Archive for January, 2009

Stop Motion-esque at it’s Very Best

Her Morning Elegance / Oren Lavie Thanks to Alec Couros for sharing a link to this beautifully crafted video. Embedded HQ (high quality) YouTube video made possible by My Digital Life. If no video is displayed, it’s probably because YouTube is blocked by your establishment’s web filtering policy. Sorry!

Becta: Data Handling Security Guidance for Schools

I originally posted this on the Bolton Schools ICT Unit Blog back in September 2008 but, following my meeting yesterday, I thought I’d re-publish it here. Becta updated their Information Security Advice page for schools last year and provided a more detailed document (Keeping Data Safe, Secure and Legal) which expands upon previous advice. This [...]

A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words from Ted Chung on Vimeo. Thanks to Ted Chung for creating and SwissMiss for sharing.

London at Night

I was lucky enough to visit London a few weeks ago for the BETT show. The Capital is impressive enough from the ground level but these pictures are spectacular. Please click here to see the full set.

You’re Missing the Best Part

Doug Belshaw (@dajbelshaw) has just shared a link to a fantastic Flickr set by Dean Shareski (@shareski), a sample from which is displayed below. Please click here to see the full set and be sure to check out Doug Belshaw’s superb ‘Digital Literacy’ slides, which are well worth viewing. *Original image covered by Creative Commons; [...]

6th Form + SIMS = Save Time (on Census Day)

If your school has a 6th form (or post-16 learners) and uses Capita SIMS as its management information system, you should read on. My colleague, Neil Gregory, has posted an article on the Bolton Schools’ ICT Unit Blog referring to a PowerPoint slide show that Capita have produced. Neil says “The slide show explains how [...]

BETT 2009

I visited BETT for first time this year and, despite advance warnings from colleagues, underestimated the sheer size of the event. I would’ve loved to have sat down and listened to some of the presentations by Microsoft, SIMS etc. but I just didn’t have the time. I spent the entire morning in Olympia 2, a [...]

World Religions

I just called into my nine-year-old daughter’s bedroom to wish her good night and found the scene depicted in the photo below. Brilliant! She’s so smart and I love her.

Welcome!

I hereby dedicate this first post to baby Ruby who was born today, first grandchild of my good friend and colleague Mark! Congratulations to all! I thought I’d start with one of the greatest videos ever published on the web; a real celebration of this wonderful world into which Ruby has arrived. Life’s fantastic! Presented [...]

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