meetings held every year. Key contacts are the representatives nominated by each council. These meetings are designed so that authorities can get together, share and learn from each others experiences. Out of Scotland’s 32 authorities, 21 have now signed [...]
I haven’t really written much in the last wee while. This is largely due to the projects I have been working on. I don’t really think that White Board installations, PC refreshes/upgrades and letter drafting etc are really that interesting to those not directly involved, so I have kept quiet. However the next few weeks [...]
Derek Robertson has set up a Glow Group at National level for the Consalarium-
“If you are a teacher in Scotland and you have access to Glow then please feel free to join our national group. Just select this link, login and when the page appears click the ‘request access’ button”
I am hoping to use this group [...]
Over the last few months Karen Robertson has been developing a Responsible Use Policy for East Lothian. This can now be found on our Edubuzz Wiki. As this is the first draft of this policy, we would very much welcome any feedback either via comment or email.
