alastair.turnbull

My Argyll and Bute Glow Mentor blog.

Entries from November 2006

This week

November 17th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Well, this week of course I have been exploring Glow. Wow! So much there. As many people will know, time just flies by when sat in front of a computer and you get to use/see something new. I have already spent nearly three hours looking around and making comments (constructive I [...]

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The use of classroom assistants in ICT

November 8th, 2006 · 3 Comments

How much ICT work do Classroom Assistants (C. A.) undertake?
I ask this question because here in my school the C.A.s do quite a lot. They create great banners, take photos, download them, manage them and print photos all on behalf of teachers and their classes. They are obviously a great asset. However, [...]

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Skype, SCRAN, Timers (for Macs), Comic writing (speech bubbles), Education City

November 7th, 2006 · No Comments

1. Skype
I had a meeting last week with a primary GLOW colleague in another school. We hope to introduce Skype to our classes and allow them to talk to each other. Skype is a VOIP (voice over internet protocol) and allows users to use their internet connection for telephone calls and video conferencing, [...]

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