http://soulofsociety.edublogs.org "Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.” G.K. Chesterton Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:56:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This blog has been languishing un-updated for ages. In an attempt to revive, I've moved it to the sparkly new www.katiebarrowman.com - I might even write a post tomorrow. Probably not though. Move along now. Nothing to see here. http://soulofsociety.edublogs.org/2009/11/22/moving-home/ It's been a very busy week and a bit with work. I've been in both Orkney and Shetland for their learning festivals, two very impressive events. In both cases, all teachers in the authority are invited to attend a two day in-service, and have access to a wide and relevant ... http://soulofsociety.edublogs.org/2008/10/31/no-teacher-is-an-island-a-peninsula-perhaps-but-not-an-island/ Spore’s getting a lot of attention on the web and in the wider world. Neil Winton made clear its addictive nature and commented on its educational potential, and it’s being discussed on the Consolarium on Glow. Neil made the point that it could be said to deal both with evolution ... http://soulofsociety.edublogs.org/2008/10/06/spore-religion-and-all-that/ Blog posts Today I ran my last race for the year, the Strathcarron Hospice 10k in Denny. My usual running partner was off doing the Great North Run, so I was wandering about the starting muster on my own, attempting to keep within the patches of sunshine. A fellow solo runner ... http://soulofsociety.edublogs.org/2008/10/05/glowing-strong/ I was in Borders this morning, looking for a copy of The Adventures of Johnny Bunko (see previous post), and doing my usual browse of the graphic novels. Just to the left of the Manga books was a slim display of books marked as a 'Personal Study Selection'. Personal Study ... http://soulofsociety.edublogs.org/2008/09/26/subversion-in-borders/ ...and not because I've nothing to write about. I've too much! Attended the Scottish Learning Festival (day 1) today, for the fourth year, but the first on the other side of the fence. It was particularly strange wandering about the Glow pods last night while the SECC guys were still ... http://soulofsociety.edublogs.org/2008/09/24/10/ For most of last week I was in Orkney, with work. It was my first chance to really work with people at local authority level, and it was an entirely positive experience. The people, the set up and the future prospects for Glow in Orkney are all excellent, and I ... http://soulofsociety.edublogs.org/2008/09/14/a-busy-week/ Saw this lovely new thing in one of my e-newsletters (I won't name it because it'll give away far too much about my übergeek status) and I thought I should share. I give you... Pixlr Free, functional, flash-based and fab. And did I mention free? Thanks :-) http://soulofsociety.edublogs.org/2008/09/04/cool-online-photo-editing-and-its-scandinavian/  I went to see Tony Benn at the Citizens' Theatre last night. I'm not particularly political, but my mum's a huge admirer of his, and I said I'd come along. He was as intelligent, insightful and entertaining as I'd expected, but one thing he said (twice, as it happens) keeps recurring ... http://soulofsociety.edublogs.org/2008/09/04/why-were-doing-this/ A message coming through in Scottish education right now is that collaboration is the way to go. If we want to provide the best opportunities for the kids we're teaching, we might not have the best method, or the best resources, or the best ideas ourselves. Sharing is the obvious ... http://soulofsociety.edublogs.org/2008/09/01/share-and-share-alike-as-long-as-were-pals/