Archive for the 'CPD' Category
Jan
25
Teachmeet Blackpool, where next?
January 25, 2010 | 6 Comments
Last Thursday I attended Teachmeet Blackpool at Hawes Side primary school. Teachers, Jim Maloney of Hawes Side and Tom Sale of Mereside were the movers and shakers and managed to get a great attendance from local primary schools. As usual it was good to renew acquaintances with colleagues such as Peter Rafferty from Green Park, [...]
May
5
Blogging in Wakefield
May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment
It was great to meet so many teachers at today’s Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation’s HQ in Wakefield. The first half of the day was run by Blue Peter award winning author, Alan Gibbons, whose blog, I’m proud to say, is hosted by me at http://alangibbons.net Alan’s theme was making the most of an author visit and [...]
May
4
Blogging with Alan Gibbons at YPO
May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I am pleased to be collaborating with well known author, Alan Gibbons, at an INSET day for teachers at Yorkshire Purchasing in Wakefield. Here are some links to some of the resources and blog posts mentioned in my session: Blog Posts http://reading.chorltonparkblogs.net/2008/11/27/john-hegley-visits-chorlton-park/ http://creativeblogs.net/blog/2008/12/17/what-happens-when-a-celebrity-visits/ http://alangibbons.sudleyjnr.net/ Software http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Free audio editing software useful for tidying up interviews [...]
Feb
9
My Top Ten Apps revisited
February 9, 2009 | 1 Comment
Almost exactly one year ago I wrote a post detailing my top ten apps to add value to your blog site (original here). A year on it’s time to reappraise and update. Most of the sites listed are absolutely free and I have used all of them in class. Compfight Top of the list is [...]
Feb
5
WordPress Multi-User 2.7 Training
February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I am pleased to offer the following course on the new version of WordPress Multi-User 2.7. The dashboard for 2.7 differs extensively from the existing WordPress software and much of the course will involve practical orientation activities including: The dashboard for WPMU administrators The dashboard for WPMU users The media gallery Hopefully, there will be [...]