I just want to draw attention to a Consolarium blog post from Brian McLaren which focuses on Games Based Learning projects in Scottish schools. Little Big Planet is being used in one other Scottish secondary school (that I know about) – Grangemouth High. I recommend you watch Brian’s video (and get your CV ready) and then pop back to the Consolarium site to hear the audio from the Inverurie Academy and Grangemouth projects.
http://ltsblogs.org.uk/consolarium/2010/04/29/gbl10-conference/
This evening I worked my way through a few courses on the Responsive Web Design Certification | freeCodeCamp.org pathway. I really liked the way the tutorial worked. I think it would be a very useful way for NQ students to learn and practice their web design skills (HTML, CSS, simple Javascript). I wonder if freeCodeCamp […]
Read MoreIt was an early start yesterday to travel down to Alloa, a place I’d never visited before! What struck me was how beautiful the drive from Kinross was, with the snow-capped Ochils accompanying me west through Clackmannanshire. Arriving at Co.Lab I was greeted by owner Pam Currie and Louise Jones and got stuck in to […]
Read MoreI’ve long been a fan of Google Suite for Education and first became a Google Certified Educator in October 2015. I don’t know why but I’ve never really tried to take this certification any further despite running regular training events in school since 2012, bar last school session. I deliberately took the decision to not […]
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