What sort of message does this give...

The BBC reports that "Parents are being urged to keep Christmas gadgets out of the classroom by England's Children's Minister Kevin Brennan" and further comments are made by the General Secretary of NASUWT Chris Keates including "Teachers would be grateful if pupils just brought a pen." Take a look at the report

What value does this put on the digital technology that excites, engages and empowers young people, permeates their lives and the creativity that it enables.

The message seems that pen and paper is the way we do it. When you get to school you can stop thinking about these things and use a pen. Education is about using pens and writing things down!

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The snow walk

Saturday was to be the day for setting up a new blog, but the prospect of a walk in the park , snow still on the ground and sun bright, was tempting. I asked my fellow tweeters what I should do first, walk in the park or work on the blog? And the unanimous response of those around was to walk first and then set up blog and write about it. So no couch potatoes there. Sadly once we were out there it was so good that that we did not return for a long time. No new blog set up :-( Whilst out I tweeted some photos from the iphone but this was not enough, a blog post was required so here it is. Instead of the new blog I'm showing the pictures in two ways, first new to me a Photopeach spiral (Thanks Simon Widdowson and Allanah King for sharing this at about the same time) and then using Animoto . I have an education license for this so can make longer films Enjoy my walk Snow in the park on PhotoPeach . Use the slider to hear the sound and click on...

Blogging.. making a start

Want to start blogging with your class? John Johnson of Sandaig Primary offers step by step advice based on his experience. He’s been blogging and podcasting very successfully with his children for some time and they have an international following. There are links to all the school blogs in his own blog , take a look at Sandaig poets, inspiration for poetry writing in the classroom.

Me at the end of 2019

My work and passion is in learning, teaching and technology, not only in how digital technologies are used as tools in a computing curriculum but in how they can transform learning and teaching and potentially education as a whole. I spend a lot of time encouraging people to join me. I’m also a wife, mother, aunt and granny and am involved in the rough and tumble of extended family life. I have a car, a good pair of walking boots and trekking pole, a well-thumbed passport, trail running shoes and compass My extensive book collection ( I moved to a new house for it) includes food stained cookery books. I’ve access to music, live, streamed and recorded, a Wii and an Xbox Kinect and many ‘robots’. In spare time I volunteer at a wonderful National Trust property, Woolsthorpe Manor, the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton and talk to (if they want to) the amazing, interesting people who come to visit. Life is indeed good! A ...

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