Tuesday, 18 December 2012
mrmknight.co.uk: Visualead
mrmknight.co.uk: Visualead: Visualead is a cool site that I just found out about for creating visual QR codes. This is done by uploading an image, cropping what part o...
Monday, 17 December 2012
MatthewKnight.co.uk: Storyboard That - A Good Storyboarding Tool
MatthewKnight.co.uk: Storyboard That - A Good Storyboarding Tool: Storyboard That is a nice storyboarding tool that I just learned about from David Kapuler . Storyboard That provide...
MatthewKnight.co.uk: Portable Python
MatthewKnight.co.uk: Portable Python: Portable Python is a Python® programming language preconfigured to run directly from any USB storage device, enabling you to have, at ...
Monday, 10 December 2012
Ofsted 2012
On Tuesday 20th November, the call came in - 2 day OFSTED inspection.
2 weeks later the report is in ... OUTSTANDING again!
See the full report here: Final Ofsted repot
2 weeks later the report is in ... OUTSTANDING again!
See the full report here: Final Ofsted repot
Thursday, 18 October 2012
ICT resources from Edexcel
The following interesting content has come our way, some new - some older gems, and we think you will find it useful in your delivery of GCSE ICT.
ARKive - is an image resource, free to schools, and a great place to find images to compliment the products in your Unit 2 controlled assessment work.
FreeSound.org - An excellent place to find free music and sound effects to use in the audio and video products for the Unit 2 Controlled assessment.
Freeplay Music - another great free sound repository, this time with a focus on music tracks.
Weebly - An excellent, free online web editor. The unique point here is that weebly allows you to download your site and host it locally (or put it on a disk for the moderator!).
MatthewKnight.co.uk: How Can You Spell “Fish” As G-H-O-T-I?
MatthewKnight.co.uk: How Can You Spell “Fish” As G-H-O-T-I?: This came up in conversation today with my Teaching Assistant Kerrie today following the Reading twilight training yesterday. Many people ...
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
MatthewKnight.co.uk: Realtime Board - Collaborative Online Brainstormin...
MatthewKnight.co.uk: Realtime Board - Collaborative Online Brainstormin...: Realtime Board is a new online tool for hosting online, collaborative brainstorming sessions. Realtime Board provides a blank grid ...
Monday, 15 October 2012
MatthewKnight.co.uk: Stop Frame Animator - Create Stop Motion Videos
MatthewKnight.co.uk: Stop Frame Animator - Create Stop Motion Videos: Stop Frame Animator from Culture Street is a neat tool for creating animated stop motion movies. Creating your animated stop motion vi...
Friday, 12 October 2012
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
National Dyslexia Week - 09/10/12
Tuesday 9th Oct
Today is all about how the dyslexic brain may work
kinaLearn.com.How a dyslexic brain works
Monday, 8 October 2012
Sunday, 7 October 2012
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Monday, 2 July 2012
AFGA 2012: My proudest teacher moment
AFGA 2012, Friday 29 June, was the proudest day of my teaching career. Seeing our students so enthusiastic about their amazing ideas and engaging with industry experts, who commented on their passion and achievements, is exactly what teaching is all about to me.
The winning moment of the day was all of the students saying that they wanted to do Apps for Good again next year, an amazing opportunity for students to connect.with industry and have their ideas realised.
A huge congratulations to the team, I am very proud and privileged to work with them all.
I also was very honoured to be awarded the Apps for Good Teacher of the year Award.
The winning moment of the day was all of the students saying that they wanted to do Apps for Good again next year, an amazing opportunity for students to connect.with industry and have their ideas realised.
A huge congratulations to the team, I am very proud and privileged to work with them all.
I also was very honoured to be awarded the Apps for Good Teacher of the year Award.
Thursday, 21 June 2012
Apps for Good: Lydia- This year we have been part of a club calle...
Apps for Good: Lydia- This year we have been part of a club calle...: Lydia- This year we have been part of a club called Apps For Good (or AFG as we know it as) and every Wednesday evening and Monday morning w...
Monday, 18 June 2012
How To Create An Effective Action Plan For Your Blog
How To Create An Effective Action Plan For Your Blog
Without a proper plan of action, it’s not possible to satisfactorily achieve your goals. You may achieve some goals in the long term without a plan but most of it will be through fluke. Planning is at the core of any blog. Having a good plan means you’ll know what to do to get to your goals, without floundering or wasting time.
Write Down Your Blog’s Goals
Why did you start your blog? What were your ideas then and what will be your goals now, based on what you’ve learnt so far? What is your goal? Do you want to earn X amount of money per year, attain fame as a blogger, or use your blog to promote a cause?
Write Down Short Term Objectives
For this purpose of this article, we’ve taken the long term goal of attaining sufficient financial success to let go of your day job in 1 year. Here’s a partial list of short term objectives you need to achieve:
- Build a loyal reader base
- Promote your blog on social media
- Build a loyal fan following on Twitter and other networks
- Build relationships with your readers
Set A Timeframe Against Each Objective
Remember each objective in your list will take a certain amount of time to achieve. How do you set a timeframe against something like building a loyal reader base? How many readers will be sufficient for you to start promoting your blog? To know the answers to these questions, you must do your research. Make a list of 5 top blogs in your niche and study how they’ve succeeded. Backtrack to the day they started and mark their progress via old posts, old tweets and PR announcements. What strategies did they use to grow? How long did it take them to achieve their goals? This study will help you set tentative timeframes to achieve your short term objectives.
Evaluate your Skills and Strengths
You may not be able to do everything that your blog needs you to do. To know how much you can contribute, do an evaluation of your strengths and skills. Do you have great writing skills? What about your marketing skills? Are you also good with building relationships with your audience? How are your social media skills?
Evaluate Your Assets
Do you know of any sponsor who can promote your blog and help you get there quickly? What do you need to do to get a sponsor? Find out who the top players are in your niche and make a plan to network with them. You can promote their blogs for free and ask for a return favor. Knowing the movers and shakers in any field is a great asset.
Consider Your Options
If you don’t have all the skills required to achieve your goals, do you need to hire someone, or partner with someone who has them? What contacts can you leverage to increase your reader base? Evaluate all your options and decide on how you’re going to proceed.
Evaluate Your Blog
Take a good look at your blog and consider updating its SEO, navigation, user-friendliness and usability. Get someone to test it for you – are they happy with the user experience? If not, set to work on improving your blog.
Create A monetization strategy
A study of the other blogs in your niche should help you understand how you can monetize your blog. There are many options out there – advertising, affiliate programs, selling products and so on. Find out which methods will work for you, given your interests and limitations.
Create A Marketing Plan
Finally, a good marketing plan is necessary to help you achieve your goals. Having a solid reader base is not the same thing as having loyal customers. The conversion is where the money is at. Work out how you’re going to get there.
Its very important to do your blogging with a proper plan as it will help you measure your success as compared to efforts you've put it and will also help you to find out the strategies and techniques that work better than others. Do you do plan your blogging? If yes then please share your experiences with us.
Friday, 15 June 2012
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)