I finally did it...I spoke to a friend on skype! I downloaded it ages ago thinking ot would be a good thing to try out new technology.I did try to do it at school but my headphones with built in mike wern't good enough. I had ordered Chat and Voip packs to use with children in school so tested these out. Success!! I am thrilled and have added new contacts from C6 and hope to speak to those soon through skype.

Module 3 is now upon us, I started reading "The Reflective Practioner" by Schon back in September 2006....I am still reading it. This from someone who loves books but I am finding it hard to get to grips with and find if I have time to suffer from insommnia this could help! Luckily I am also reading Pollards book "Reflective teaching in the Primary school" which is going down better. I have also got several other books on the go and managed to read my Christmas books; "Bess of Hardwick" by Lovell and the latest in the Dragon series by Todd McCaffrey(his mom Anne wrote the others in the series). I haven't done as much as I should have in this break but it was lovely to have a break....especially with my new role at school as HLTA and taking lessons(which I also have to prepare). I am looking forward to this module and hope it goes well.

Hooray I have finished Module 2 and uploaded it! What a relief....sore fingers and sore shoulder but greatly relieved. Just as well as I am going to be teaching Monitoring and Control to two year 5 and 6 classes...a subject I don't fully understand so that will be a challenge! Plenty to keep me out of mischief plus continuing with my reading list so I won't be bored.

My ICT Co-ordinator photcopied a page from "Teachers" mag about "The pod squad". I checked out the links and the work another Primary school has done. It was brilliant; we are both now excited about doing something similar with our school so our ICT after school club is now going to be a Blogging club and setting up a school internet radio station. we hope to start it in January.

Hi, I have been trying to get my head around mod2. I looked at LA1_b and did the "tool tour"but got very confused when having to look at all the online interaction tools resources. I am a techno phobe to some extent and hate having to browse through websites after websites when I don't fully understand what I'm looking at....its a bit like going Christmas shopping when I have no idea what to buy anyone...and I have a huge family! I have started reading various books (I like books!) on reflection in the hope this will help me in my understanding. My learning journal is a combination of doing a word doc when I copy and paste bits or type information and this blog. I hope this will be okay.
Sue

The school I work in has had the "dreaded phone call", Ofsted is happening next Tuesday and Wednesday. At least it is not the final week with the Christmas parties and festivities planned. I have mnaged to do Module 1 and have started looking at Module 2. Having had a chat on FC with others in my cohort it is not looking quite so scary now, so full steam ahead....well after the breakdown from the Ofsted worries and actual visit.

Hi, I realise it is some time since I last posted a comment so thought I had better do so. Half term is nearly over and I haven't done half the things I meant to do regarding school work or my degree. I have though really thought about the way my job has changed over the last decade. Also, how I have changed. I am a much more confident person than 10 years ago. I have learnt so much as well, my career has totally changed (mainly due to having children and then problems with child care). The skills I learnt from working in an office and with Joe Public haven't gone away, I am able to use them in my new career. I can now use a computer not just to input data! I can email! I can teach others (children and adults) some things about ICT. I am learning new things all the time. Isn't the brain amazing, it never seems to fill right up, there is always more room for new things!
I really enjoy my job and the challenges it brings.