Author Archives: P Wright

Image Searching Embarrassment

Ooops.! After years of diligence, care and attention to surfing for pictures in front of pupils, I finally let my guard slip and suffered a case of ‘Ooops’! The Y5/6 class and I were discussing what makes a good picture, … Continue reading

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Screen Recording Software

One of the issues that seem to have been with us since the dawn of time is the issue of pupils not remembering how to operate software to complete the required tasks. This is particularly so in ICT, when the … Continue reading

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Best Value

I think this picture really does tell a 1000 words. Saves me writing a long blog post anyway!  

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FS2 and JIT

Wednesday last week saw me at St Nicholas Primary School, Hull for the day introducing the staff and pupils to the J2E suite of software. I began the day with FS2. The staff had seen the software, JIT, previously, but … Continue reading

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How True

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Individual Pupil Blogs as a Learning Log and Showcase

A lot has been written about the positive impact that blogging can have on pupils attainment and  Heathfield Primary School  is perhaps the best know, where writing improved dramatically over a short space of time. I’ve worked with a number … Continue reading

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New ICT Developments and Initiatives

Whilst having a tidy up of some old pen drives, I came across this graph I was given back in the mists of time. I think it can easily be applied to pretty much any aspect of ICT that have … Continue reading

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I Am Learning

Adelaide Primary School took advantage of a trial of I Am Learning a few weeks ago and on the back of some very positive feedback from the pupils and the use the product got out of school hours, signed up … Continue reading

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Chromebooks

Let’s begin this blog by putting to bed any preferences I have for Apple, Windows or Android devices. It’s simple really. I don’t have any. I own an iPad, a Windows laptop and I’ve recently taken on long term loan … Continue reading

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