PrimaryOdds’n'Ends

Link to Jim Knight speech here.

A rather underwhelming notion of ICT ‘basics’ appeared in this speech.

‘We need to ensure that all children are trained in the basics: using a word processor, managing a database, editing a website.’

And teachers are ‘guardians’ of a subject that children more readily understand than we do a lot of the time.

Revised Harnessing Technology: Next Generation Learning 2008-14: A summary

Government says technology in learning is no longer optional.

from BECTA.