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What Asher’s been Tweeting this week 2010-01-17

Post author By Asher
Post date 17/01/2010

Just been looking around at free/cheap small business CRM, not sure if we really need it, http://civicrm.org/ looks interesting though #
RT @citizenship 'Political parties must clarify plans for Citizenship Education' @hansardsociety http://bit.ly/6YkxLu & http://bit.ly/7qd6MT #
@grahamallcott count me in (Greg too probably) in reply to grahamallcott #
@CompareCRM Right now, no. We are a startup and have no £ for it. Would pay for a good, independent service if £ available. 2-4 days work? in reply to CompareCRM #
Creativity and pupil voice at an infants school in Essex (from a Teacher of the Year) http://danlea3.blogspot.com/ #
@TWMarkChambers It's great isn't it, have you come across him before? in reply to TWMarkChambers #
This shouldn't be happening –> RT @kittyxiii: about to fall asleep in citizenship. 10 mins left :D #
DCSF consultation on considering pupils' views #studentvoice: http://bit.ly/8mgZw9 #
had a great time at the 30under30 launch party last night! http://bit.ly/6Q30fY #
@KittyXIII What I meant was your teacher isn't getting it right. Citizenship should be the most active, interesting lesson. Sleep in RE ;) in reply to KittyXIII #
.@Jason_Cobb What's the URL? Always great to see school councils using blogs, etc. to widen participation. #
Is he right? –> RT @Durgagirl: 10yr. old is the first student council dropout. He feels nobody listens & it's a puppet government. #
Great idea –> RT @crisoneill: im making student council get the school to install free student wifi (: #
RT @ClareHanbury: RT @timdavies: submission on youth participation for the Internet Governance Forum http://bit.ly/5hIpui #igf09 #igf10 #
@arseblog Hate to see Arsenal described as a 'franchise' (otherwise interesting article) in reply to arseblog #
@Durgagirl Excellent stuff! You're right to be proud. in reply to Durgagirl #
RT @digitalmaverick: American speaker tells us how incredibly interested he is in the UK concept of 'student voice' alien to him in the USA #
@digitalmaverick Point him to @bicyclingfish in reply to digitalmaverick #
RT @ssutherland: RT @Smichael920: Presenting on parental engagement would love to hear about people's successes in this area. Please rt #
Taking daughter and fianceé to #BETT2010 this morning. Ooh I do spoil them. #

2010.

Post author By Greg
Post date 15/01/2010

Hi all,

Happy new year – hope everyone had a great festive season! I lost every snowball fight, got lots of new socks, fell over twice, and am excited about 2010.

Sorry for not blogging much recently! But here’s a wee update:

We’ve moved into our new office in Old Street – this is really helping us to focus, and we’re getting lots more work done. Which is good, because there’s lots to do. This is me:

Gregatwork

Things to note:

Asher is managing to keep his desk tidy (well done Asher).
It’s cold (see scarf).
Over-sized monitors.

So that’s the office, what are we actually up to:

We’re welcoming two teachers from the Czech republic for a week in February, and are busy planning their programme.

We’re working on an exciting project for Parliament.

We’re also thinking hard about involver’s strategy over the course of the year, and beyond. This is hard work, but very important.

Most importantly, we finally had our Christmas night out at the 30under30 launch party the other night. Bit late, but good fun.

So there we are…. best wishes to all for 2010. Thanks for listening!

