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Chris Ryall My favourite articles on presenting - great for training anyone to produce better Powerpoints!

If you just read one: http://ririanproject.com/2007/05/05/5-powerful-hacks-to-immediately-improve-your-presentations/ http://blog.scottjelias.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/slides.pdf http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/2007/09/everything-i-know-about-presentations-i-learned-in-theatre-school.html http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2008/02/03/out_loud.html http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2007/04/30/how_to_not_throw_up.html http://blog.ericfeng.com/250-things-i-have-learnt-that-will-… Continue

Posted by Chris Ryall on February 18, 2008 at 6:47pm — No Comments

Chris Ryall Top 100 Tools for Learning - Spring 2008

Only just stumbled across this List of top 100 tools for learning. - sorry if it's old news for everyone else. There is time to contribute your own top 10 tools before they finalise the list at the end of March. Reading the entries so far you might find something new to try - for me it was eXe to easily produce web learning content and… Continue

Posted by Chris Ryall on February 16, 2008 at 9:46pm — No Comments

Chris Ryall Microsoft: Research shows that young people who understand copyright are less likely to break it!

An interesting piece of research from Microsoft, who undoubtedly have a vested interest, shows that students who understand copyright are less likely to break it. From Read Write Web One of their responses is to promote use of freely shared items, mixing and sharing using their My By… Continue

Posted by Chris Ryall on February 16, 2008 at 1:45pm — No Comments

Chris Ryall Google Apps for Teams - your students will love it!


If your system admins haven't been converted to the idea of using Google Apps for your email and to provide customised start pages, share calendars, collaborate on docs, publish web pages etc. then you might like this:

http://www.google.com/apps/edu/index.html

It allows your students to share documents, calendars, talk and a start page - all they need to do is register with the same email domain, eg student1@school.co… Continue

Posted by Chris Ryall on February 7, 2008 at 8:25pm — 6 Comments

Chris Ryall TechSmith Camtasia & SnagIt - video capture & screenshot software - Free


Camtasia 3 & SnagIt 7 (there are newer versions of each available) can be downloaded and keys generated for free from the publisher's website - no strings, just a way for them to encourage you to buy the latest versions.

Both work great if you want a simple, Windows, way to generate demonstration videos or screenshots of on sc… Continue

Posted by Chris Ryall on November 28, 2007 at 11:54am — 1 Comment

Chris Ryall Cazy Talk! "Louis Pasteur back to life and David Beckham just did the starter a lesson on puberty"


Sounds like a fun, and free on the front of Computer Shopper, piece of software. Cray Talk!

"Create and control a virtual cast of live talking characters ready to deliver an animated vocal performance for your video, web, mobile or messaging projects. Just a single photograph, recorded or imported audio, combined with transitional effects, animated illustrations and expressive emoticons, and CrazyTalk's powerful facial morphing animation technology is all you need to begin creating… Continue

Posted by Chris Ryall on November 21, 2007 at 7:44pm — 3 Comments

Chris Ryall Why Ewan McIntosh remains one of the best learning blogs on the net

I trust that most of you have come across Ewan and his work in Scotland on "social participative media, education and the future".

Two great posts today - one on personalising the design of VLEs and similar collaborative environments.

And one, especially for Alex Savage on turning any page into… Continue

Posted by Chris Ryall on November 20, 2007 at 1:57pm — No Comments

Sue Crawte Inspired by Alex! - My Tutor Group Ning

Having been inspired by Alex and his non-PowerPoint presentation on Thursday last! I decided that I would set up a NING for my tutor group. I also had an ulterior motive - I had to deliver an Assembly today and I thought that it would be a great thing to demonstrate! A collaborative working tool! NO death by PowerPoint!!

My tutees have been rushing to join it and collaborate to make an Assembly on things they did on a recent Detimetabled Day. This included photos of a day trip to Venic…

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Posted by Sue Crawte on November 20, 2007 at 11:43am — 11 Comments

Chris Ryall 50 Online Ways to Tell One Story


Alan Levine has listed, and then used, 50 online tools to tell on story. A good overview of the different comic, presenting, slideshow, video, mapping and photo tools which can be used.

