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Following on from the successful conference which took place at my school on 30th March, I’ve set up a Facebook Group for Practical Technologies in the Classroom<\/a>. Teachers are invited to sign up to share and exchange ideas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following on from the successful conference which took place at my school on 30th March, I’ve set up a Facebook Group for Practical Technologies in the Classroom. 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