Fail, Failure and Making A Mistake
I am one of those increasingly rare people who sincerely believes that you cannot learn from failure. A number of times on this blog and...
Subscription Services for Schools, Why?
Is it just me or is anyone else bewildered by the plethora of services and software available to schools via subscription? It’s not that I’m...
Mr Gove’s Challenge to Us All
In his announcement at BETT 2012, the education secretary, Mr Gove, effectively removed ICT as a subject from the curriculum of English...
The Power of a Brand name
Apple, Sony and RM, are all brand names that we have probably all heard of. It is likely that when you read each name, that...
5 Twitter Tools Your Followers Wish You Wouldn’t Use
We all know that spam is bad and nobody wants it but what might just be possibly worse than spam in your twitter stream are...
If Twitter is so Good Why do so many Teachers Leave it?
Here in the UK it’s summer holiday time and most children and their teachers are on a break from school. I call it a break...
You Know You’re a 21st Century Educator When … (7 signs)
7 Signs of a 21st century educator. Having criticised the overuse of the phrase ’21st Century …’ , here I am using it, doh! You...
Shiny things of little substance
photo credit: SoloXis I’m not a great fan of infographics. Sure, they can look good, they can display data in ways that may be more...