Mr McGowan's Learning Blog

An exciting year lies ahead!

Our new Young Enterprise group had an informal meeting and seem to be brimming with ideas, confidence and committment. That is important I feel. We also have three distinct advantages over last year's plucky group.

1. We are starting earlier
2. We have a cash and carry card!!!
3. We may be able to use a very exciting technology which I am not saying anymore about.

I have also been approached to help out with the Yearbook which I would be delighted to get involved in, especially since I have had some magazine experience before and also I have a couple of ideas on how to keep the cost down (so our punters can afford it with their pocket money) and how to get it ready in time for June. But I'm keeping that close to my chest also.

The last major thing to look forward to was the success of our bid with the Faculty of Performing Arts. I am really excited about getting my teeth into a very big project. It will make my old Big Roch Digital pale in comparison (but then again I did that with zero budget!!!). It will be a step on from blogging and podcasting.

I'll need to get cracking with some more Screencasts also, especially as the S1 and S2s love it.

All in all I am glad to be back at school although I have been decanted along with my colleagues from ICT out into the modular accommodation (that's CouncilSpeak for huts!!!).

It is not perfect but it is not as bad as I feared. It is an extra challenge we will have to overcome together!

Incidentally, the new PCs are fab. The kids certainly love them more than the old bangers we had!