Just before Christmas Google announced the YouTube for Schools platform, which runs through a schools Google Apps for Edu account, allowing students to access selected content. In a week where the focus is on the changes of ICT curriculum I am concerned that the wider debate around open web access in schools will be once again ...
Charles Dickens, born on February 7th 1812, is a famous English novelist from the Victorian era. Many of his works follow a recurring theme calling for social reform. Some of his most recognised novels include Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, and Hard Times. The picture below depicts a scene from Oliver Twist, the ...
It might be cliché, but it is nevertheless true. A picture speaks a thousand words. How We Learn This is of course not to say that words are less important than pictures. But it’s useful to remind ourselves that our brains are essentially twofold, made up of the left hemisphere, which is often described as ...
It’s an old joke, barely a joke at all – bit like copyright laws really. Why do marxists only drink tea made with tea bags? Because property is theft. I thank you, start the car, taxi for simfin. An alternative title for this post could be: Why We’re Happy to Teach Our Learners to Steal So. I’ve had ‘copyright/IPR’ on my ...