Bafta stars

Well done Jack and Codey. What a team! Thanks to everyone who visited the praise pod and kept us all busy interviewing. Even grown ups can feel proud for simple things like ironing their own shirt. . .

Dinnington plays a mobile blinder

Dinnington Community primary school must have the most uplifting Friday assembly on the planet. My personal favourite has to be "Who's played a blinder?" which is a reward for staff each week.  Parents too were awarded certificates for completing a maths course alongside their children- we whisked one or two mums off to the praise and they took home clips of their children on their mobiles.  Great to see the  pride on their faces.

For now bluetooth technology has many benefits over data contracts for this. It does rely on parents physically coming into school, but hey, when school's such a buzzy place as this why not join the fun

Handheld Learning 2008

October 13-15 at the Brewery.  Ever had trouble arranging a few people to get to a meeting, arrive on time, keep to time and organise refreshments?  It can feel like the hardest job in the world, yet here we are; over a thousand delegates, dozens of speakers, technology galore, food, and all is calm.

I have to say a big thank you to all the handheld team, the Promethian team and to the brewery hosts; they made me feel welcome and couldn't have been more helpful in sorting out technical challenges and much much more. And thanks too to Tom, Evelyn and Andy in Rotherham- pic is of the live link that we didn't quite make happen this time.

Whilst there were many stimulating presentations the real stars of the show were those in the background.  Thanks everyone; you know who you are.