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Sherston Mega Deal

Sherston software are offering over £20,000 worth of software for £999. This includes 114 of their award-winning titles such as Izzy’s Island, Crystal Rainforest V2, Easi Keysi, Email Detectives, Mission Control V2, Model Shop, BBC Magic Pencil, Literacy Bank 3 … Continue reading

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Shakespeare’s Treasures

Just read about this brilliant competition through the Bee-It blog. Aimed at young teenagers, this is a virtual treasure hunt designed to hone information skills. The prize is a beautiful – and valuable- gilded mask; ‘Shakespeare’s Treasure’. There are two … Continue reading

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World Cup story

Justin at Gobowen Primary told us yesterday about Tom Palmer’s episodic World Cup story, featuring football detective Danny Harte. Tom is writing and publishing a new chapter every day throughout the World Cup, including actual events as and when they … Continue reading

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Becta SRF

The revised Becta Self-Review Framework is now out here. Tweet This Post

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Our Space

This exciting competition (closes July 1st) with hordes of prizes looks fun. It involves mashing together downloadable resources from the website and editing them into a personal project that describes an adventure in space.  From the website it says: Richard … Continue reading

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Google Teacher Academy

The Google Teacher Academy is a FREE professional development experience designed to help primary and secondary educators from around the globe get the most from innovative technologies. Each Academy is an intensive, one-day event where participants get hands-on experience with … Continue reading

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Crick Software: The World Cup in your classroom!

As we prepare to huddle around our televisions and pray for no injuries, no red cards and above all, no penalty shootouts, Crick Software’s LearningGrids team have been preparing lots of innovative new World Cup learning materials for Clicker and … Continue reading

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Night and Day – Videoconferencing Event

You and your class are invited to attend Night and Day by Videoconference between 09:30 and 12:30 on the 21st June 2010. This international event is for Key Stages 1-3, and will explore the changes from Night to Day around … Continue reading

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TeachMeet hits its fourth birthday: Coming of Age

TeachMeet is entering its fifth year and the unconference for teachers, by teachers has helped hundreds – maybe thousands, in fact – to try out something new, alter the way they already teach and learn, join a community of innovative … Continue reading

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Meet Wenlock and Mandeville

The new Olympic mascots have been unveiled ready for the run-up to the Olympic games in 2012.  Named for our own Shropshire town where William Penney Brookes provided the inspiration for the modern Olympic Games, Wenlock and his paralympics partner … Continue reading

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