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Our Y7 students created leaflets in ICT about the right to education and learning to learn using our 7.3 online unit.
Before finishing the project they gave each other feedback in order to refine their work using a differentiated worksheet.
We sorted the class into low, middle and high achievers […]

How much does it cost to feed a penguin?
Creating a budget for a zoo is how many schools teach students to create and use a spreadsheet.  It is an easy way to demonstrate how formulae can be used to calculate totals and work out how to make a profit.  However, why study a place that […]

We started using online surveys using surveyatschool as a teaching tool to generate real data for our students to analyse (see online surveys post).  We then realised that we could use the same tool for us to find out more about the ICT needs of our students and teachers.
Student Voice Surveys
We have created two surveys […]

Am I bovverd?!
Have you ever stopped to think why students lack the motivation to learn?  According to research produced by EPPI Centre ‘pupils are more likely to be engaged with the curriculum they are offered if they believe it is relevant and if they are given opportunities to take ownership of their learning.’  This requires […]

On Wednesday I am speaking at the iNET National Conference.  You can download my presentation here.
There are lots of basic, easy to use web tools to enable students to communicate safely with a real audience.  Here are some examples:
Online Survey - Our students wrote survey questions and we put them online using surveyatschool.  This year […]

 
Why teach global issues?
Teaching the National Curriculum is a challenge in itself.  So is the idea of enhancing the curriculum with a global dimension yet thing to squeeze in, or could it be the solution to bringing the existing curriculum more to life?  Why_global.ppt
How to teach global issues
According to the DfES’ Developing a global dimension […]

In the news
The role of assessment in the National Curriculum has been the hot topic in the educational press recently. 
In December, IPPR produced a report stating that regular teacher assessments of pupils’ work should replace the testing of pupils aged 11 and 14 (bbc article).
This month the Gilbert Review said that England’s school tests and […]

KS3 ICT test should be ‘optional’
The Government set the ambitious goal of producing an online KS3 ICT test that marked itself.  However, the National Assessment Agency has now recommended that the exam should not become statutory (see BBC news article).  This announcement coincides with two key reports stating that the current curriculum is restricted by […]

Who cares how you get to school?!!
Having to create a survey and analyse the results can be quite a tricky and time consuming business.  Therefore, students are often given data sets of ready made, often fictitious, answers.  Also the same old themes seem to be used over and over again.  To be frank, very few students are […]

Online Conference
There will be a flashmeeting conference to share ideas on how to best prepare staff and students for the tests.  Due to the announcement that the tests are not to be compulsary in 2008, we will also discuss how ICT should be assessed in the future.
It will take place from 15:30-16:30 on Thursday 25th […]