Mark Taylor gives his thoughts on the season so far and offers your pupils the chance to be on the Education on Fire Podcast for Season 3. EducationOnFire.com https://twitter.com/taylormapps http://www.goodstuffprimaryresources.com/  

A Complete Toolkit To Teach E-Safety Lessons with Online Safety Lesson Plans http://gooseberryplanet.com HomeHalo Gooseberry Planet uses gaming technology to help children learn about internet safety. In the course of a familiar game, children are exposed to online issues requiring a response such as meeting strangers, bullying, grooming and sexual exploitation. Children love playing games and Gooseberry Planet is a fun way to present internet safety situations to them. The software platform facilitates the participation of parents and teachers to discuss with their children/students the issues raised in the game, and to monitor their reactions to the situations. Internet safety is part of Personal, Social, Health Economic (PSHE) education and ICT in schools, but many schools don’t know how to teach the subject. It is very difficult to keep up with the trends and stay in touch with what their students are using.   Gooseberry Planet has a number of Apps for schools, which will facilitate the intervention of teachers and parents. We offer a complete solution for the whole school community, ensuring that every child is taught for a minimum of 12 weeks (1 hour per week) in each and every year of their primary school education! The games target 4-13 year olds. There are 5 levels in total, each level has been adapted for different age groups. Two other apps sit alongside the gaming software. One for the teacher (Gooseberry Teacher) which is a monitoring system and also a resource, and the other is Gooseberry Parent. The software platforms talk to each other whilst the student is playing the game. Areas covered with Gooseberry Planet: • Clickjacking • Grooming • Sexual Exploitation • Emailing • Live Gaming • Web Cams & Live Streaming • Social Networking • People online • Radicalisation • Meeting Up • Chat Rooms • Online Bullying • In-App Purchases • Online Safety for Students • Teaching Internet Safety to Students • Internet Safety and Online Safety tips for kids • Online Bullying tips for children

Purple Mash to 2Blog Katie from 2Simple Software tells us all about Creative Computing. Atmos Technology strive to transform educational outcomes by providing exciting, new and different opportunities for learning through ICT. IE Solutions focuses on the impact of digital technologies on learning, teaching and raising achievement https://www.2simple.com http://www.atmostechnology.co.uk https://www.ies.london

Stella James & Tim Rylands, premier IT educational speakers, give their insights about online safety and enthusing learners using technology. http://www.timrylands.com http://www.timrylands.com/2016/10/20/nape-computing-edtech-conference-2016-oxford-2/ http://gooseberryplanet.com http://nape.org.uk http://nape.org.uk/computing-edtech-conference-2/

Tynker is a complete learning system that teaches kids to code. Kids begin experimenting with visual blocks, then progress to JavaScript and Python as they design games, build apps, and make incredible projects. 50 Million Kids 60 Thousand Schools 2.4 Billion lines of code https://www.tynker.com/ https://www.parrot.com

mama.codes mission is to start all young children on their coding journey and give them the confidence and ability to code. The teaching method introduces children as young as three to coding through song, rhyme and storytelling using free kids’ coding App ScratchJr. Coding is the new literacy. It is on the school curriculum in the UK from age 5 because it is important that every child is digitally literate in order to thrive and succeed in an increasingly digital world. Through following our creative coding projects, children of all backgrounds and learning styles are able to learn to code creatively with confidence. Most importantly they can have a lot of fun with code, and make full use of their bountiful imagination. http://educator.mama.codes https://twitter.com/mamacodes https://www.facebook.com/mama.codes/ https://www.scratchjr.org

Listen to the award winning DigiExam on how the revolution has started with Easy to use – Collaborative – Reliable digital exams. DigiExam is an intuitive digital assessment platform used to create, administer and grade assessments. Through a comprehensive set of tools, the platform simplifies the exam process for instructors and teachers, helps students complete tests more efficiently, and saves both time and money for institutions. DigiExam is 100% reliable and currently serves over 2,000 organizations across more than 80 countries. https://www.digiexam.com http://www.bettshow.com https://twitter.com/DigiExam https://www.facebook.com/DigiExam/

Apps for Good is an open-source technology education movement that partners with educators in schools and learning centres to deliver our course to young people 10-18 years of age. “The pedagogy Apps for Good uses has transformed my teaching of IT.” Jonathan Kemp, Bolton St Catherine’s Academy, North West England https://www.appsforgood.org https://twitter.com/AppsforGood

&nbsp; Interviews with the 2016 Winners Check out the student app winners from the Apps for Good Awards 2016 who have turned bright ideas into real technology products to solve problems in their world. Lilies &nbsp; &nbsp; Donate it &nbsp; DiPloy &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Changes <img class="aligncenter wp-image-1551" src="https://www.educationonfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/allergy-basket-2d047e8695526912e0eea9be57444723f00086b5b79bf058782f222714f5c407-1024x1024.png" alt="allergy-basket-2d047e8695526912e0eea9be57444723f00086b5b79bf058782f222714f5c407" width="344" height="344" srcset="https://www.educationonfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/allergy-basket-2d047e8695526912e0eea9be57444723f00086b5b79bf058782f222714f5c407-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://www.educationonfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/allergy-basket-2d047e8695526912e0eea9be57444723f00086b5b79bf058782f222714f5c407-150x150.png 150w,...

