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Anyone wanting a great source of iPad Apps to use with their PE department should go and take a look at the fantastic work that Mr Robbo has done on his website http://thepegeek.com/apps/  He has created a fantastic resource for the PE teacher wanting to get the most out of iOS technologies in the PE curriculum [...]

Despite unrest for a number of key players Google has now gone live with all its changes to their privacy policy, rolling all the policies from their services into one more easily digested and understood. But why the big deal? When it comes to online presence and data we all seem to get quite agitated [...]

For some time now Google’s privacy policies and T&C of service have been unwieldly and cumbersome, with over 60 policies in place to cover the wide range of services available in their portfolio. Their new policy “covers multiple products and features, reflecting our desire to create one beautifully simple and intuitive experience across Google.” You can [...]

This week I have had an article on the use of Mobile Technoloiges in schools published in SecED, the full article can be read here. From reading the article you can probably guess that I am passionate about securing high quality learning outcomes for students using whatever means are appropriate. Often this can be through [...]

A colleague at work has prompted me to quickly put this post together after asking about how the use of Word can be extended in giving written feedback to students. As a result of the discussion we had, this was the screencast I have put together. This simple use of Word can really have a [...]

Hi everyone, I though tthat posting this here would probably be quitea good idea. It’s Movember, the month formerly known as November, now dedicated to growing moustaches and raising awareness and funds for men’s health; specifically prostate and testicular cancer. Now, I am donating my top lip to the cause for 30 days in an [...]

Well, I thought it was about time to get back on to the blog with a few choice updates. The first of which relates to Social media in schools. Like all good things, the use of media in schools requires an investment of time to pay any sort of dividends. How can schools maximise exposure [...]

tweeple: users of Twitter, or a user’s followers (also “tweeps”) tweetup: a real world gathering of Twitter users (pre-Twitter term “meatspace”) twisticuffs: a verbal argument conducted via tweets twitterrhoea: overuse of social media tweet cred: social standing on Twitter twelete: removing a previously-published tweet twirting: philandering in 140 characters or fewer tweme: a popular idea [...]

As the number of students and educators who are using iPads starts to gain a little more momentum a came across this blog article which has a nice summary of the blogging apps and approaches for the iPad – definitely worth a read.

Now you can explore the web in an entirely new way by beginning your Google search with an image. Learn more about images on the web and your own photos. It will take several days for Search by Image to be available to everyone. When you see the camera icon in the images.google.com search bar, [...]