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Tim Bleazard

@idletim.bsky.social

Independent EdTech Consultant. Apple, Into Film, NCCE,Google Edu, Book Creator,Seesaw Ambassador, 360 Online Safety Assessor. Slow cyclist. https://www.connectedcomputing.org/

337 Followers  |  173 Following  |  79 Posts  |  Joined: 21.11.2024  |  1.9042

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Looking forward to reading this as recommended by @profanityswan.bsky.social in @tftimemachine.bsky.social

13.10.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stunning bike ride in the Yorkshire Dales today.

24.09.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not very often. We were on holiday there for a few days. Certainly is beautiful 😊

07.09.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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View from today’s ride. Looking down to Whitby and the Abbey from Lythe bank.

15.07.2025 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New DFE Guidance: 5 Ways for Schools to Use AI The DfE's new AI guidance helps UK schools cut teacher workload, support students, and use the tech safely and effectively. Here's a summary.

The DfE's new AI guidance helps UK schools cut teacher workload, support students, and use the tech safely and effectively. Here's a summary of the key points:

www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2025/06/ai-g...

#edusky

10.06.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My lad goes to uni there. We love coming up for the beaches, good food and to see him of course

08.05.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bradford City centre looks magnificent. We celebrated with pints, pies and peas in Jacob’s

26.04.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Driving on 4 pints and 7 whiskeys! 1977
YouTube video by Old Ireland Restored Driving on 4 pints and 7 whiskeys! 1977

Definitely worth a watch this 🀣 @andydawson.bsky.social youtu.be/b4BdBIg9jKU?...

16.04.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A great show in such a great place. Saturday morning on the beach in Sunderland was cracking too πŸ‘πŸ‘

14.04.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social possible contender for a tree if the day some time. At Apperley Bridge near Bradford

28.03.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜… The tech worked seamlessly too. It was a great evening. Great to meet you - I was the bloke from Bradford

22.03.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope you had a brolly

14.03.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Slippery slope that. Should have been a Boost bar

12.03.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TikTok profiting from sexual livestreams involving children, BBC told Young women in Kenya tell the BBC they have used TikTok to sell sexual content since they were teenagers.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

03.03.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

An excellent conference with so many great ideas. Great strategies to use AI safely to improve outcomes for children, save time and money.

28.02.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to @mrpaulbutler.bsky.social β€˜s session on purposeful use of AI in education

28.02.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I enjoyed volunteering for Yorkshire Air Ambulance at Asda in Adel yesterday.

26.02.2025 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Connected Computing - Videos Video Tutorials. I'm building up a bank of free video tutorials to help with a wide range of subjects linked to primary Computing. Check back as I'll regularly be adding new videos. It's much easier ...

I’ve added a How to set up Bandlab for you and your class video to my web site. Bandlab is an online music and audio editing program. It’s perfect for Chromebooks www.connectedcomputing.org/videos

19.02.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are you looking at incorporating an AI unit into your computing long term plan?
This unit is focused on supporting understand in UKS2. My vision was supporting those children in a ever growing digital environment.
🎯 How AI works?
🎯 Ethics and AI
πŸ”— www.computingatschool.org.uk/resources/20...

18.02.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Warning about β€˜Strawberry Quick’ drug is a β€˜hoax’ - Full Fact West Midlands Police have said a warning circulating online about a drug supposedly being given to children is not based on a genuine message from them.

Police have said a warning about a drug called β€˜Strawberry Quick’, which has been circulating on social media and was even shared by primary schools, is a β€œhoax”.

But how did the hoax spread? Here’s what we know πŸ‘‡

14.02.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
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Wonderblocks – What is it and why should we care? This blog post introduces Wonderblocks, a new CBeebies programme that aims to develop children's computational thinking and problem solving skills.

To find out a bit more about how Wonderblocks links to the EYFS framework and the Computing curriculum, read my blog post for Computing At School (CAS).
www.computingatschool.org.uk/forum-news-b...

13.02.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Woo! Finally got around to passsing the Google Educator Level 2 exam to retain my Google Education Trainer status. Another job done

13.02.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I really like the new 2beSafe resources from @purplemash.bsky.social for online safety. All based on Education for a connected world. You can download free samples here www.2simple.com/free-stuff/t...

11.02.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Integrating AI in Schools: New Policy Template Available SWGfL has introduced a new AI policy template for schools aiming to ensure that AI is used responsibly, ethically, and effectively to enhance teaching.

SWGFL have released their AI policy template for schools. A vital document looking at befits, risks, responsibilities, training and more. Highly recommended

swgfl.org.uk/magazine/int...

06.02.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: Ludocene: Game Discovery From People You Trust A dating app that matches you with games rather than people. A deck-builder that discerns your next favourite game.

I hope you love this as much as we do. Ludocene is a new app that reimagines video game discovery:
😍A dating app that matches you with games rather than people.
πŸƒA deck-builder that discerns your next favourite game.
πŸŽ“Get recommendations from experts you know and trust.

Please share!

04.02.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 181    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 12
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I made a sandwich for lunch break. I. Are down to this…..Poppy is our dog

04.02.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prepped for a full day of online safety mark assessor refresher training. Looking forward to learning lots.

04.02.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@nspcc.bsky.social research into generative AI and children's safety, with recommendations.

learning.nspcc.org.uk/research-res...

03.02.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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