Author Archives: sallythorne

Adventures in TEEP: QR Codes

Posted on April 25, 2012 by sallythorne

As a school, we’ve been TEEPed. We had two training days on it before Easter with another coming up in September, and the school is a’buzz with new teaching and learning ideas. It feels like a new school year! I … Continue reading →

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Reflection: Google Teachers Christmas Meetup

Posted on December 22, 2011 by sallythorne

I was honoured when an email from Ross Mahon dropped on my virtual mat in November, if a little mystified by what “Google Teachers Christmas Meetup” might entail. I thought, to start with, I’d be too tired for it by … Continue reading →

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New Challenges

Posted on December 22, 2011 by sallythorne

Last year I made resolutions for the new school year and reviewed them at the end of it. This year’s resolutions look a bit different; I received such an avalanche of quality, inspirational insetin July that I had a list … Continue reading →

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10 ways to use Kindle in the classroom

Posted on July 18, 2011 by sallythorne

I’m coming up to six months with the class set of Kindles and recently prepared this (slightly amateur!) video for TeachMeet Clevedon, which I was not able to attend in person. I’m going to be allowed to keep them until … Continue reading →

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SHP 2011: Reflection

Posted on July 18, 2011 by sallythorne

In January, when I was signed up for an SHP workshop, I remember thinking to myself, “You’d better actually do some more things now, or you’ll have nothing to say in July.” I’m so glad I took my own advice! … Continue reading →

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End of Year Reflection

Posted on July 6, 2011 by sallythorne

In September I made some new year’s resolutions for school, and now seems like a good time to review my progress against them. 1. Less writing I think this was a win. It didn’t look like I expected, but my … Continue reading →

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SHP Workshop

Posted on July 1, 2011 by sallythorne

Mapping History: Using Google Maps to support historical enquiry Google Teacher Academy (already nearly a year ago) was an inspiring and full on-day, but the thing that stuck with me strongest was using Google Maps in the classroom. I’d been … Continue reading →

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Classroom Kindles: Part 6

Posted on June 17, 2011 by sallythorne

My year 8 classes are doing project work for Term 6. This feeds into a New Year’s Resolution from last September, to allow something like the 20% time Google offers its staff. The students can pick any topic they like … Continue reading →

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Tips for School Trips

Posted on June 13, 2011 by sallythorne

I’m a serial school tripper. Childfree, and with an understanding spouse, I can easily make myself available to accompany residential visits and, what’s more, I really enjoy them. It’s marvellous to have the opportunity to work with students outside of … Continue reading →

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Reflection: Emerging Technologies Project

Posted on June 10, 2011 by sallythorne

Back in December the West Wilts Federation invited each of its schools to bid for money to spend on new technologies. You can read some of the background to this project here and there are descriptions of what each school … Continue reading →

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