links for 2011-01-16
Science & the importance of having a sense of wonder SharePoint – Microsoft Showcase Videos Common craft – Sharpioint in plain english (tags: microsoft sharepoint plainenglish demo)
Year: 2011
Curious?
I say it quite regularly, but my RSS reader account provides endless leads to follow and importantly by following people outside my ‘echo chamber’ I am serviced with some excellent professional development. Today I was introduced to Kenichiro Mogi (茂木 …
links for 2011-01-14
Images and more – Microsoft Office Free images from Microsoft (tags: images free microsoft download digital clipart) MYLO: a new way to learn languages Eng Bac? (tags: resources education language mfl) BBC News – Does cash get results in schools?
Microsoft Freeware I use to be a Better Teacher
Outlook Connector Pack explore.live.com/outlook-hotmail-connector-pack I use access my Hotmail in Microsoft Outlook 2010 with this tool. Once it’s set up, just create a new account in Outlook, choosing the option to manually configure when prompted to access the Microsoft Outlook …
Moving with our Students
Reading more about the pace of technology adoption, Microsoft presented research that stated 71% of the 1,000 16 to 18-year-olds surveyed agree that they learn more about technology outside of the classroom than inside it. My initial thoughts, do we …
links for 2011-01-13
Ludocity: Pervasive Games, Street Games and New Sports Ludocity is a collection of pervasive games, street games and new sports – social forms of play that take place in public spaces, such as city streets, parks and public buildings. (tags: …
Gove is more than Admirably Challenged
Late last night I read the BBC article following The Education Secretary’s radio phone-in. The reform of the school league tables system and introduction a new English Baccalaureate. The government says it is empowering parental choice, it would appear that …
links for 2011-01-12
BBC News – School sixth forms 'facing multi-million pound cuts' (tags: 6thForm finance) http://www.rm.com/_RMVirtual/Media/Downloads/How_head_teachers_survive_and_thrive_by_prof_Tim_Brighouse.pdf (tags: cpd leadership) Colibri (tags: we webconferencing tools elearning video) Wondersaying of @globalissuesorg's latest tweet – Wondersay (tags: words phrases animation display) Let them sing it …