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Fear of classroom technology just doesn't compute: the online learning gateway - Jim Judges, the Guardian
Take Shireland Collegiate Academy. The school is situated in Sandwell, one of the UK's most deprived boroughs, and over the last 10 years has been transformed from struggling comprehensive to a specialist school rated by Ofsted as "outstanding", due largely to the innovative use of technology at the hands of its headteacher, Sir Mark Grundy. Far from being full of the latest gadgets and gizmos, the school uses a relatively simple and un-glamorous but hugely effective online learning gateway. At any time and from any location, pupils, parents and teachers can log onto the gateway and access the school's essential learning resources and learning activities. The gateway provides individual email and calendars, personalised MySiteSpace pages, document sharing functions and the tools to manage blog posts and collaborate using wikis, making it a fun and dynamic and safe place to learn.
  posted by Ray at 4/11/2008 01:17:00 AM permanent item link   

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