Archive for September, 2006

This week I’m giving training to my first ever group of ICT GTPs.  We are going to explore what ingredients you need to make a good ICT lesson.
I have created the following task so that they can experience what it is like to be a student in an ICT lesson.  To view the lesson, click […]

By Alex Savage, September 26, 2006, 8:59 pm o'clock

What is RSS?
One of the main advantages of a blog is that you can receive updates whenever something new is added.
In order to do this you need a rss feed (Really Simple Syndication). The rss feed for the communICTy blog is http://www.learnblog.net/ict/feed/ .
How do I find a rss feed?
Most websites with a rss feed will […]

By Alex Savage, September 14, 2006, 3:49 pm o'clock

 At Notre Dame we believe that it is better to teach students how to use computers and the internet responsibly, rather than locking the whole thing down so that they have hardly any freedom at all.
We remind all our students of our Acceptable Use Policy at the begining of the year.  It explains to them that they […]

By Alex Savage, September 11, 2006, 9:16 pm o'clock

PEACE ONE DAY is the story of one man’s attempts to persuade the global community via the United Nations to officially sanction a global day of peace. The UN International Day of Peace is now fixed in the calendar on 21st September annually.
I have created a webpage of resources to help schools celebrate the day. […]

By Alex Savage, September 1, 2006, 10:29 am o'clock