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@mister_jim
http://1m.hawes-side.net
Primary Pad
http://www.maloney.primarypad.com/1
Year 1 Teacher
& ICT Leader
Hawes Side Primary
Blackpool
James Maloney
Engaging through technology
Small Steps to Big Improvements.
What is Primary Pad?
Best way to explain it is to show you.
Effective in 
classroom situations..?
Task: To compile adjectives
Using PrimaryPad, compile a list 
of adjectives that describe the
following:
Batman
Baddies
Setting

You should try to write at least
one adjective in each section.
X-Curricular
Child focused
Engaging
Quick
Specific
Purposeful
The Result....
Learning Logs
What are they?
A resource off 
the TES Forum
http://www.tes.co.uk
dull, dull, dull
Creative, expansive & innovative curriculum
incorporating a range of experiences
Closed, prescriptive tasks
Increased enjoyment 
for teachers, pupils 
and parents.
Open-ended
Celebratory
creative
enjoyable
individual
Examples can be found at
http://1m.hawes-side.net/mr-m


Help yourselves.
What it is &
What it adds
window into the classroom
engaging with parents
extending learning opportunities
showcase good work
personalised learning space
Why do it?
Children get a lot out of it
Using technology in context
Enabling them to develop across all subjects
Web2.0 Tools for the Classroom
HUGE variety of FREE resources
Lots of creative approaches to simple tasks
Focus on 3
1. CPD for FREE - www.twitter.com
2. Communication - www.Voicethread.com
3. Assessment made easy - www.wallwisher.com
For a more comprehensive list of 
Web2.0 tools, go to 
http://1m.hawes-side.net/mr-m
Context
Tool for developing 
classroom practice
Tool for raising
standards
Tool for increasing
parental engagement
http://1m.hawes-side.net
http://tiny.cc/Maloney
Task: To evaluate the effectiveness of this session.
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/c4l2010
Leave me a note saying one thing you've learnt
about today that you could include in your
lessons tomorrow.
http://www.hawes-side.org.uk
Parental Engagement
We wanted to link the work with tech in school,
with the kids' work at home.
Parent workshops 
using Photostory3
Wasn't groundbreaking
tech, but was a 
catalyst for learning
& consolidation
Share the skills
with the parents

Add to children's
development
A new way of sharing
You already have
a massive resource
in the staff at your
school.
Through sharing 
one good thing,
Everyone learns
something new.
On your tables,
Share one good
thing with
your colleagues
They will value it. I promise.
Task: To create a 
Learning Log
On your table,
create an open-ended task
that fits into your work this
term.

It can be as left-field as you like, 
as long as it's open-ended.