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Collaborating across continents with Google Docs

Some time ago several of my colleagues visited South Africa as part of a project on school twinning. As part of this project they had planned to work with pupils in South Africa on filming and editing video using flip cameras. Unfortunately the computers available to them were not capable of video editing, so they [...]

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Cool technology things I learned at Google Teacher Academy (#gtauk)

Google search is way more interesting that I thought
Lisa Thumann showed us some fantastic ways to refine, drill down, and present search results. I would recommend anyone to explore the ‘More search options’ on the left hand side of the screen after searching, as there are some very powerful tools there. Putting results on a [...]

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My #gtauk presentation: Collaborating on teaching writing

At the time this is published I am presenting at the Google Teacher Academy on the development of the use of Google Docs for writing with Year 4 at Robin Hood Primary School. I have blogged about the practicalities of using Google Docs for personalising writing before here,and this was also the subject of my [...]

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My Google Teacher Academy Application

This summer Google are expanding their teacher academy from the US and bringing it to the UK. I decided to apply to be a part of it, as it is the collaborative tools that Google (and others) are developing that I feel are the most powerful step forward in educational I.C.T. in recent years.
As part [...]

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PGCE to NQT: Some reflections

A few weeks ago the time came to teach my year 4 class a Science unit on forces, the same unit which comprised the first lessons I taught as a PGCE student. I remembered these lessons fondly; looking back they seemed a model of teaching when I had a huge amount of time to spend [...]

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TeachMeet Birmingham: Primary Edition

Just a quick update to let people know about a TeachMeet I am helping to organise: TeachMeet Birmingham: Primary Edition . Since attending TeachMeet BETT 2010, my colleagues have been really interested by my reports of what an inspiring event it was, the links I have made as a result of my talk on blogging, [...]

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The drive to be social with technology

I have been using Google docs with my class for some weeks now, and I have been really astounded at how proficiently my class of 8 year olds have been using this tool.
As I have described previously, rather than wowing the children with the collaborative features of google docs from the offset (as Tom Barrett [...]

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Some tools and tricks I swear by

People are often asking what tools and apps I am  using, and I usually struggle to remember. Therefore, I thought I would create a run down of a selection of tools that are essential to me. Rather than a simple list I have tried to add some value by way of some tips and tricks [...]

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Starting my blog

Just a quick post to start off my blog, and check that everything is working.
I am a primary teacher just finishing my PGCE at Warwick University. In September I will be starting at Robin Hood Primary school in Birmingham. I’m going to be blogging about my interests in using new technologies in education, and I [...]

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