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• On duty at the Year 11 prom armed with a walkie-talkie. Fingers crossed it all runs smoothly! #
• RT @cathellis13 Just published a new blog post: You can’t do that in a classroom! http://is.gd/1ezWj <- really liked it (via @jamesclay) #
• Prom ran very smoothly, great atmosphere, no trouble. Good news! #

• Did some interesting email management and productivity work with a colleague today. Plan to share resource pack soon - blog backlog! #

• Neighbouring school to mine has shut for a week because of swine flu. Staff room view for us: “just a matter of time”. Wimbledon, anyone? #
• Sexualised primary pupils worry Ofsted http://tinyurl.com/ma5a5z (via @GuardianEdu) #

• Recommendation please: Team of 15 people on several sites need to share an online calendar. Not all are confident IT users. Best bet? #

• Just made my Dad a lemon ricotta cake for Father’s Day. Hope he likes it! http://twitpic.com/7×0b6 #

• Had a great time with Teachers TV on The Big Debate last night. Really nice meeting @bellaale. Off to the IOE for MirandaMod today. #
• Great debate: Goggles for handling Blu-Tack among extreme health and safety rules http://tinyurl.com/lrl6vw (via @GuardianEdu) #
• Arrived at my first MirandaMod at IoE in London. Looks like it’s going to be interesting! #
• Creating time for reflection, reading, RSS and twitter. How do you educators do this when you have children at home and full time jobs? #
• MirandaMod discussion: what advice would you give to a teacher just starting out with blogging? What do you wish you had known at the start? #
• http://bit.ly/B89Pd #
• http://bit.ly/B89Pd
  Just shared this and it works just as well for blogs as brands. #
• Did you know that the civil service has a blogging code? Well they do and it’s pretty good. We’re comparing it to Microsoft’s equivalent. #
• I do love conferences where you are expected to have a laptop in front of you. #
• Love the US Air Force rules of engagement for blogging - wonderful stuff http://tinyurl.com/74s4lw #
• Flame warriors. Which one are you? Love it, thank you @dannynic. #
• Forgot link for Flame Warriors http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/ #
• RT: @dannynic: mirandamod flashmeeting starting now - join in http://bit.ly/9cvY9 “should teachers be blogging?” #
• Do you have a disclaimer on your blog? What made you put it there? Discussing it live in Mirandamod Flashmeeting now http://3.ly/fy2 #
• There is a young guy on the train with me who is listening to a Walkman. With a tape in it. Retro chic already? #

I will be sharing my blog this afternoon with other members of the MirandaNet Fellowship, an e-community for sharing practice relating to digital technology in teaching and learning.

Key points I will be sharing:

• My blog journey and the steep learning curve
• The value I’ve found in ‘personal branding’, having an online presence and networking
• Benefits and challenges of having an online shop-window for my thinking
• Writing “the blog post of my life so far”
• Micro-blogging does not kill your blog
• Opportunities and developments
• Identity: personal vs. institutional - finding the balance

I’m really looking forward to meeting other MirandNetters for the first time, many of whom I already network with on Twitter.

• Massive #iphonefail on 3.0 install. Now on third try at restore and keeping fingers crossed but it’s not looking good. Furious. #

• Really enjoyed experience of being a ‘critical friend’ and coach in another school today. Looking forward to supporting positive change. #