Biography

My name is Tom Sale; I currently teach Yr3 at Mereside Primary School (we have an app for your smartphone!) I am subject leader for Computing and Science across school and Lead KS2 PE. My aim is to use technology & innovative approaches to enhance my classroom practice, therefore making the learning experience for my children a better one! I currently support the LA (through Blackpool LITES) with the development of Google Apps in schools, using iPad's within the classroom and the use of Apple TV (all through twilight sessions either at the local CLC or in schools themselves). I have previously helped schools set up blogs, using primaryblogger, to help give their schools a higher profile both with their parents and on a national scale. I have presented at a number of Teachmeets (both in Blackpool and Bolton (link via Simon Haughton). This year I have been working alongside mrandrewsonline supporting schools and delivering INSET on 'Tranforming teaching and learning across the curriculum using mobile technology' As a co-organiser of Hackpool, I believe in getting children into coding by showing them real life uses for it and aim to use codebug in such a way that they can then take an interest and want to find out more