After this last post of mine on Twitter and Facebook etc, here are a couple that might interest you…
‘Tweet Smell of Success Over Digg’ The ‘Beeb’
‘ICT In My Classroom’ Andy McSwann (thanks to David Muir for this link)
Interesting times I think
I have been meaning to write this post for a while- it is intended for those of you who would like to know a bit more about the benefits of using Facebook and Twitter.
For a few years now I have been using the social networking site Facebook; and I love it. It is my main [...]
I was reading a ‘tweet’ from Andrew Brown this morning so I thought I would quote him;
“So ‘yes we can’ became ‘yes we have’ - thank goodness America”.
Anyway here is an interesting article that popped up in my aggregator from the ‘Beeb’ this morning.
Another Scot in the Whitehouse!
Photo credit: Transplanted Mountaineer
This week I, along with a number of colleagues, ventured down to London to represent Learning and Teaching Scotland at the International Handheld Learning Conference 2008 . It was held at the Barbican Brewery.
Ollie Bray (East Lothian)
Ian Stuart (Argyll and Bute)
Mark Pentleton (East Ayreshire)
Derek Robertson (Learning and Teaching Scotland)
Laurie O’Donnell (Learning and Teaching Scotland)
Ewan McIntosh [...]
Today we held our NQT ICT induction day. During the course of the day each Probationer attended four separate sessions. These were as follows:
Intro To ICT in East Lothian: Karen Robertson
Online Publishing- hosted by David and I
Glow: Martin Brown and Karen-Anne McAlpine (Glow team)
Child Protection: Education and Children’s Services
David and I hosted four sessions on Edubuzz. Here [...]
Last week we held the fifth session at Knox Academy in Haddington.
One teacher’s feedback:
“I really enjoyed the presentation last night, it is to be discussed at my Departmental Meeting next week as we don’t have anything like this in my region at present. Excellent delivery of a very serious issue - well done! “
Tonight (Tuesday [...]
Last week we held the third and fourth Internet Safety Sessions at Ross High and Dunbar Grammar School.
One parent’s feedback:
“I was at the session at Ross High last night. It was excellent and I was mortified by how much I learnt! “
Tomorrow (Wednesday of 18th June) we are hosting the fifth session for parents and [...]
In June this year, East Lothian Council, in partnership with Lothian and Borders Police, will be hosting a series of Internet safety and responsible use training sessions for parents with pupils in P5 - S6 across the county. This is in response to growing concerns, expressed by individual parents and parent councils, about how to [...]
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 [...]
Yesterday I attended a conference on Using Virtual Worlds in Higher Education. It was run by eLearning Alliance at Moray House, Edinburgh University.
“Second Life (abbreviated as SL) is a 3D online digital world created and owned entirely by its residents. It provides a unique and flexible environment for teachers and learners interested in distance learning, [...]
