Following on from our earlier article on the use of Google Calendars in Schools. This post describes a step-by-step approach to setting up a Google Calendar 1. Create a new Google Account If you don’t already have a Google Account, create one here (https://accounts.google.com/) Check to see if the school you work for does not […]
We have created a new category on this blog called ‘Life’. To start this category going, we would like to share with our readers, a ‘Live Well’ poster that we stumbled upon when out and about and had this designed in house. We hope you are as inspired as we are with the message which reads: Never […]
“Keep it simple” and “Less is more”, if you hold these mantras to heart, take a look at the designs on this virtual learning environment.
September – October 2012: The Biggest Months for Technology September and October of this year has quite possibly been the biggest months for Technology ever, with key events and major announcements from Apple, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft.
With all the pre-launch rumours floating around about iPhone 5 and now that 12 Sept is over, what have we learnt… Here is the low down on all the key specifications of the iPhone 5 in contrast to its previous generation, the iPhone 4S and how the built-in Apps and hardware are useful for education.
Redbridge College in Essex, Greater London is a college offering extra courses for students working on their GCSEs, school leavers and full-time or part-time courses for working professionals or young adults. Located between Ilford and Romford, Redbridge claims to be in the top 15% of the colleges in the UK for vocational courses. The college […]
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 dates, work, events and even exams. Here we highlight 5 simple reasons why schools should move on to using Google Calendars (instead of Word documents or Excel spread sheets).
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 at the cost of the user experience. It is a fact that there will always be pros and cons to every learning platform, be it commercial or open source, but […]
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 ones that support e-learning. In this article, we will take a closer look at the e-learning aspects of Edmodo to further understand how schools can benefit from using Edmodo as […]
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, every negative thing imaginable, which is why most schools simply block access to these sites from their network. Then enters, Edmodo – a social networking site for teachers and students. […]
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 to stop students from going to sites like facebook. Then there is Edmodo, a simple, safe and secure social network designed particularly for schools, and it’s free. Want to get to […]
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 resources that are just as easy to access as conventional web-based content, with additional assessment, support and tracking functionalities. But what are the real advantages of using VLE for teaching […]
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 else does it offer. Kobo Touch vs Kindle Touch – How do they compare: Here is a look at how the two eReaders compare: Both have 6″ E Ink Pearl […]
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 of books, with the legal deposit rights to every book published in the Republic of Ireland. Trinity College founded in 1592 is also the oldest university in Dublin. When the […]
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 that many school would envy and wish they have. Having just moved into a new modern building benefiting from the latest facilities and physical learning spaces a purpose built school […]
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 was not until September 2011 that the school moved into a new modern building built on the former school’s site, next to the existing building. In the one year […]
Leeds City College decided to go with Moodle as their VLE from September 2010. The decision was made following the merger of Leeds College of Technology, Leeds Thomas Danby and Park Lane College Leeds and Keighley. Pulling together a huge number of courses from different VLEs (2 previous moodle installations and 1 previous blackboard installation) […]
A New Chapter for a Pathfinder School Coming back from the Easter break isn’t just coming back to school as usual for students at Writhlington School… it’s coming back to a whole new school! In April 2010, students at Writhlington moved into their brand new school. Even though, the new school is just sited right […]
The New iPad (or iPad 3 to some) is here and Apple has decided to leave the iPad 2 16GB WiFi and iPad 2 16GB WiFi + 3G in its portfolio of iPads while dropping the prices of these to make it their entry level range cheaper. This can only be seen as a means […]
Apple’s newly released iPad, dubbed the ‘new iPad’ has sold over 3 million on the 19th of March according to apple’s press release website. Launched on the 16th of March, and still hot off the press, over 3 million new iPads have already rolled out to 12 countries with a further 24 countries to receive […]