Heather Picov, UK Managing Director explains how Apps for Good equips students to research, design and make digital products and take them to market. But apps are not the point of what we do. Our goal is to produce more able, self-confident, collaborative young people, ready to make a difference to their world. Most children are consumers of technology; we want them to become makers using technology. https://www.appsforgood.org Apps for Good Flyer &nbsp;

While celebrating the milestone of 1 million children being reached by the Barefoot Computing Programme I interview 2 teachers from the top of the BT Tower. http://barefootcas.org.uk http://www.computingatschool.org.uk https://www.raspberrypi.org https://techliteracy.co.uk https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education http://www.btplc.com View from the top of the BT Tower  Liz Williams &#8211; Director Tech Literacy and Education programmes at BT Bill Mitchell &#8211; BCS Director of Education Barefoot!

Barefoot volunteer Simon Vaughan-Long tells me how rewarding it is to be part of the Barefoot Programme. These workshops support primary educators with the confidence, knowledge, skills and resources to teach computer science. http://barefootcas.org.uk http://www.computingatschool.org.uk https://www.raspberrypi.org https://techliteracy.co.uk https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education http://www.btplc.com

I chat to Karen Hayton &#8211; Senior Manager Tech Literacy Programme BT Group. We discuss how BT is involved in supporting Barefoot. What is Tech Literacy? How does Barefoot support the computing curriculum? How to get the FREE CPD workshop at your school. http://barefootcas.org.uk http://www.computingatschool.org.uk https://www.raspberrypi.org https://techliteracy.co.uk https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education http://www.btplc.com

Our computing and technology season will explore FREE CPD training in computing, talk to children who have built apps, discuss how to support everyone in the subject of e-safety and much more.

Season 1 Finale. A big thank you to everyone who has been on the podcast and for the support of our fabulous community.

The Growing With Gratitude Program by Ashley Manuel aims to help teachers, students and families easily develop the habits of gratitude, kindness and mindfulness that have been identified as the stepping stones to greater happiness and success. Teaching children these skills as early as possible in their journey helps them develop greater resilience, builds their emotional and physical wellbeing, and promotes positive thoughts and habits. The program is based around learning the Five Habits of Happiness, and can be completed by children in every primary year level with their teachers or with their parents at home. http://www.growingwithgratitude.com.au/library/ Teacher Training Webinar: The 5-Steps To Implementing GratitudeInto The Culture Of Your School And Classroom Starting Today&#8230; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/growingwithgratitude/ http://slightedge.org/ http://www.shawnachor.com/ http://sonjalyubomirsky.com/ http://www.thecompoundeffect.com/ https://www.positivityratio.com/index.php http://people.unisa.edu.au/debbie.price

Kelly is a full-time teacher and the creator of the Inspiration for Teachers podcast. With over 5300 listeners per month, in 109 countries, Kelly is well placed to talk about how podcasting and online communities are quickly becoming the place for teachers to learn and support each other. Kelly was the 2015 Podcasters&#8217; Paradise Award Winner for Best New Podcast We are at the start of teacher entrepreneurship and Kelly Long is leading the way with her revision system http://www.myrevisionpal.com We discuss how the education system is developing and also the impact on students during the transition from primary to secondary schools at age 11. http://inspiration4teachers.com https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/inspiration4teacherss-podcast/id955333603 Twitter @Inspiration4T https://www.facebook.com/Inspiration4Teachers

George, an NQT at Hardingstone Academy, has in a few short weeks created an atmosphere of mutual respect and a strong work ethic. His class environment is transforming into a supportive and inspiring place to learn, led by a positive peer group of children. Hardingstone is a village in Northamptonshire, UK. http://www.hardingstoneacademy.northants.sch.uk https://www.classdojo.com/en-gb/ http://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/02846/pgce-primary/

It was a failed sales pitch that was put online. Little did they know how it would go on to affect over 25 million people worldwide. This global viral video shows how it is not your circumstances that have the biggest impact on your life, but how you frame and communicate it. http://andreagardner.co.uk www.workingforwholeness.com

Overstone Primary School is like a family. You are welcomed and invited to dine at their table, where they share a kindness and tender care that comes from knowing what every child needs. This is a school with a heart, that truly understands that people are the school. Pupils, staff, parents and the community. Overstone Primary School Website Step by Step Dance School Northamptonshire Sport

Peter has been in education professionally for 35 years, teaching in middle schools in Oxford, doing advisory work, teaching higher education and as a Primary Headteacher at Harwell Primary School. He retired from that post in September 2014, but has continued as Chair of OPHTA (Oxfordshire Primary Headteachers&#8217; Association), was elected to become Chair of the National Network of Chairs of Headteachers’ Groups in June 2014 and was delighted to have become a NAPE council member this year, serving on the editorial board for Primary First. In January of 2015 he co-founded the Oxford School of Thought, an independent education think tank. He is a trustee and chairs the management committee of another charity, Full Circle, which is well regarded for its ground breaking intergenerational work.