Renfrewshire ICT Blog

An article on the BBC website highlights a report about a study of the use of interactive whiteboards inLondon schools.  The report highlights concerns that investment in the boards has not resulted in any measureable improvement in learning and teaching.
If you are spending money on new boards to be installed before the end of this [...]

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I spent some time yesterday with David Muir in final plannng for the ICT showcase on the evening of the 20th of February.  It has been great to see how many places have been booked already.  It is going to be very busy!  If you are thinking about coming and not have yet booked a [...]

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Wii on the big screen, originally uploaded by Gordon McKinlay.

Have you ever thought of using a PS1 or Wii in the classroom? perhaps it’s not as outrageous as it first sounds. A project with LTS [...]

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Day 19 – Curriculum for Excellence Seminar,
originally uploaded by Gordon McKinlay.

Today we had the first in a series of seminars for principal teachers on a curriculum for excellence at the Erskine Bridge Hotel. We have been working with Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire for this series. This one was for the technical subjects. [...]

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I spent the day yesterday in Dunkeld finding out about the new SmartBoard models from Steljes. The presentations also included a look at new EDAs (educational digital assitants – a PDA that doesn’t break as easily) and interactive voting systems.
The new boards don’t look a whole lot different to what is typically going in to [...]

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