This week, I talk about: early thoughts and ideas on TeachMeetASCD@Orlando and a TeachMeet hosted with a Scottish council, both taking place early next year; the RoPeCast English language podcast and new audio and video podcasts from Careers Scotland; and a project plan that I am developing which aims to enhance academic opportunities for motivated children who are 'looked after', influenced by some of the 'disruption' ideas of Clayton Christensen.

Show notes are here.

This week, I discuss: The Isle of Wight Conference taking place at the end of October; the Take Away Science, Inspector Grape and Red Cross Radio podcasts; InfoSend software and the possibilities of using Bluetooth at an (un)conference; and signing-up to the edonis project.

Show notes are here.

This week, I announce details of the edonis study; 3-year longitudinal research into educators' use of the 'social web'.  I outline the study and invite listeners to participate.  Involvement can take the form of being a subject of the research, through to active involvement in the 'community of practice' which is building up around the edonis ning site.

To take part, please email me at edonisproject@yahoo.co.uk .

Show #62 will be out on Friday, 10th October.

Please note - this podcast should not be listened to through earphones, due to interference. Listening via speakers will be OK.

This very special episode of Booruch is an interview with Jaye Richards; teacher at Cathkin High in South Lanarkshire, Glow Mentor and teacher-researcher.  The interview took place in late July.

The GTCS recently published her paper, "Will the Lights Stay On? Glow and Embedding ICT into Secondary School Curriculum Subjects: A Quantitative and Qualitative Design-based Classroom Study".  During the hour interview, Jaye talks about the findings from her research into the creation of a Glow Group for use within teaching and learning in one of her Biology classes.

Show notes are here.

This week I look back at some of the subjects and projects that included the use of new technologies, which I was involved in this school year.  I talk about my work over the summer, and look ahead to building on current initiatives and collaborations after the break, including the launch of the edonis research project.

Show notes are here.

EPR#62 will be out in early October.

This week I discuss Scottish teachers' 'Code of Professionalism and Conduct' which was recently published by the General Teaching Council for Scotland.  I focus on: how aspects of the Code relate to those teachers who are using the 'Social Web'; possible impact on practice within Glow; and collegiality and co-operation 'without walls'.

Show notes are here.

This week, I discuss how the '31 Day Blog Comment Challenge' could inform and inspire UK educators to develop the quantity and quality of professionals' and students' commenting, as well as eventually, a UK student-centred edublog awards. I also reflect on new technologies (Animoto, Voicethread, Second Life and Wikispaces) that I looked at with a fellow edublogger recently.

Show notes are here.

This week, I discuss: the growing use of Flashmeeting for teacher conversations, with some common strands to these events; issues and opportunities highlighted by the 'Second Life in Education' seminar held recently at Moray House; what has been happening in classes where I have introduced a set of Nintendo DSs loaded with Maths Training; and pulling in a greater variety of educational content from digital TV stations.

Show notes are here.

Show notes are here.

This week, I discuss: the work of the eLearning Alliance, including some forthcoming workshops; planning to integrate the Nintendo DS into teaching and learning, in particular the Pictochat facility; my reflections on the 'Blitz Your Feeds' Flashmeeting that ran recently, including some links to the shared 'good practice'; and the emerging GamesMeet event.

Show notes are here.  Image by bunnyhero.

This week, I discuss: aspects of the national strategy of enhancing teaching and learning through the use of ICT, including Glow; how this sits with my own practice and notions of teacher professionalism; three excellent Scotland-based education podcasts, all appealing to a wide audience; and my more recent, successful use of the DocuPen. Finally, I compare online file storage providers box.net and Windows Live SkyDrive.

Show notes are here.

This week, I discuss:  the recent TeachMeet Perth, focusing on John Johnston's OpenSourceCPD site and Nick Hood's use of Bebo for anytime/anywhere pupil support; an enhanced Hebrew podcast; Do-Be Ltd's Ning site for educators and collaborators; the extent to which new technologies are being used in Personal and Social Education (PSE); and a forthcoming online meeting where you are invited to share a couple of your top education feeds.

Show notes are here.

This week, I interview Doug Dickinson, independent education consultant. Doug talks about the social web in relation to his work at the University of Leicester, the ICT workshops that he runs, and his own professional practice.  He charts some of the recent history of ICT in the classroom, for example interactive whiteboards, making clear his desire for it to be used to facilitate collaboration among students.  Doug reflects on his experiences of blogging, podcasting and VLEs, strongly arguing for learner-centred policies and practices.

Show notes are here.

This week, I discuss: inviting a Twitter network to support classroom learning; a French language and a general school pupil-produced podcast; using an iRiver 899 and lapel mic to assist those pupils who miss class; the DocuPen RC800 portable scanner; and PowerTalk, a text-to-speech tool for PowerPoint shows.

Show notes are here.

This week, I discuss:  the collaborative effort to organise and run Flashmeeting at TeachMeet08 earlier this month; how The Access Network 'community of practice' will develop; the use of Survey Monkey (basic account) to carry out small-scale and free research; and FlashMyBrain, an online flashcard creator.  I also make a couple of pleas regarding Edtechroundup and PodcastDirectory.org.uk.

The show notes are here.

Above image courtesy of troutcolor.

This week, I discuss:  recent developments at Mark Pentleton's Radio Lingua Network; forthcoming 'Edtech' CPD available to listeners; Futurelab's 'Ideas Incubator'; a great Internet Safety handbook for schools; a new pupil-produced podcast from Glasgow; and digiscribble, which digitally captures hand-writing.

Show notes are here.

This week, I discuss:  commencing the EdD at Edinburgh University; virtual worlds in education; Elluminate's sponsorship of education blogs; the launch of my school's blog; adding an RSS news ticker to a website; and using SMS with Twitter.

Show notes are here.

This week, I am in conversation with Johan Sanders, tutor and co-ordinator at Norton Radstock College.  Johan co-ordinates BTEC IT courses, and has extensive experience of integrating blogs and Web 2.0 collaborative tools such as Google Docs.  He reflects on the effect on students' learning; further arguing that using Moodle has clear benefits in terms of, for example, providing a 'walled garden' and fitting bandwidth restrictions.

Show notes are here.