Inspiring third millennium learners
The Curriculum Innovation Service blog
As part of the Bradford Digital Leader Academy programme I get the chance to visit the Digital Leaders at their school to catch up on the activities they have engaged with since the first training session. Today I was warmly welcomed to Dixon’s...
Last week I made the annual pilgrimage to BETT to see what new offerings were out there in the world of EdTech. It was good to listen to Martin Bailey, (@animate2educate on Twitter) talk about preparing for an OFSTED deep dive into computing...
As part of the Bradford Digital Leader Academy programme I get the chance to visit the Digital Leaders at their school to catch up on the activities they have engaged with since the first training session. Today I was warmly welcomed by the...
Before I start it’s worth knowing that some programs and apps now have a creative commons image search built in. You can search for copyright free images and insert them without leaving PowerPoint, Google Slides, Adobe Spark Post, Shadow Puppet EDU and many...
We are always reviewing and adding content to our Computing Scheme of Work. Sometimes it’s teaching activities, sometimes it’s teacher guides or video tutorials. Here are some of the latest updates. You’ll need to be logged in to the site before clicking the...
Paul Scott and myself took the train to the big smoke to see what was new at BETT this year. For those who don’t know BETT is one of the largest education technology shows in the world. Companies showcase their new products and...
You have probably heard about the Momo Challenge through traditional media and social media in recent weeks. The challenge has often been reported as the Momo Suicide Challenge alleging that children and young people are contacted by a mysterious character called Momo and...
Having created a simple animated sequence last week showing that a plant needed light and water to grow this week’s target was to add a suitable backdrop and show an assortment of flowers all growing at the same time to create the final...
So this week we had our second Geek Squad session at Shipley C.E. Primary. Having experimented with the basic tools of Go Ink’s animation app last week, we started to explore using multiple frames to make the animations a little longer and a...
On Wednesday, I delivered my first two hour Geek Squad session at Shipley CE Bradford. The squad consisted of fourteen year 5 and 6 children with one year 4 child. After brief introductions, we discussed the theme for the day animation. The children...
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting the Digital Leaders at Keighley St Andrew’s C of E Primary school. The Digital Leaders are Arisha, Arif, Laibah, Ibraheem and Saima and their lead teacher is the year 5 teacher Lauren Mooney....
Digital Leader Visit Dixons Marchbank
17 Feb, 2020
31 Jan, 2020
Digital Leader Visit Byron Primary
15 Jan, 2020
31 Jan, 2019
28 Sep, 2018
Geek Squad animation session 3
21 Sep, 2018
Geek Squad animation session 2
13 Sep, 2018
Geek Squad animation session 1
7 Sep, 2018
