Author Archives: P Wright

EYFS Recording, Part 2

Posted on 4th September 2012 by P Wright

Way back in April I blogged about an EYFS recording app and showed it to a few schools, who liked the look and a few downloaded the trial app to give it a whirl. I don’t know if any have … Continue reading →

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25 Not Too Techy Tips for Teachers

Posted on 12th July 2012 by P Wright
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JIT

Posted on 10th July 2012 by P Wright

A week or three ago I mentioned that I’d been at St George’s with some Y2s and a combination of netbooks and the Just 2 Easy Infant Toolkit (JIT). Well, one week later saw me with Y1s and a similar … Continue reading →

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Online Software

Posted on 22nd June 2012 by P Wright

Two things happened recently that made me think about the cost of software, and in particular, online software. As you will know if you’ve read my blogs, I am a fan of software that is held in ‘The Cloud’ for … Continue reading →

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Picture Teller

Posted on 15th May 2012 by P Wright

I’d seen this resource a while back and like many things, it slipped off the memory shelf for a while.However,  I was working in a school this week on Digital Story telling and the usual fallbacks of Photo Story and … Continue reading →

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My iPad

Posted on 9th May 2012 by P Wright

Well, after much deliberation about which portable device to purchase (netbook, Android Tablet, MacBook Air or iPad) the iPad finally won. The Macbook Air lost out very early on in the price war.  I did consider a MacBook Pro, that’d … Continue reading →

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That Cloud Thing Again

Posted on 25th April 2012 by P Wright

I know, not again… but maybe your new to this blog and haven’t read my thoughts on cloud computing before. If so, you’ve some catching up to do! Just use the Tag Cloud on the right hand side. Anyway, Tuesday … Continue reading →

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EYFS Recording

Posted on 18th April 2012 by P Wright

Many years ago when I was based at the CLC, we ran a pilot project using ICT to record pupils’ experiences. The idea was to equip some EYFS practitioners with hardware and software that would capture notes, videos, pictures and … Continue reading →

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Cloud Computing en masse

Posted on 16th March 2012 by P Wright

I came across an interesting article today, via Twitter, but as it’s blocked in schools, though a small promotion to the blog was in order. As you know, I’m a fan of this cloud computing lark, but always wondered if … Continue reading →

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Scratching

Posted on 14th March 2012 by P Wright

No, not in the DJ style of things, but using Scratch software from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). I’m a late entry to the Scratch party but now I’ve arrived I’m hooked. I’m currently working with a group of … Continue reading →

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