Jonathan's BlogJonathan's developments, thoughts and ideas on teaching, technology and learning.There's something in the air- January 14, 2008 At two points in the year, there is huge excitement and anticipation amongst Apple supporters about the latest product launches. Tomorrow, Tuesday 15th January, is one such day and we eagely anticipate the launch of the disk-less, super slim ultra-portable Mac. What other products are released or updated remains to be seen, although the MacBook Pro line are due for a revision anytime soon. Likewise with the iPhone, which has now been out 6 months. Could we be seeing a new revision to this...http://www.jonathansblog.net/2008-macworld-keynote-steve-jobs-announcement-disk-less-mac-s... 'About Me' Podcasts from Class JF9 and Internet Safety for children, teachers and parents- January 12, 2008 This week has been a 'getting to know each other' type week and Class JF9 have been working incredibly hard find different ways in which they can communicate information about themselves. Pupils have used Podcasting to record information about themselves and place this online so that it can be listened to online. We have understood that by placing it online, there is a much greater audience for their work. We have spent this week learning about Internet safety too, and pupils have made posters.http://www.jonathansblog.net/kings_road_podcasts_class_jf9_apple_garageband International project goes live with pupils at Rettendon School- January 9, 2008 Rettendon Primary School in Essex have just recently begun work on an International project, linking with a small school in Little Cayman. The Little Cayman Education Service community has just four pupils, with a fulltime teacher and learning support assistant. Pupils at Rettendon Primary School put together a PowerPoint presentation with images and annotation to show what school life is like in the UK. The pupils are looking forward to being able to compare and contrast life in Little Cayman..http://www.jonathansblog.net/rettendon_primary_school_international_project_little_cayman_... Engaging Learners in the design of their learning space using Post-IT notes- January 9, 2008 Having recently taken a new role at Kings Road Primary School in Chelmsford, as Class Teacher and ICT Co-ordinator, pupils in Class JF9 began work on identifying the aspects of their learning space that they consider either 'Works Well', 'Is So So' or 'Doesn't Work Well'. I asked pupils to consider aspects including classroom layout, behaviour, access to resources they need, heating, lighting, homework and such like. In fact, on this occasion, the pupils could comment on anything which may have.http://www.jonathansblog.net/engaging_learners_in_classroom_design_using_post_it_notes Cracker in full race mode at Skandia Cowes Week in 2007- January 7, 2008 This is the Cracker Team racing Stephen's IMX 40 yacht, Cracker, at the Cowes Week Regatta in August 2007. This is just a little clip showing our team in full race mode during one of the very competitive races amongst many professional teams. Although most of the crew look like they are just sitting, they are in fact acting as 'useful' ballast to make the boat go even faster. Notice how the team don't all move until the very last moment before the tack takes place. Stephen is not only the boat..http://www.jonathansblog.net/cracker_team_sailing_film_cowes_tv_online_skandia_cowes_week BETT 2008 at Olympia in London, 9th - 12th January 2008- January 7, 2008 It's been a whole year since the last one, and they get better and better each year. This is the largest Education and Technology show in the UK and is aimed specifically at the schools and Education sector. It isn't all about software and tools, however. The Learner Voice stand, is the feature stand and includes pupils talking and showing members of the public what learning is like in the 21st Century. "Technology has brought a host of Learner Voice solutions: texting,...http://www.jonathansblog.net/bett_2008_learner_voice_stand_technology_education |