Finally getting round to thinking about using slideshare and did an idle search for “standard grade” and “computing” - only to find FIVE of my presentations already uploaded by someone else! While I really don’t mind, it’s funny to think someone I don’t know has got hold of my stuff!
Hopefully it’s useful, mind you!

Well, it’s been a while. If I was a cynic I’d use a line like “I’ve been too busy teaching” - which is a half truth, but it’s more down to not remembering about Google Reader and thus not reading blogs enough. I have, however, been very busy teaching. Computing Studies Standard Grade is really […]

Oops, this blog has been offline for a few weeks - I can’t even say how many as I only checked today!
I’ve been v. busy as am doing some extra stuff in school at the moment. The games design class is going swimmingly and I’ll write about that soon. This week’s concentration is on the […]

Finding that I am a bit too busy to blog just now..
Ironically, I have a copy of “How to Get Things Done”
Have I found time to read it yet?
No I have not.

Line-rider is a wee game that lets you make your own tracks for a wee guy to sled down. Sounds simple, but it’s very fun and very addictive.
Going to try a bit of design through line-rider. Get pupils to try out levels and then talk about what works, what doesn’t, and what makes a good […]

Common Futures, Different Pasts- Global solutions to curriculum challenge
Curriculum is changing everywhere. Everyone is working on developing curriculum, but no one is getting it completely correct.
Curriculum for Excellence - a good approach, but is it enough?
Common futures, different pasts.
Countries come from different places, with different political, ideological pasts.
We are all part of a global economy […]

Scran is an online resource storing collections of images, videos, text etc, copyright-approved for schools in Scotland.
Scribble is the social networking part of Scran.
Background- tap into the social networking vibe
Used edublogs model - for licensed scran users.
All users log in and can store “my stuff”. Pupils, staff and home users can use it.
Communities can be […]

At the glow seminar with Stephen Heppell, and will try my hand at keeping up with him..
A few hundred glow mentors here!
Why is online learning so imporant?
Historical look at online communities - prestel
A basic system like prestel was popular. Technology was very seductive to pupils and staff.
94 to 97: Schools online: Who’s online feature very […]

My presentation is tomorrow at 13:40! At the Learning Teaching Scotland stand!
Please come. Saw another game maker’s presentation today and it was great. Hopefully mine will be ok!
So far I have spent a lovely four hours at the scottish learning festival. I’m home again now as I decided to come and drop off all the […]

Me talk about Neverwinter Nights tomorrow at the Scottish Learning Festival 13:40 at the LTS stand. Hurrah!