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Since writing my ‘VLEs, MLEs, LPs… Help!‘ post, we have started using the ‘online learning portal’ that I set up. I showed it to staff in my ICT staff meeting a few weeks ago and I’ve been able to go around different Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 classes to introduce it to the [...]

I have a confession to make… VLEs confuse me. The number of terms used to describe them is the first hurdle (Virtual Learning Environments / Managed Learning Environments / Learning Platforms / Portals…)
I’ve done lots of research online, spoken to colleagues in Kent and further afield and chatted to different providers at exhibitions like BETT but [...]

This week, I’ve been playing with Edmodo. If you’re not familiar with the site, it defines itself as ‘a private communication platform for teachers and students’. I’ve also heard it being labelled as ‘Twitter for Schools’. However, Twitter is a public system (with the ability to make individual messages private) whereas Edmodo is 100% private [...]

Wow! Have you ever had one of those days which completely refreshes you, gives you lots of new ideas, and makes you want to get straight into the classroom to try something out? I had one of those days today.
I was lucky enough to have a day out of school visiting the Kent ICT conference. [...]