Comments for chrisrat's blog http://chrisrat.com A little bit more geeky every day Fri, 11 May 2012 20:38:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on #Camped12 by Debbie Sullivan http://chrisrat.com/2012/05/07/camped12/#comment-2425 Fri, 11 May 2012 20:38:09 +0000 http://chrisrat.com/?p=1521#comment-2425 this sounds fantastic and what a lovely way to spend some family time hope to see you soon love to Jet and Beth xx

]]> Comment on #Camped12 by #CampEd12 | In a roundabout way http://chrisrat.com/2012/05/07/camped12/#comment-2424 Thu, 10 May 2012 14:14:02 +0000 http://chrisrat.com/?p=1521#comment-2424 [...] difficult. What can I add to these incredibly comprehensive #campEd12 blogposts? Please read them! Chris Ratcliffe Matt Pearson Alex Bellars Brynn Llewellyn Dawn Hallybone Bev Evans John McLear Tom Briggs Emma [...]

]]> Comment on #Camped12 by The Brigolo (@TeaKayB) http://chrisrat.com/2012/05/07/camped12/#comment-2423 Mon, 07 May 2012 21:56:42 +0000 http://chrisrat.com/?p=1521#comment-2423 It was a great weekend, and I’m especially pleased that I got to see Elizabeth’s den in person. Hopefully she’ll be able to stay up for the astronomy next time!

]]> Comment on To VLE or not to VLE? It is questionable… by BETT Education Show in London — Emma McCluskey http://chrisrat.com/2011/10/27/to-vle-or-not-to-vle-it-is-questionable/#comment-2415 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:19:02 +0000 http://chrisrat.com/?p=1348#comment-2415 [...] There were a lot of stands aimed at technicians and Heads for MIS and data solutions for schools. The most visible stands were those of the interactive whiteboard companies, which were from all over the world including many from Asia. The interactive whiteboard market seems to have become extremely competitive and there is now a range of boards and complementary products on offer. Some companies are even offering cash back on old whiteboards.  The second big market at BETT the VLE, there were so many companies offering a VLE to schools, at a time when some UK schools are giving up on their VLE. [...]

]]> Comment on Think positive on Feb29th and everyday by Julia Skinner (@theheadsoffice) http://chrisrat.com/2012/02/29/think-positive-on-feb29th-and-everyday/#comment-2411 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:54:00 +0000 http://chrisrat.com/?p=1519#comment-2411 Bless you Chris! That is so wonderful to be in such company! It is really a special day alright!!

]]> Comment on Think positive on Feb29th and everyday by Dawn Travers http://chrisrat.com/2012/02/29/think-positive-on-feb29th-and-everyday/#comment-2410 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:31:11 +0000 http://chrisrat.com/?p=1519#comment-2410 Chris so true. I have been amazed as I browse through the sts on feb29.net how many educators have posted wonder ideas suggestions and encouraged their pupils in many different ways.

I know the teachers in My school work so hard all for the benefit of the children.

It is a shame that the government, OfSted and the media rarely see this happening in real time in a real classroom situation.

]]> Comment on To VLE or not to VLE? It is questionable… by Elephant in the Room #1: Virtual Learning Environments or ‘Prisons in the Sky’ « ethinking http://chrisrat.com/2011/10/27/to-vle-or-not-to-vle-it-is-questionable/#comment-2406 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:37:47 +0000 http://chrisrat.com/?p=1348#comment-2406 [...] general are not intuitive.  Though this is improving, they are becoming more flexible and dynamic. It also seems there is growing evidence of schools giving up on their VLEs (@chrisrat).  Some have even argued that the VLE is dead or even [...]

]]> Comment on My BETT 2012 – the show by Chris Ratcliffe http://chrisrat.com/2012/01/17/my-bett-2012-the-show/#comment-2400 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:23:30 +0000 http://chrisrat.com/?p=1512#comment-2400 Thanks for the comment Bjorn! It was a great show – I’ll write up the second post over the weekend!

]]> Comment on My BETT 2012 – the show by Bjorn http://chrisrat.com/2012/01/17/my-bett-2012-the-show/#comment-2399 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:04:26 +0000 http://chrisrat.com/?p=1512#comment-2399 Very interesting post about BETT. Well done on your good sales as well :)

Look forward to more of your posts

]]> Comment on Scholastic at BETT 2012 by BETT 2012 – what a busy week it’s going to be GREAT! « chrisrat's blog http://chrisrat.com/2011/12/16/scholastic-at-bett-2012/#comment-2390 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:30:45 +0000 http://chrisrat.com/?p=1490#comment-2390 [...] As I mentioned in the post I wrote before Christmas, we are going to be running a much more comprehensive round of resour… [...]

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