Monthly Archives: March 2009

Conference Workshops

John Rowe is giving forth on free and open source software. He’s talking about Scratch and how it is useful for developing thinking. ”Just let the kids loose on it” is his advice “and let them play.  Pretty soon they’ll be … Continue reading

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Fascinating Ada

Today is Ada Lovelace day. As with many other discplines (eg maths, Science…), the history of Information Technology has been dominated by men and their achievements.  Perhaps this is just because they have louder voices and let people know what … Continue reading

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Mixable competition

As mentioned earlier in the year, the Mixable09 competition is under way for you to rip, mix and enter your creation and get noticed. MIXABLE is a yearly UK contest that gives school kids a chance to remix, rework and … Continue reading

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BBC Learning – Open Lab

The BBC has opened a site, BBC Learning Open Lab,  for sharing and developing open source educational resources.  From their site, this is: a new online community for teachers and developers, and anyone else who has an interest in producing … Continue reading

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Apple ATI: April 6th – 9th

In the age of digital literacy and creativity, educators need to seek out best practice in the use of the tools available. Apple Teacher Institute offers a unique opportunity to develop the ideas you have already had about digital creativity, to see how … Continue reading

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