School place shortage due to demographics
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
More evidence uncovered today to debunk the myth that rich people are stealing all the state school place in the South-East of England.
Archive for the 'Press' Category
Technology in Education
Thursday, December 17th, 2009This month we’re being featured in specialist magazine for D&T, science and ICT teachers called Technology in Education. They have lots of useful and detailed reviews for hardware (computerised and other) that might enhance your lessons.
We’re considering working with them to provide more reviews of real-world resources, so please tell us if this would be useful to you.
Teachable in Indian schools
Friday, October 30th, 2009We really seem to be getting around now Teachable is growing, and last month I was in India as part of the British delegation for the Worddidac India 2009 show in New Delhi.
We now have nearly 1,000 members in India, and a couple of pilot schools. What struck me most on my visit was the vibrancy of the low-cost private schools starting up across every state. Demand from aspiring parents for a better education for their children, but no state subsidy on offer, has let to some imaginative ways of delivering good classes cheaply over long distances.
There were many providers there offering to really ’substitute’ local teachers with video streams and computer-based learning, but we felt the longer term need is for training and inspiration for the teachers themselves. Something Teachable hopes to get into.
SecEd article on sharing best use of ICT in classrooms
Monday, June 29th, 2009We featured today in SecEd magazine with an article on how the kind of sharing Teachable.net encourages can improve learning and save teachers time. With special thanks to Henry Cordy for this article. Click on the image to read more.
Guardian Education article on Teachable sparking creativity
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009We featured in an article today in a Guardian supplement on ICT in teaching. It encourages teachers to experiment with simple, ubiquitous technology such as Powerpoint and social networking to engage pupils. Click on the image to read in full. 
Teachers on Twitter
Friday, May 22nd, 2009Just as our article on Facebook and social networking pointed out, there is a fine line between personal and professional life online. This time it’s a teacher in Scotland who is being investigated for inappropriate Tweets during class.
“Have three Asperger’s boys in S1 class – never a dull moment! Always offer an interesting take on things.”
Another said: “The thought of having some of my S4 beyond exam time doesn’t bear thinking about – for them as well as me I suspect.”
Twitter is completely public by default. Unlike Facebook, you don’t have to get permission to read someone else’s posts. So it means any of your students as well as your friends could be following you. Be careful what you tweet for!
TES article on reducing stress and teacher burn-out
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Teachable teachers helped contribute to an article on reducing stress and saving teachers time. We strongly believe that sharing classroom materials is an excellent way to prevent teachers burning out, and we hope Teachable can continue as a life-saver. Click on the image to read in full.
ICT for education article – improving behaviour through engaging resources
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009This article in the ICTforEducation newsletter highlights how creative and interactive material on Teachable can be used to engage a class and improve learning for the less attentive. It features our ‘Bubblesplat’ resource, contributed by Henry Cordy. Click on the image to read in full.
