ArchivesPosts Tagged ‘inspiration’

02Aug

Ever felt like teaching was an uphill struggle? So does everyone else, but impossible it’s not – we just need to consider carefully our definitions of the word success. People who say it’s impossible to be an extraordinary teacher are part of that uphill struggle, making goals seem more difficult to achieve, but it is possible.Continue Reading

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08Dec

As part of a presentation at an SSAT seminar entitled ‘How to make ICT the most popular subject in your school’, here is my presentation – pushing ICT lessons beyond their original definition as we look at the history of war, from an ICT perspective.Continue Reading

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08Apr

Created to map to the OCR Nationals Level 2 framework for unit 23, these video editing resources are currently in-use in my school to great effect. Students take on the role of advertisers/VJs, creating an advert/music video to advertise a Some Rights Reserved concert aimed at promoting free music.Continue Reading

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28Mar

March’s pick of the top links for ICT teachers.Continue Reading

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24Aug

September’s top links for ICT teachers.Continue Reading

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20Aug

We’re not in the ‘90s anymore, and sitting a kid in front of a computer generates little more excitement than sitting them in front of a toaster. In a society where computers are truly ubiquitous, they can’t be expected to be intrinsically exciting. How impressed would you be to find a TV in a classroom? What if I said it received Ceefax?Continue Reading

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