eLearning Laura

    This is the video I created at the Apple Teacher Institute 2012 this week in Cheltenham. I made it for my team as a strategic tool to open our professional development session at the beginning of term. I was keen to produce something with a genuine purpose (it was going to take a [...]

I will admit that until last summer I was an Evernote sceptic. The app had languished unused on my various Apple devices and it wasn’t until this autumn that I began to appreciate the power of this tool. I had spent last year trying to escape the chaos of multiple paper and electronic systems by [...]

I was recently interviewed by Meabh Ritchie from the TES about Twitter in education. The article was published in today’s TES Magazine. Alex Blagona, Ollie Bray and Josie Fraser all contributed too and I really hope it encourages UK teachers to take Twitter seriously! Thanks to Meabh for a great article! Click here to follow [...]

Twitter Handbook for Teachers (link to pdf download) Tomaz Lasic has written this really useful document, explaining to teachers how to get started with using Twitter. It has an answer ready for the sceptics at every stage! It also has my Nine Reasons post incorporated into it. You can find Tomaz on Twitter too. Sue [...]

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What’s the point of Twitter? Why should educators get involved? What difference does using Twitter make? Here are some answers that you might like to share. 1. Together we’re better Teaching can be a lonely business. In a school where lessons are long and lunchtimes are short, not enough conversations between teachers I work with [...]

BBC NEWS | Education | Trials of French teacher training.   A fascinating news item about potential changes to the way that Teaching qualifications work in France. Related PostsThe Perfect Tense Chasing standards with fluttering certificates Applying for Leadership Posts Open Source Software: What School Leaders Should Know Six tips for getting a promotion in [...]