This week, I discuss:  developments in educational blogging and the importance of removing the 'Next Blog' button from a Blogger blog; how I feel the Access Network is developing and building 'online communities of practice' in general; school staff having access to in-house and other CPD audio resources; the embryonic EdTechroundup collaborative podcast; the Quicktionary III Lite personal mobile translator; and some more 'lessons' from Joe Dale's Isle of Wight MFL conference, including thoughts on using Twitter to make events more responsive to attendees' needs.

Show notes are here.

This week, I discuss: 'scanning pens' for assisting students with literacy difficulties; Animoto for illustrating learning; pupil-produced audio and video podcasts; Voicethread, free for educators; and some links from Joe Dale's Isle of Wight conference.

Show notes are here.

This week, Paul Nisbet of the CALL Centre, based at the University of Edinburgh, talks to me about issues around the 'Books for All' report that he co-wrote.  This show will be of interest to educators with a commitment to ensuring that all students can access learning resources and assessments.

Show notes are here.

This week, I preview the K-12 online conference; promote the Map of Future Forces Affecting Education; review an Italian travel, and US teacher development podcast; discuss how my pupils have been using new technologies during an enterprise project; look at how schools are implementing 'A Curriculum for Excellence'; and suggest Animoto as a way of showing how pupils are developing the Four Capacities.

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This week, I promote a CPD event, 'Using the Social Web to Develop the Four Capacities'; look into how Learning and Teaching Scotland are using new technologies to share 'best practice'; comment on the SQA Review; introduce the It's Elementary webcast and Young Scot podcasts, and the idea of a 'backchannel'; and talk about what has been happening in my class recently.

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This week, I share some of my class planning for the school year.  This includes: how I and other educators are using Twitter; my video conferencing plans; using Big Brain Academy and the Wii in class; encouraging pupils to create a podcast to meet assessment outcomes; Sharon Tonner's Voices of the World 'eTwinning' podcast project; Voki talking avatars; creating a orienteering Mediascape; the new Scottish Internet Safety unit qualification; and using Voicethread as part of a teacher and pupil presentation.

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This week, I am in conversation with Linda Hartley, a former Teaching Assistant, who runs the Classroom Displays Flickr Group and is introducing a variety of other Web 2.0 tools for sharing and collaboration between Teaching Assistants and the wider education community.

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In this week's show, I discuss: how a Web 2.0 school website might look; forthcoming (Ed)Tech meet-ups; and some of the tools that I will be using and projects that I will be involved in during the next school year.

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In the last show of this school year, I talk about:  the return of the Queen of the Ubergeeks; using Flickr group slideshows on an interactive whiteboard to aid class planning; problems with 'selling' the benefits of RSS; future Access Network FlashMeetings and getting around the problem of Education Authority firewalls; and four very varied education podcasts.

Show notes are here.

This show sees me in conversation with Sharon Tonner, ICT specialist from The High School of Dundee.

Sharon uses wikis and blogs with her primary pupils in a variety of innovative and international ways.  She speaks of her projects and their impact, how to use wikis effectively with your class, developing ideas from an eTwinning conference in Estonia, and her future initiatives.

This is a must-listen-to episode; inspiring and encouraging of genuine worldwide collaboration.  Show notes are here.

In this weeks show, I discuss:  the TeachMeet07 un-conference held recently in Edinburgh; Do Be Ltd, who sell mp4 technology with educational content; the forthcoming FlashMeetings of The Access Network; a well-worked school vlog or video podcast; and the key bits from the annual Chartered Teacher conference.

In this week's show, I discuss: my recent uses of social software in the classroom, including Flickr; how the class Mediascapes project is coming along; how some teachers are using Twitter, including how it could be used as a Health and Wellbeing tool; a couple of academic podcasts and a new audio content search engine; software for creating interactive assessements; the forthcoming Chartered Teacher conference and first Access Network Flashmeeting.

Show notes are here.

This week sees me in conversation with Dave Cain, probationary Primary teacher from Pencaitland Primary School, East Lothian, Scotland.  Dave writes to his personal, professional blog, Primary Ponderings, and runs the Pencaitland Primary School blog.

