3. Who is Andy Knill?
geographer
Taught 11-16 in Essex since 1988
Keen to collaborate
Lifelong learner
Quirky (pupil speak "odd soh/geek)
Dad
Indoor rower
...
4. Social Networking / PLN
I started with personally then some networking
Then I discovered which is my main network
Now. I also use
Why?
To network with fellow professionals
To share resources
To keep updated with news, developments, ideas and people
7. VLE - MLE
Developing departmental
rooms
Classrooms for sets
PDFs of class flipcharts
Home works
Collaborative
documents to
support students
Staff cross-
curricular ict lead
8. Supporting EAL students
Using Google translator for assessments / lesson
materials / task support with iPhone
Recent assessments translated into:
French, Norwegian, Romanian, Lithuanian and Polish
9. Handheld devices
My latest investigation
using iPhone / iPad in the
classroom as a resource
Quake
and finally . . .
10. Summer 2012
Established own Digital Leader group
Spoken to borough staff primary and secondary to lead DL
development locally
Joined local ICT international links group
Joined local coding/ programming network
Proposing sessions on apps use for primary geography for local Apple
RTC
Involved in #geogsolo global tweet
Departmental twitter and blog started
....... Reports, parents evenings, taught lessons!