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Unit 23 resources

8, Apr 2010

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. As well as teaching aids for [...]

Link roundup: March

28, Mar 2010

Our World: Cracking Walls
The Iranian elections fast became a trending topic on Twitter last summer as Internet-savvy Iranians protested the inevitable re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad. This is the first documentary I’ve seen that looks at the impact the Internet is having in the Middle East. From the blurb: “BBC reporter Jiyar Gol travels across [...]

Link roundup: September

24, Aug 2009

From Now On
I really have to start the first roundup of useful links with the first site that got me really thinking about the role of technology in education. Jamie McKenzie takes a cautionary role, looking for the good in applying technology rather than evangelising. He provides excellent food for thought, and was quoted [...]

Engagement & ICT

20, Aug 2009

“So what do you teach?”
“ICT.”
“Oh, well at least the kids must find that interesting.”
- Opening to half a dozen conversations I’ve had with non-teachers.

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 [...]

Moral issues in ICT: handout resource

10, Aug 2009

This is an event – the first resource to be posted born of collaboration! Debbie Jones – @teach_ict – of Teach-ICT fame very kindly put together two of the handouts in this set covering the moral issues in ICT.
The social & moral implications of ICT are something we both have a passion for, yet I [...]

Key questioning: don’t skip steps

4, Aug 2009

From firm foundations…
When I was training to teach, one of my tutors had a section on his lesson plan proforma entitled “vocab”. At the time, I wondered what possible reason there would be to have a vocab section for an ICT lesson plan – the kids know the vocab, right?
Early this year, my department ran [...]


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