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‘Bulletproof’ coffee

Posted on November 27, 2014 by blogmywiki

Food fads are parodies of themselves these days (gourmet hot dogs? I ask you…) but this is a trend TOO FAR: putting butter in coffee. The Guardian tried it out. Amazingly, it tastes disgusting. Who’d’ve thunk it? Next week: I … Continue reading →

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Displayotron3000 Pi Radio

Posted on November 9, 2014 by blogmywiki

IMPORTANT UPDATE JULY 2015: The BBC has changed the way it streams network radio – see here for details. And Fip has moved to http://audio.scdn.arkena.com/11016/fip-midfi128.mp3 In the summertime I built a Raspberry Pi radio that I could control via a … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Random Possessive Book Title Generator

Posted on July 30, 2014 by blogmywiki

Yes, there are random book title generators out there on the internet, but what I really wanted was one that would generate possessive book titles. You know the ones: Flaubert’s Parrot, Hemingway’s Chair, Milton’s Custard. (I may have made the … Continue reading →

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The Longest Year: School Direct or School, Die Wrecked?

Posted on July 25, 2014 by blogmywiki

It’s finally over. I survived a year as a School Direct (Salaried) trainee. I made it to the end, I qualified, and I have a job as a Newly-Qualified Teacher (NQT) next year. This is nothing short of a miracle, … Continue reading →

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Making MakeyMakey instruments in class

Posted on June 20, 2014 by blogmywiki

Having proved the concept with the Colanderphone (© Felix Glenn), today I taught a combined DT / music / ICT / science lesson in Year 5. In the first lesson, I introduced the MakeyMakey and got the children each to … Continue reading →

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