Greg

Twitter

What Asher’s been Tweeting this week 2010-01-10

Post author By Asher
Post date 10/01/2010

@gavinthomson Thanks Gavin, looks interesting. in reply to gavinthomson #
Speaking with the Speaker event RT @gavinthomson: @AsherJac http://www2.lse.ac.uk/publicEvents/events/2010/20100125t1830vOT.aspx #
Locked out of the new office already,and it's only the second day! I thought working from home was unproductive. #
Just bought @scyne a spill resistant keyboard. About a minute outside the shop I spilt coffee on it. #
RT @kdwashburn: RT @chadratliff: RT @AASAHQ: 10 Reasons School Leaders Should Pay Attention to Social Media http://bit.ly/8j8pl5 #
RT @MattSL RT @EstherNYA: UN declares 2010 International Year of Youth – http://bit.ly/84neD6 #
Just got a free incoming geographic VOIP number from http://www.sipgate.co.uk 020 3411 3294 #
#r4today A sensible discussion between John Hutton and his shadow. No chance the rest of this campaign will be so civil and useful. #
Hello to you all from our new office in Shoreditch, London! Visitors welcome! And happy new year too :o) http://bit.ly/5uZALP #
@jenmcnally I'd recommend at least 3. in reply to jenmcnally #
@HGJohn Agree with the argument, but Boots is a profit-making business, not a public service, so 'customers buy it' = good. in reply to HGJohn #
@HGJohn But make an argument based on profit, not science and morals, these are not the things business deals in. #ten23 in reply to HGJohn #
Lies, damn dies and the Tory press. @bengoldacre: If you want to be trusted more: claim less http://bit.ly/6uDz6T #
RT @fullonlearning: RT @The_NEN: New direction?: @mikebakered asks if the tide is turning on school tests http://bit.ly/7g86C6 #
Just been taught to tune a guitar by @chloedoherty, didn't think I had the ear for it. Not sure when I'll use this skill, but still happy :) #
Finding our website is blocked in many schools as 'chat'. Is this filtered because it is in WordPress or because comments are turned on? #
@boduweb Good point. I know in Buckinghamshire the reason given was that it was a blog. Haringey said it was classified as 'chat' ??? in reply to boduweb #

involver blog

Raising achievement through student voice and data

Post author By Asher
Post date 07/01/2010

I just read this really interesting article on how schools in Colorado are finding that in the quest to raise standards and achievement that data alone is a blunt tool; student voice sharpens this.

Their recommendations are excellent, especially:

Utilize student-led outreach to capture feedback from disengaged students.

Have a read: http://blog.ednewscolorado.org/2010/01/05/in-r2t-student-voice-will-sharpen-blunt-instruments/

Tags attainment, Case study, effective, evaluation, International, pupil/student/learner voice

Twitter

What Asher’s been Tweeting this week 2010-01-03

Post author By Asher
Post date 03/01/2010

@jonathan_mackin Better or worse than the book? Not made my mind up about it yet. #triffids in reply to jonathan_mackin #
Was supposed to be at Villa with @grahamallcott and @chloedoherty but ended up spending 3 hrs on hard shoulder of the M6. Good company tho. #
@damoward I use Twitter primarily for work and FB for social stuff. I do have a FB page for my org though, can see potential in edu for them in reply to damoward #
Only by engaging can we teach responsible use RT @kriley19: Schools can use social networking http://bit.ly/5G6Fy7 Full http://bit.ly/7xMOCA #
Just saw #Avatar, wow. It's a game-changer', sci-fi won't be the same again, as after Star Wars. @shenque not so impressed. #

Twitter

What Asher’s been Tweeting this week 2010-01-03

Post author By Asher
Post date 03/01/2010

@jonathan_mackin Better or worse than the book? Not made my mind up about it yet. #triffids in reply to jonathan_mackin #
Was supposed to be at Villa with @grahamallcott and @chloedoherty but ended up spending 3 hrs on hard shoulder of the M6. Good company tho. #
@damoward I use Twitter primarily for work and FB for social stuff. I do have a FB page for my org though, can see potential in edu for them in reply to damoward #
Only by engaging can we teach responsible use RT @kriley19: Schools can use social networking http://bit.ly/5G6Fy7 Full http://bit.ly/7xMOCA #
Just saw #Avatar, wow. It's a game-changer', sci-fi won't be the same again, as after Star Wars. @shenque not so impressed. #