Thank you for all the fab feedback on Slow Writing. Most of the recognistion really belongs to David Didau and David Riley. I am just the maven that stole the idea from one David and gave it to the other. Now we need a few more. Here is what we have so far;

“must be just one word.”,”must end with an exclamation mark!”,”must contain alliteration.”,”must contain an assertion (opinion presented as a fact).”,”must contain a rule of three.”,”must contain an embedded subordinate clause.”,”must start with the word ‘Although’ / When / As.”,”must contain a colon.”,”must start with a connective.”,”must contain a metaphor.”,”must contain a statistic.”,”must be written in the passive voice.”,”must be 15 words in length.”,”must contain brackets.”,”must focus on the sense of smell/taste/touch/hearing.”,”must be sarcastic.”,”must start with a present participle.”,”must contain only three words.”, “must contain a semi-colon.”,”must be a rhetorical question.”,”will start with an adverb.”, “must contain a simile.”, “must start with an imperative verb.”, “must use repetition for emphasis.”, “must contain emotive language.”

@kristianstill parenthetic commas; one word sentence; start with 2 adjectives (Hot & tired...); powerful verb (no adverb); fronted adverbial

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Any more ideas woudl be appreciated.

Next @Laura_Suths would like personalised or language specific tasks prompts. We will try and get to it soon Laura but for now its the end of a long and busy day.

This is brilliant but could we make one that could be entirely personalised. For example, one to be used when teaching persuasive writing?

@GreatestQuotes:

“High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.” – Charles F. Kettering

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@Sports_Greats:

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome. -Michael Jordan

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Is this a movie you watch? A game you play? A comic you read?

It’s all of these. It’s a web experience to enjoy and immerse yourself in. You get the chance to help shape the story and the artwork as Brandon’s Random Adventures unfold.

Brandon Generator is a production by Windows Internet Explorer, written by award-winning creator of ‘Shaun Of the Dead’ Edgar Wright and illustrated by renowned marvel and Lucasfilm artist Tommy Lee Edwards. It is narrated by The Mighty Boosh”s Julian Barratt with music by Unloved (Unloved are David Holmes, Keefus Green and Jade Vincent). Now that is some listing.

So what is it? Its a form of trans medi, immersive entertainment with significant educational adaption. I am drawn to it, in much the same way I was drawn to Inanimate Alice and Bear 71. Brandon is suffering from writer’s block and passes out after drinking too much espresso coffee. He awakens to he finds himself surrounded by creativity he doesn’t remember. You are then invited to contribute your thoughts and writings on what that might look like, and using a mixture of comic-book style animation, video and sound, with site displays the suggestions. An interactive fictions trans mediao mesh.

Brandon Generator would be a fantastic marque lesson that would undoubtedly engage even the most ardent reluctant reader. Reading, creative writing, problem solving and game design. With this simply stunning resource, our efforts as teachers would be in framing the scheme of work, exploiting the literacy tasks embedded in the site. Love it!

A cartoon overview of the IT journey in the UK with examples of people who are already making a difference.

A few months ago Andy Goff asked if I minded being characterured. Really? With my feautres I expected the worst and was not disappointed. In saying that, it was for a good reason and I consider myself very honoured to share a platform with such as amazing ICT teacher and community driver as Chris Leach, defintely look up his rethinkICT endeavours.

For those of you that need arming with insults, here is the cartoon and voice over from Andy Goff.

From Andy, I learnt about BAFTA Young Game Designers competition for 11-16 year olds. 

Write and illustrate your idea for a new video game for a chance to win the Concept Award, or make a game of your own to get your hands on the Game-Making Award. Does ICT (plus a whle host of more subjects) get any more exciting that that?

This is something strangely Frankenstein about Inkle Studios rewriting of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with this literary exploration carefully carving and restitching the original narrative. This interactive version, though more a likened to CYOA has received a perplexing array of reviews, what is in agreed is that Frankenstein is fantastically designed and illustrated piece of entertainment.

The existing storyline restrains the interactive or CYOA experience, and yet, it encourages the reader to play an active role in the narrative. It is this engagement with the text that attracts my interest as an educationalist. Do it grab yours? Resisting the temptation to full exploit the media capabilities of the iOS platform is a critical factor.

A number of articles suggested possible IF reworks, Wuthering Heights for example. One GCSE text that I would be interested in reworking IF would be ‘Of Mice and Men.’ Certainly the ending could be guided toward tragedy.