Tag Archives: blogging

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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Blogging on the Move

Just before I went on my summer holidays- an how long ago that seems now-I read Dave Andrew’s blog about using mobile technology to keep parents informed on a residential visit. As with Dave’s other blogs it’s very informative and … 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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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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Give as well as take

Like most users of the internet, I think I must take about 50 times more than I give back. Most of this is browsing, some listening to music- legally! and podcasts, particularly Mark Kermode’s film reviews. All well and good, … Continue reading

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Blogs and ePortfolios

Last week I spent a day and a half at Marfleet Primary with a Y5/6 class and the Deputy Headteacher. The purpose of the visit was to introduce blogs to the pupils and staff with a view to this having … Continue reading

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Twitter and Parental Communication

Whilst discussing the uses of Twitter over a light lunch last week it struck me that a school could make effective use of it as a communication tool with parents to keep them updated. I know schools have their website and/or the Learning Platform, … Continue reading

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Blogging

I’ve just (4.0 pm on Feb 10th) sat throught the AFL webinar from it’s learning and how Blogs can be used for AFL and improving writing.  Very informative and got me thinking that blogs could be used quite easily to … Continue reading

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