HT: PBS Teachers
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Posted by Chris Ryall on November 17, 2007 at 3:44pm — 2 Comments

Chris Ryall Channel 4 Digital Media Literacy Conference - Link

Good summary of discussions from Channel 4 Digital Media Literacy Conference, especially Ewan's comments two thirds of the way through. http://www.l4l.co.uk/?p=97

HT: Learn 4 Life
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Posted by Chris Ryall on November 16, 2007 at 3:51pm — No Comments

Alex Savage What is Global ICT

This week I am giving a workshop at the SSAT National ICT Conference. The focus of my presentation is how to combine the need to give the curriculum a global dimension with finding ways to give ICT tasks a real sense of audience and purpose.

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Posted by Alex Savage on November 10, 2007 at 9:25am — 3 Comments

Susan Gibson Academy

Does anyone have any experience of having had their school made into an Academy? If so what happened to your job? Were the unions helpful? I've been a H.O.D for 30 years and 5 years before I retire I'm worried I'll now lose my position. Continue

Posted by Susan Gibson on November 9, 2007 at 2:36pm — 2 Comments

Alex Savage What is RSS and how do I use it?

What does it mean?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It is a very handy tool that enables you to receive automated updates on your favourite websites, discussions, blogs etc. Basically, it means that the information comes to you rather than the other way round. It is particularly useful when you want find out what is new on a… Continue

Posted by Alex Savage on June 24, 2007 at 9:18am — No Comments

Eddie Child LP Event ideas

I've got a few initial thoughts about my event. My criteria are audience, impact, speakers and triangulation with other projects......

  • Computers for Pupils - funding, devices, implementation.
  • Curriculum planning - New qualifications, supportive reources.
  • E-Mentoring

Please give feedback!!!

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Posted by Eddie Child on June 23, 2007 at 3:16pm — 1 Comment

Ian Noble VLEs

What VLE do you use? How much is it being used? I can tell you all about ClassServer and quite a bit about Sharepoint. We have also used Samlearning and have just started with EducationCity. Continue

Posted by Ian Noble on June 21, 2007 at 9:27pm — 4 Comments

Alex Savage Social Bookmarking Explained

For a food loving person like myself a web tool called del.cio.us was too good an opportunity to miss!

Del.icio.us is a must have web tool called a social bookmarker…

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Posted by Alex Savage on June 19, 2007 at 8:36pm — No Comments

Alex Savage Flashmeeting Explained

flashmeeting screenshot

How to set up Flashmeeting
Flashmeeting is a very basic video conference application. It does not require any specialised software except flash (version 7 or above). You can communicate using a microphone. You can use a webcam as well…

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Posted by Alex Savage on June 19, 2007 at 8:32pm — No Comments

Jo Coleman Checking In!

Hi to all,

Just back from the Annual ICT Conference held by Mike Cameron. It was well worth attending. I have 'stolen' some very good ideas which will benefit myself and others in my school. Thanks Mike.

Looking forward to meeting up again on 21st. See you then.

Jo!

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Posted by Jo Coleman on June 11, 2007 at 8:28pm — 4 Comments

Eddie Child Hi all!

Hi folks,

Looking forward to meeting up with you all on the 21st ...... might get a run out on the pitch this time!

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Posted by Eddie Child on June 4, 2007 at 11:19am — No Comments

Alex Savage About Alex Savage

I'm an ICT teacher, AST and SSAT Lead Practitioner. This means that I borrow ideas from anyone I meet and try them out on my long suffering students! If any of them work, I then share them with as many other teachers as I can.

ICT is still only a baby subject, but it is growing rapidly. The majority of ICT teachers still don't have any qualifications in this core subject (me included). Meanwhile, our students are rapidly becoming more advanced in using ICT effectively than we are.…

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Posted by Alex Savage on June 1, 2007 at 10:03am — No Comments

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