To those that help

A couple of days ago I asked for guidance from my PLN on Twitter. I simply asked

Asking for help

I received a great response and one person in particular; @primarypete_ offered his help through direct messages and then emails. He has even offered to help me with the process by going through my school’s journey towards the ICT Mark and suggesting what we could do to get there. His help is very much appreciated. And that got me thinking. Sometimes we go through our lives in Education without receiving the thanks that we deserve. So here’s to you all

Thank you all for your help

To twit or not to twit?

I came across these articles this morning whilst browsing through my twitter network – one from The Telegraph and the other from The Guardian. The content of both concerns the use of technology in school, yet one focuses on the misuse and the other its positive side. One reads like the usual scaremongering, feeding the doubters with yet more nonsense whilst the other reaches out to them, encouraging them to open their eyes and embrace technology and its use in the classroom.

They made me stop and think. I enjoyed both for different reasons but I found myself been drawn towards the negative aspects of an article more than the postive. Why?

Twitter in the classroom

A very big thank you to @zemote for this link on using Twitter as a resource in the classroom. The video explains it all.

Twitter in the classroom

I have a meeting with the secondary head teacher on Monday about the uses of IWB’s and technology in the classroom so I’ll be using this link myself.

update – twenty-two interesting ways to use Twitter in the classroom