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Digital media drives success for drama project
In April, this blog reported on three schools in Kingston-upon-Thames that were preparing for a multi-media heritage project about the local market place. Since then, 90 Year 6 pupils and their...
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Makebadges makes it easy for teachers and schools to badge their world
Makebadges is the free new website from the creators of the safe social learning platform Makewaves. Inspired by Mozilla Open Badges and the Open Badge movement, Makebadges gives students and teachers...
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Brand new cultural portfolio website in line for innovation award
Trinity College London has announced the launch of arts portfolio website Artsbox, which has already been named as a finalist in the Education Innovation Awards. Built on the award-winning Makewaves...
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Start your Open Badge journey this April
Teachers and educators in the UK have a unique opportunity to learn how to create Open Badges at Shireland Collegiate Academy in Birmingham on April 9th. If you are interested in designing Open Badges...
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Arming teachers for the Computing Curriculum
Initiatives such as the Safe programme for e-safety and the Digital Leaders movement give young people real world experiences to draw from as they work through the new Computing Curriculum. These are...
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The Vocabulary of the new Computing Curriculum
With just a few weeks left of the summer term for a lot of UK schools, and with others already enjoying the summer vacation, many teachers' thoughts are turning to September and the new Computing...
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Young people invited to explore their heritage
Young people are being invited to apply for funding to explore what their heritage means to them by the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Young Roots programme. The programme offers grants of between £10,000 and...
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Makewaves turns iDEA into reality
Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am has pledged to support one million young people to develop their digital, enterprise and entrepreneurial skills following the launch of the iDEA web platform. Built...
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A Badge Mission today keeps the doctor away
I remember a time in my childhood when I religiously ate an apple every day. It seemed like a habit worth making. Today, children and young people are ravenous for technology, habitually reaching for a...
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‘Being smart to do good’– Reflections on Whole Education 2014
Teachers, educators and innovators came together for two days in November to explore the idea of ‘An Education Worth Having’ at the fifth Whole Education conference. Makewaves has been a Whole...
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