Obviously, the idea of the ICT Blog is to develop the idea of a community in WF between everyone linked with ICT. With the world wide web, there's no need for teachers 1/2 a mile from each other to feel isolated.
How can we encourage that sense of community between us all?
Friday, September 29, 2006
Training for 2007
Following from the conversations at the ICT BPF this week, what sort of training would you like to see up put on at the CLC in 2007?
It could be on skills, software or big picture stuff (ICT Mark, Auditing depts etc)
It could be on skills, software or big picture stuff (ICT Mark, Auditing depts etc)
Websites!
What are your favourite 3 websites for use in schools
Thye could be fun stuff, resources, freebies or materials.
Share those ideas (click comment below!)
Thye could be fun stuff, resources, freebies or materials.
Share those ideas (click comment below!)
Friday, September 08, 2006
ICT Conference
The 3rd Annual ICT Conference for Waltham Forest will be held at the Education Centre, Walthamstow, on Wednesday 1st November as part of Children's Services Week and is open to headteachers, subject leaders and senior leaders with an interest in ICT in Primary, Secondary, Nursery and Special schools across the LA
The focus for this year's conference is "ICT Matters to Every Child"
Our keynote speaker for the event his year will be John Davitt, long time author and educationalist, has written for the TES, Guardian, The Times and The Guardian and wrote the excellent ICT handbook "New Tools For Learning: Accelerated Learning Meets IT". he has provided keynote sessions at BETT, NAACE conferences and LA conferences across the country.
A final agenda and timetable will be distributed to schools before the event, but some of the invited presenters include Jo Dilworth from London Grid, Angie McGlashon, Promethean Technologies, 2 Simple software, Capita, Granada Learning Online SEF system, Inclusive technology (*) and representatives from LA projects and schools across the LA, including some video conferencing with local students and a Q&A session with senior LA representatives on ICT in the LA
Also on display will be an opportunity to have your say on the LA ICT Strategy, to experience the new GroupWise client and see the new pupil focused Children's Act website in action.
After the event, many of our keynote sessions will be available through the internet as downloadable "Podcasts" for you to catch the sessions you were unable to see.
Last year's event was extremely well received and we hope that this year will be as interesting, engaging and thought provoking
ICT Matters for Every Child- Wednesday 1st November 2006
(*) subject to commitments
The focus for this year's conference is "ICT Matters to Every Child"
Our keynote speaker for the event his year will be John Davitt, long time author and educationalist, has written for the TES, Guardian, The Times and The Guardian and wrote the excellent ICT handbook "New Tools For Learning: Accelerated Learning Meets IT". he has provided keynote sessions at BETT, NAACE conferences and LA conferences across the country.
A final agenda and timetable will be distributed to schools before the event, but some of the invited presenters include Jo Dilworth from London Grid, Angie McGlashon, Promethean Technologies, 2 Simple software, Capita, Granada Learning Online SEF system, Inclusive technology (*) and representatives from LA projects and schools across the LA, including some video conferencing with local students and a Q&A session with senior LA representatives on ICT in the LA
Also on display will be an opportunity to have your say on the LA ICT Strategy, to experience the new GroupWise client and see the new pupil focused Children's Act website in action.
After the event, many of our keynote sessions will be available through the internet as downloadable "Podcasts" for you to catch the sessions you were unable to see.
Last year's event was extremely well received and we hope that this year will be as interesting, engaging and thought provoking
ICT Matters for Every Child- Wednesday 1st November 2006
(*) subject to commitments
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Training
By now, you should have had the email with the new training list for ICT over the year.
Is there everyting you need? Too much of anything?
What would you like training on over the year?
Is there everyting you need? Too much of anything?
What would you like training on over the year?
This years ICT
Are we ready for the ICT test?
What about DIDA?
Who's ready to go for Vista or are you looking at Macbooks?
What's on the cards for you in ICT over 06/7?
What about DIDA?
Who's ready to go for Vista or are you looking at Macbooks?
What's on the cards for you in ICT over 06/7?
Welcome to the WF-ICT Blog!
If it's Waltham Forest, and it's ICT, chances are, it's going to be on here first!
Updates, course information and general "what's on" news will be posted here by Geoff and myself over the course of this year
If there's anything you'd like to see on the blog, let us know, as well as what you do and don't like about it!
As with any blog, it only works when it's going two ways, so please interact, join in and make yourself a member of the community!
Updates, course information and general "what's on" news will be posted here by Geoff and myself over the course of this year
If there's anything you'd like to see on the blog, let us know, as well as what you do and don't like about it!
As with any blog, it only works when it's going two ways, so please interact, join in and make yourself a member of the community!
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