Illegal video streaming
For many years I have been a strong advocate of paying for any content you watch and abiding by copyright laws. Often, through work and in my personal life, my views on this seem to be contrary to several of my peers. To...
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Sherkey Flatts & the mystery of the Missing VR headset : The Interviews
During the investigation Sherkey has interviewed each of the suspects and you can listen to their interviews below. When you have listened to the interview make a transcript of the interview so that you can highlight the key facts and information from each...
Sherkey Flatts – The mystery of the Missing VR headset
Our sleuth Sherkey Holmes is back with his wonderful assistant Javeira Volts. Sherkey Flatts is an internationally renowned sleuth who has worked with organisations across the world to capture dangerous villains and solve some of the most complicated...
Digital Leader Academy Plus – creating screen capture video
A few weeks ago I worked with a group of schools from the Catholic School’s Partnership delivering day 2 of the Digital Leader Academy Plus programme. The first part of the session was given to the children to demonstrate how they had developed...
How will GDPR affect your school?
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018 and is the result of four years’ work by the EU to bring data protection legislation into line with new, previously unforeseen ways that data is now used. This will impact...
Book Creator for Chrome- A Game Changer For Chromebooks
In my opinion Book Creator is the most versatile and powerful iPad app available in the primary classroom. It’s now available to use through the Chrome browser. This means that it can be used on PCs, Macs and Chromebooks. I’ve been waiting for...
Killinghall Digital Leaders get busy!
Last week I visited Killinghall Primary school to talk to their digital leaders. I was warmly met by Halimah, Elizah, Romaisa, Zara, Zuhayr, Hasnain and Mr Beaumont. The children attended Day one of the Bradford Digital Leader Academy in October and this was...
Digital Leader visit Burley Oaks Primary
I recently visited Burley Oaks Primary school to talk to their Digital Leaders. I was enthusiastically met by Daniel, Gracie, Zach, Megan S, Megan R and Ms Archer. The children attended Day one of the Bradford Digital Leader Academy in October and this...
Digital Leader visit St William’s Catholic Primary
Last week I visited St William’s Catholic Primary school to talk to their digital leaders. I was warmly met by Nicholas, Musa, Hannah, Harry, Wiki, Reece and Mrs Battersby. The children attended day one of the Bradford Digital Leader Academy in October and...
Life in ‘Likes’
Last week saw the release of the Life in ‘Likes’ report from the children’s commissioner, this report explores how children aged 8 – 12 use social media in their lives and what impact this can have on their well-being. It has long been...
Parent’s guide to technology
This time of year can be very challenging for parents and grandparents who want to buy the latest game or technology for their loved ones. This could be a smartphone, games and games consoles. For advice on games, a great site is Common...
