How to keep children engaged in schools towards the end of autumn term
It’s no secret that children have short attention spans, and if they aren’t fully absorbed in what’s happening, their minds will wander. This becomes especially apparent as we move closer towards the end of the autumn term and excitement for the Christmas holidays builds to a crescendo. And who can blame them? Kids love Christmas... Read More
Why Should You Move to LED Lighting for Schools?
Education has evolved from the conventional classrooms to the modern the-savvy classes. Now, most classrooms have audio-video arrangements, projectors, computers, and they are made in a way that is most conducive for learning. But, while setting up a classroom, one aspect is often taken for granted which is the lighting. Before, schools had enough natural... Read More
Online Security Issues Educators Should Be Aware Of
Since the internet became widely used in the 1990s, there have been many issues surrounding online security. Cyber attacks on individuals, companies and even governments haven’t been far from the headlines in the past few years. Most recently, how our data is being used online has come under scrutiny. While the sheer volume of information... Read More
Teachmeet Returns to Swansea!
Teachmeet returns to Swansea on Thursday 30th March. The event will be held at Olchfa School (SA2 7AB) from 4.15pm and is free to attend. You can sign up here, either as an audience member or (hopefully) as someone willing to share an idea! Follow #TMSwan17 on Twitter for updates. Teachmeets are informal ‘unconferences’, organised by teachers, for... Read More
E-Learning Training on PREVENT
This offers an introduction to the Prevent duty, and explains how it aims to safeguard vulnerable people from being radicalised to supporting terrorism or becoming terrorists themselves. This is introductory training. It will provide an important foundation on which to develop further knowledge around the risks of radicalisation and the role that you can play... Read More
National Digital Learning Awards 2017
Have you considered applying for a National Digital Learning Award to raise awareness across Wales of the great digital practice going on in your school? Education practitioners in maintained schools and colleges in Wales are eligible to apply in one or more of the following categories: Digital Project Award – this award category enables judges to... Read More
ICT Training Events on DCF
The ICT Curriculum Team has published a series of training events based around the Digital Competence Framework. Should you wish to register to attend any of these events, please use the Eventbrite links for each event on the Learn ICT Short Courses web page: https://www.learn-ict.org.uk/courses/ We apologise for the short notice regarding the publishing of these events... Read More
Social Media – Minimum Age Requirements
Twitter doesn’t ask your age when you sign up, but Facebook does, and on Facebook the minimum age requirement is a hard and fast 13. It’s the same number on Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, Reddit, Snapchat and Secret, too. Curiously, the minimum age on LinkedIn is 14. On WhatsApp it’s 16, and on Vine it’s 17.... Read More
Digital is Back!
Tramshed Tech, Cardiff Monday 18 & Tuesday 19 September 2017 We are excited to announce that we are taking one of the UK’s leading tech events to Wales’ capital later this year, under a new name. Organised by Innovation Point and supported by Welsh Government, Digital 2017 will become Digital. Digital will transform the Tramshed spaces into... Read More
What happens on the internet every minute? The 2016 version
“In an Internet minute a lot of powerful things can happen. Things are also changing. Netflix was added to the circle. Streaming movies is making way for new technologies as we said goodbye to the VHS player this year. Soon our students will not know what a VHS tape is. Show them a floppy disk... Read More