Tag Archives: 1:1

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 [...]

1:1: Starting Google Docs

Last week, with our wifi internet now working more reliably, I introduced my class to google docs.
I had originally wanted to set up google apps for education across our school domain, but as this is something we have to apply for, and possibly negotiate with the local authority about, I took the plunge and installed [...]

1:1 Primary: Starting thoughts

As I have mentioned before on this blog I am fortunate enough to be involved in the introduction of a 1:1 computing environment at next term. As of September every child in years 3 and 4 (Ages 7-9) of our two form entry school will have their own netbook. These will not only be [...]