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We’re back and with great news – Teaching Award winner – Gareth Ritter
Thanks you all for your kind comments regarding our experiment of merging the Schools and Teachers blog. Many of you felt it was a good idea, as you were able to see the full range of offerings from...
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We all love Kodu, now tell us why! - get a free copy of ‘Kodu for Kids’
Kodu has been one the great successes we have had in Partners in Learning this year. Over 71k downloads in the UK, over 400 students have entered the Kodu Kup UK, teachers, like Nicki Maddams have won...
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Get Online @ Home launches £24 PC
Get Online @ Home launches £24 PC, with broadband from just £2.99 per month, to help the 10.8 million Brits who do not use the internetFrom 11th June 2013, the Get Online @ Home initiative is...
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PowerPoint Power Ups – #6 – Performing, not presenting
Just in case you missed this on the Schools Blog. My latest post on my secret passion for PowerPoint. In my constant quest to maintain and increase the awesomeness of PowerPoint, I thought I would...
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Announcing our Kodu Kup UK 2013 finalists
After 5 months of game development competition , 150 games entered, representing 450 students we have now selected our eleven finalists who are invited to attend the grand Kodu Kup UK final on July...
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A Closer Look at Our Kodu Kup Finalists
As you have probably seen already, last week we announced our Kodu Kup Finalists. The judging process was very close and due to the standards being so high we even ended up selecting eleven finalists...
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Knowing you Knowing MIEE !–What are Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts ?
Through out this blog we have introduced you to some outstanding teachers, Such as :- Nicki Maddams, Dan Roberts, Gareth Ritter and Ollie Bray. These teachers joined us through what was then called the...
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What does Cloud ICT mean for Educators?
I suppose the same question can be asked of ‘How long is a piece of string?’ .Many of us think we know what ‘the Cloud’ is, many of us use web based technology in our everyday lives, from banking to...
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Microsoft Kodu Kup UK Final–The results
It’s Sunday evening as I write this, the British & Irish Lions have won the rugby, Andy Murray has won Wimbledon, but for me nothing tops the Kodu Kup UK final held last Friday. Eleven teams did...
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Windows 8 Appedagogy
We have all heard of Bloom’s taxonomy, the classification of learning objectives within education and there are many examples of how Apps have had their function applied to this classification, so I...
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Microsoft Kodu Kup UK–the pictures say it all
If you are still unsure why Computing should be in the ICT curriculum, then check out this video of our Kodu Kup UK Final, it will change your mind.Kodu Kup UK Final–A great dayKodu Kup UKVIEW SLIDE...
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You want to know how to ‘do’ creativity? Look no further–Kodu Kup UK
Blog on KoduKup UK by Gerald HaighOn Friday 5th July, was I fortunate to be at Microsoft’s Thames Valley Park HQ when the eleven teams of young finalists of the UK’s first KoduKup competition presented...
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Happy Birthday Partners in Learning
Today is the 10th anniversary of Partners in Learning, I really can't believe it has been that long. I have had the privilege to be with programme from it’s conception as a teacher and now I have the...
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Microsoft UK Free Education Resources WIn 8 App– Released Today
During the summer break I set my self the challenge of learning to be a Developer. After all we are asking teachers to learn this skill, so it was a case of ‘practice what you preach’ . My starting...
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What is Microsoft Partners in Learning School Research (PILSR)?
PILSR provides individual schools with an online research tool to measure their own innovative teaching practices that develop the skills students need for life and work today. Based on...
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Flipping the Classroom with the Tablet Academy
I am pleased to announce our first collaboration with the Tablet AcademyThey are running a training event in December in London about ‘Flipping the Classroom’. From experience I know their courses fill...
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Getting my GEEK on with Raspberry Pi, SSH, Python and Surface RT !
Now I am a Developer ! With my Free Resources App in the Windows Store, I thought I would share one of my other experiments in entering the world of Geekdom.I have a Raspberry Pi (RPi) device (it was a...
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Our Queen of Kodu marries her Prince Charming
Just a quick post to let you all know that our Queen of Kodu, Nicki Maddams got married this weekend. Please join me in congratulating her and Kevin in wishing them all the best for the future by...
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Is OneNote the best ever App for Tablets?
To steal a well know UK advertising slogan, ‘If a well known beer producer made Apps, it would be OneNote’. Yes, I know I am biased, but I have been using OneNote since 2003 and now with the rise of...
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Be the next best…
We have been really fortunate to have worked with some great schools who have helped us convey the Microsoft in education story. These schools have presented at many of our events, partaken in video...
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