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CPD Development Flipped Classroom Student Attainment Student Engagement Teacher Training + Support

Using @EdPuzzle for the first time #flipclass #flipchat

EdPuzzle is not a new site to me, however I’ve never had the time to sit down and investigate it properly. I got the opportunity today as the rain made an overdue visit to Milan. My Year 10 Computer Science students are revisiting the Python language and I gauged their knowledge during class last week. […]

Edmodo

Digging deeper with Edmodo

I learned a lot about Edmodo today. I used it and talked to other teachers about it a lot too. In fact, in the past week I think I’ve taught more classes through Edmodo than in the whole of last term! My learners have, on the whole, been fantastic adopters of the new system. My […]

Curriculum For Excellence Development Flipped Classroom Retro self-reflection

Are we insulating our 21C learners from critical thinking?

Today is the 30th anniversary of the ZX Spectrum. This little box of wires, alongside some forward-thinking parents who patiently saved up to buy one for the family, crafted my career plans and interests from a very early age. Five to be precise. I know I am not alone in being introduced to computers at […]