We discuss: his professional background; motivation and influence for personal (professional) and class blogging; concrete examples of 'blogging for excellence'; why probationers aren't blogging; commenting on blog posts; and where his blogging and grasp of new technologies may lead.

Show notes are available here.

This week's show sees me in conversation with Joe Dale, Lead Practitioner and teacher at Nodehill Middle School on the Isle of Wight. 

 

We discuss:  benefits of interviewing colleagues even when you lose the audio; who Joe is reading/listening to and why; influences on his practice; interviews and discussions between Joe and innovative practitioners; developments in blogging and podcasting; sustainability of blogs; primary languages blogs in Scotland; sharing of best practice; training needs in England; whether there could there be an English aggregator similar to ScotEduBlogs; the Softease Podcast solution; is Scottish education leading the way, or is it that there are a few good innovators; the potential of an unconference in England; podcast directories full of languages stuff; good cross-curricular practice; the resourcing situation in UK and the road forward; Wikis in education; starting points for teachers interested in new technology; and future technology opportunities in the classroom.

 

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In this week's show, I discuss:  my new HP iPAQ PDA and some ways that Pocket PCs could be used with my class; the new social web phenomema, Twitter, and it's potential use within a 'community of practice'; a bank of German revision podcasts; and a few useful tools and news items.

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In this week's show, I discuss:  how I've used the Nintendo Wii in class so far; using Comic Life as part of cross-curricular work; the first month of the ScotEdupedia wiki; Glow, the Scottish education intranet; a couple of education podcasts; and Skype Prime.

In this weeks show, I discuss:  creating a PowerPoint 'walkabout' to reinforce learning in a Maths class; a simple (video) conferencing site called FlashMeeting and how it works in practice; an online safety talk by law enforcement agency CEOP; and the new Parenting Programme blog by my pupils.

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In this weeks show, I discuss:  video conferencing with iEarn on sustainability; carrying out action research in the classroom; using del.icio.us to gather colleagues' recommendations for educational websites; NASA's education podcast and presence in Second Life; and my initial thoughts on educational uses for the Nintendo Wii.

In this weeks show, I discuss:  Hot Potatoes; wandering through Second Life to stimulate creative writing; useful education podcasts; some news stories; using del.icio.us within your teaching group; and more on using MP3 players in school.

Show notes are here.

In this second half of Education Podcast Reflections #34, I review parts of the BETT 2007 education technology trade fair, held in the Olympia, Kensington, London.  I attended on Saturday, 10th January.  My main focus is on Radiowaves, Tim Rylands, and Futurelab.

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In this half of the show, I talk about the Chartered Teacher programme in Scotland.  This CPD opportunity forms part of the "A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century" (McCrone) Agreement.  I outline:  the programme; routes to the award of Chartered Teacher status; issues with its structure; and how blogging can help the process of reflection.

Show notes are available here.

In this weeks show, I discuss:  desktop sharing software for collaboration; some Skype Extras which have educational potential; how I've used some Web tools in the class this past fortnight; the Podium podcasting resource aimed at non-tech teachers; and more on the educational use of video-sharing sites.

Show notes are here.  A review of BETT07 will feature in the next show.

Photo by Chatirygirl (Creative Commons).

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In this weeks show, I discuss:  my projects for 2007; A Curriculum for Excellence, and Health and Wellbeing; screen capture software, Camtasia; Flashmeeting - an alternative to Skypecasting; a couple of education podcasts and a university podcast 'directory'; Scotedublogs News; and a couple of forthcoming events.

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This special podcast sees me in conversation with Peter Liddle, a Computing Studies teacher in Fife, Scotland.  He embraces Web 2.0 technology; using Moodle, Radiowaves, blogging etc to enhance pupils' learning.  In addition to this practice, we discuss the open source movement.

The conversation was recorded via mobile phone, Skype, and Pretty May.

Show notes are available here.

In this weeks show, I discuss:  'mashups' using online video editing sites; the next Scottish edublogger/'bleeding-edge' technology meet-up; an excellent English Grammar podcast; creating online jigsaws for effective reinforcement of learning; using video and prompts to assess or evaluate; podcasting in the public sector; an influential primary school blog; and the opportunity to collaborate on a website aimed at showcasing tools available for helping to make learning more accessible.

Show notes are available here.