Tag Archive for 'blogging'

Creating Friendship and Interdependence

Published on 5 February, 2009 in international links. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

I am very excited to be going to Ghana on Saturday. We have an international link along side William C Harvey School in Tottenham with New Horizon Special School and Castle Road Special Schools in Accra, Ghana and is funded by the Department for International Development. We have called the programme Creating Friendship and Interdependence. [...]

Vocaroo

Published on 29 November, 2008 in Tales from the classroom and teaching resources. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

Vocaroo is a great little web app. It has a beautifully simple interface. After recording a sound file it give the option to listen to it, post it on the internet (via an embed code) or send it via email. You can even download it.
I can see an application here with the work we have [...]

Blogging Project 2

Published on 15 October, 2008 in Professional Development, Research and MA and Tales from the classroom. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

I’ve posted previously about the blogging project that I am undertaking as part of the TTP at the Haringey CLC. I am piloting the project with a single child – known as ‘D’. His blog is now up and running - although I have encountered several challenges.
D’s literacy is low. Although he is verbally able, he [...]

Blogging project

Published on 2 October, 2008 in Professional Development, Research and MA. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , .

I am currently carrying out a class-based action research project on using blogging with SEN students as part of the Tansformation Teachers Programme run by the Haringey CLC.
I’ve focused on a single learner, D, who suffers from Smith Magenis Syndrome. He is a relatively bright KS3 boy with some autistic tendencies. He has many obsessions - and often has [...]

Using a blog on a residential trip

Published on 14 June, 2008 in Tales from the classroom. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

I’m just back from a residential trip with 20 of our KS3 GLD learners. Hard work, but fun.
I experimented with using a blog to compliment the usual diary work. Our children have limited literacy and the use of images and movies is invaluable. I chose to create a blog on blogger.com. It was essential to [...]

Blogs explained

Published on 3 June, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

I saw this on Sue’s blog. A good introduction to blogging!

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