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May 11, 2012

Google Calendars: Why every school should be using it

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The use of Google Calendar as a tool within schools has the ability to transform the way Administrators, Teachers, Students and Parents, coordinate and plan term […]

Study Direct reviewed on Colour My Learning

April 30, 2012

Study Direct: University of Sussex VLE

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Save Here at ColourMyLearning, we love good looking, straight talking, easy to use VLEs. While features are a great thing to have, this should never be […]

April 25, 2012

Edmodo as a Learning Environment

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Save In our previous article, we learnt about Edmodo as a safe social network for schools. We also listed some of its features and highlighted the […]

April 21, 2012

Edmodo – Social Networking for Schools

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Save Where schools are concerned, social networking sites are synonymous with cyber bullying, social intrusion, staff abuses, sexual predators, child pedophiles, haters, racism, time waster, distraction, […]

April 20, 2012

5 Steps to Get Started on Edmodo for Teachers

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Save We have heard quite a few debates on the use of Social Networks in schools that mostly resulted in bans and blocks put in place […]

April 13, 2012

The Virtual Learning Space Advantage

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Save VLE or Virtual Learning Environment (sometimes known as the Learning Platform) offers a simpler and more streamlined mechanism for the creation and publication of learning […]

April 11, 2012

Kobo Touch vs Kindle Touch

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Save So the Kobo Touch Edition becomes an obvious choice for those looking to save money and not lose out on having the touch interface on an eReader but what […]

April 10, 2012

Trinity College Long Room

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Save The oldest and the largest library in Dublin, Ireland is in Trinity College. Better known as the Long Room, the library houses the largest collection […]

April 1, 2012

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy VLE

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Save Possibly one of the cleanest and coolest VLE we have ever come across, The Brighton Aldridge Community Academy’s Virtual Learning Environment. It is the VLE […]

March 30, 2012

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy – Learning Spaces

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Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA), previously known as Falmer High School opened to students in September 2010 in the east of the city of Brighton. However, it […]