makewaves slides from today
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The Social Media Platform for Schools
“At the forefront of education social networks” The Guardian
BETT 2012 ICT Company of the year
Vital stats
4,000 Schools
63,000 Pupils
9,500 Teachers
Monthly Usage*• 694,464 Views• 43,967 Visitors• 8:20 On Site* Averages based on last 6 months
A parent community on Makewaves
Free App
Publish video, audio, photos and blogs
Enhanced security for shared devices
Teacher tools to check and edit work
Mobile App
1. Ease of use‘So many of the things we do creatively with our iPads from photography, to slow-motion filming, from green screen to animation, all the things that we use for our practice in the classroom can now so easily be shared. They don't just live on the iPad. So many teachers are concerned with how they get things off the iPad and share them. The Makewaves app is the perfect tool.' Alan Thompson, Hi-Impact
2. Support Advice on iPad training / making the case for iPads in a school
3. Parent app
Makewaves & iPads
“73% were better at decision
making and responsibility”
—Bradford University Research
“Participants’ confidence greatly
improved in other aspects of their life”
—EDCOMS Evaluation 2008
“Participants clearly benefit from the fact that
they are thrust into an arena that whilst
exciting, takes them out of their comfort
zones”—Manchester Metropolitan University report
“Pupils take much pride and also responsibility in undertaking this task.” —OFSTED
Impact on Young People
Sharon [email protected]@SharonMakewaveswww.makewav.es