Wednesday 14 November 2007

Practical ICT eJournal: November issue out now!


Planning meetingThis half-term's issue contains a great line-up of useful articles:

UK Funding
If you're based in the UK, here are details of the recent announcements
about funding for the next 3 years.

Curriculum changes
Again, for UK-based colleagues. What are the recent changes in the curriculum, including the new Diplomas? This article summarises the information and tells where to find out more.

Integrated learning systems
This report draws on an article which appeared recently in a Texas-based
newsletter. It contains the 4 key things you need to know to implement an ILS successfully.

An e-safety issue
One of the findings from a recent survey I administered into teenagers'
social networking habits causes concern. This is a must-read for anyone
concerned with e-safety issues.

Guest article: Implementing Moodle
Roger Davies describes the setting up of a Moodle-based VLE in his school. If you're thinking of doing something similar, this is essential reading because Roger takes us through all the main considerations and warns us of the pitfalls involved.

Wikis and shared documents: copyright and related issues
A warning: that confidential information that you have so confidently been sharing online may not be so confidential after all.

Using shared documents in a school context
When are online collaborative tools useful in a school context? Read on to find out.

Nice not doing business with you: walking the walk and word-of-mouth
marketing
Basically, how not to do it, with some challenges for you and your team.

Embedding the use of educational technology
If part of your role is to get others to use educational technology in
their teaching, you need to read this article. A lesson from the
discipline of economics.

This article is available only to subscribers to Leading and Managing Educational Technology. Click the link to find out more about this low-cost subscription.

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