Doctor Who has been a part of my life since I was a kid, hiding behind the sofa when the Daleks came on the screen. The “new” series is now on Season 4 and I’ve been really enjoying it so far, even if it does have that awful Tate lady (TATL) as an assistant. The [...]
04.25Magic Pen Game
No, not related to my earlier post about the Smart Magic Pen, but more related to my post about Phun the other week. Thanks to Science Punk for linking to another fun little Real Physics application called Magic Pen. Magic Pen is like Phun in that you use a crayon to draw objects that then [...]
04.25The Magic Pen
One of the small niggles I had with Smart 9 was that there was no spotlight tool on the toolbar in Smart Notebook. I know you could get it via the floating toolbar, but it annoyed me that I couldn’t get it quickly in Notebook without having to use workarounds. So I was really happy [...]
04.24The IWB Challenge
I just wanted to direct you to the blog of Jess McCulloch who has decided that April is Interactive Whiteboard month and has been writing about her use of the IWB to teach Modern Foreign Languages. Read part 3 here, which has links to the previous posts. As well as Jess, three other teachers at [...]
I’ve talked about Animoto before in the last few months(here and here), and I think it’s a great way of producing professional-looking slideshows. Even better now is the announcement of an Animoto Education Program. This is great news and means that educators can use Animoto with their classes for free! Contact Rebecca at Animoto via [...]
I’ve always found it useful when doing IWB training to give teachers a sheet with all the icons on the toolbar and what they do. Many teachers like to print this off and stick it on the wall next to their IWB. Here is my new guide to the Smart Notebook 10 toolbar. If you [...]
04.22In Plain English
Here are some great videos to watch because a) they use plain English and b) I love the clean presentation style. They cover some of the new Web 2.0 tools that have really enhanced the way people use the internet in the last few years. Social Bookmarking in Plain English Podcasting in Plain English RSS [...]
04.22My Extended Memory
I have an average memory. I mean, it’s OK but it’s nothing special. I can remember birthdays and I can quote whole chunks of Eddie Izzard routines but I do tend to forget things. I’m bad at remembering hardware specs and prices. I often forget the web address of that great site I just saw [...]
I’m really hoping to be able to attend the next TeachMeet in a few weeks time. TeachMeet is a chance to share what has and is effective, exciting and innovative technology in our schools in an informal environment. The details of the event are: Redbridge Teachers CentreMelbourne RoadIlford, IG1 4HT6:00pm- 9:30pm More information can be [...]
04.20YAYTD
or.. Yet Another You Tube Downloader ConvertTube is yet another website that will let you download YouTube videos and save them as different file formats to use offline. Again, handy for teachers that can’t get YouTube at school. http://www.converttube.com/ Thanks to Lisa Thumann for the link.