Author Archives: P Wright

School Web Sites

I’ve been asked a couple of times recently about school web sites. As usaul, there’s no quick answer but here’s my thoughts on the matter. It needs to be an SLT decision and that group must realise that web sites … Continue reading

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Learning Platform Survey

Just before I left the LA I sent out a survey asking schools 3 questions about their Learning Platform. I received 34 responses and the information is. Stayed with its learning: 29:  85.3% Moved to DB Primary: 3:  8.8% Dropped … Continue reading

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Mobile Devices

I was tidying my office/study recently when I came across an HP PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) that was bought a few years ago. Curiosity got the better of me, so I charged it up and reminded myself what it could … Continue reading

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J2Webby

This afternoon I was booked into a school to provide a half day CPD on the J2E suite that the school has purchased. As they use a Learning Platform, it was decided to access the software through that (although as … Continue reading

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Learning Platforms

Just before Christmas I was asked to give an overview of a Learning Platform to the staff of a  primary school and it got me thinking, as these things sometimes do. Firstly, it struck me that the school has had … Continue reading

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Passwords

I’d like to have thought I was as secure as I could be to be over online passwords until I saw this. I guess, as for many, the problem lies in the ‘too many to remember’ scenario. Maybe this, or … Continue reading

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You Tube for Schools

You Tube long been a thorny issue for schools. On the one hand, there is a plethora of useful and informative video clips avaiable to view, or embed on your web site/Learning Platform. On the other hand, there’s a shedload … Continue reading

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Blogging Policy

Whilst I’m not the most enthusiastic advocate of ‘a policy on everything’ I do realise that in some areas, especially those where publishing to the web is concerned, that it might be better to have than have not. As you … Continue reading

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Animation

I popped into a primary school yesterday to show a member of staff how to use the Smart Table, borrowed from the CLC. Anyway, due to some sort of mix up, the laptops Y3 had intended using for an animation … Continue reading

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Snow and Continuing Learning

I’m not wishing to be doom monger, but you must have noticed the number of snow shovels and amount of rock salt being sold in garden centres, garages, supermarkets, etc? Well, it got me thinking that a) I ought to … Continue reading

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