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The NGfL Cymru Innovative Education Forum 2011
Posted in Good Practice, NGfL Cymru Innovative Education Forum
Tagged 2011, Education, Forum, Innovative, Inspiring, Learners, Microsoft, Network, NGfL Cymru, Partners in Learning, Pedagogy, Resources, UK Innovative Education Forum, Virtual Classroom Tour
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TeachMeet Cymru
TeachMeet Cymru was the first of its kind and it was planned with great expectations and a great vision, that of bringing together teachers from two extremes of Wales, extremes in location, but very much likeminded in practice and innovation. … Continue reading
Posted in Good Practice, NGfL Cymru Live, Professional Learning Networks, TeachMeet
Tagged Answer Garden, Blogging, Cardiff, developing thinking, Games, Gareth Ritter, Good Practice, iPad, iPhone, John Putt, Karen Newby-Jone, Kinect, Kodu, Livestream, Microsoft, Microsoft Tag, Mike Elliott, Network, NGfL Cymru, NGfL Cymru Live, Partners in Learning, Pedagogy, PILN, PowerPoint, Professional Learning Network, QR Codes, Socrative, Stuart Ball, Tagxedo, TeachMeet, TeachMeet Cymru, thinking, tools, Twitter, wiimote, WJEC, Wrexham
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Space Kinect
We hinted in our previous post that we would try to do something with the Kinect after an exciting demonstration from Gareth Ritter (Willows High) at the ICT for Education Live in Cardiff. So, we went to Willows High School … Continue reading
Posted in Good Practice, New Resources
Tagged Apps, Bing, Bing Maps, Chemical, Creative, Elements, Gareth Ritter, ICT, Innovative, Kinect, Learners, New Technologies, Origin, Personalized Learning, Physics, Space, Universe, Willows High, Worldwide Telescope, X-Box
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ICT Live Cardiff!
It was a very pleasant experience for us at NGfL Cymru to attend the ICT for Education Live last Friday at the Cardiff City Football Club. We shared a stand there with WJEC and we had the opportunity to see … Continue reading
Posted in Good Practice, NGfL Cymru Innovative Education Forum, NGfL Cymru Live
Tagged Free, Gareth Ritter, Good Practice, Ian Morgan, ICT for Edcuation, Livestream, Microsoft, NGfL Cymru, NGfL Cymru Live, online tools, Partners in Learning, Tim Rylands, Welsh Curriculum
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NGfL Cymru Innovative Education Forum 2011
The NGfL Cymru Innovative Education Forum 2011 is a partnership between Microsoft Partners in Learning and NGfL Cymru to celebrate the best of Education in Wales and the impact NGfL Cymru and Microsoft technologies can have in learning and teaching. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Bing, blog, Chemistry Add-in, Deep Zoom, Education, educators, Flashcards, Forum, Innovative, Inspiring, Learners, Maps, Maths Add-in, Microsoft, NGfL Cymru, Photo Story 3, photosynth, Plex, PowerPoint, pupils' work, Resources, Teachers, Technology, VCT, Virtual Classroom Tour, Worldwide Telescope
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Post 16 – New Developments….
There has been a great deal of work going on behind the scenes to map our resources to Principal Learning and Essential Skills Wales. This mapping is going to be of great benefit to teachers and lecturers involved in the … Continue reading
Posted in Arfer Da, Good Practice, Resources in Development, Uncategorized
Tagged Cyber Safety, Engineering, Essential Skills Wales, Good Practice, Medical Terminology, Motor Vehicle, Post 16, Principal Learning
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When educators are willing to share…
I had heard about Bev Evans’s (@bevevans22) fame long ago from people describing her as legendary on Twitter, etc… So, I was really excited to finally have the opportunity to meet the Legend in the flesh at BETT first, but … Continue reading
Supporting the needs of the Skills Framework and promoting good teaching
In his recent speech, Leighton Andrews, the Education Minister announced that ‘CPD will be focused on system-wide needs including literacy, numeracy, linked to the three priorities of the School Effectiveness Framework and the application of the Skills Framework. We will … Continue reading
Posted in Arfer Da, Good Practice, Uncategorized
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The Super Sounds
The Super Sounds Posted: 21st October, 2010 by the Scientific Group Tags: sound, travels What we wanted to find out: we wanted to investigate how sound travels through materials. Sounds go through some materials better than others. Some louder sounds … Continue reading
Posted in Allensbank Primary Blogs, Arfer Da, Good Practice
Tagged AfL, Allensbank, Good Practice, NGfL Cymru, Physics, Primary, Science, sensor, Sound, travelling
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Making Ear Muffs
The science of RYS Making ear muffs Thursday, 21st October, 2010-11-02 We wanted to make ear muffs out of materials and we did experiments to find out which materials insulate sound to your ears. We used: Cotton wool Foil Cotton … Continue reading
Posted in Allensbank Primary Blogs, Arfer Da, Good Practice
Tagged AfL, Allensbank, decibels, Good Practice, NGfL Cymru, Physics, Primary, Science, sensor, Sound
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