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Chemical Education Digital Library

Posted on May 24, 2010 in Science Resources | 0 comments

Here’s a useful resource for Chemistry teachers : The Chemical Education Digital Library

The Chemical Education Digital Library(ChemEd DL) is the destination for digital content intended for chemical science education. They aim to be the place where you can contribute, share, and organize chemistry education materials. With oversight provided by the various communities that comprise ChemEd DL, we strive to provide the best of what chemical education has to offer.

Check it out here: http://www.chemeddl.org/

Maths Manipulatives

Posted on May 24, 2010 in Activity Ideas, Interactive Whiteboards, Numeracy Resources | 2 comments

Here’s an excellent resource for primary/elementary Maths from Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. It’s a flash-based set of interactive tools for reception up to year 8. It includes standard maths items, as well as graph paper and other backgrounds. It’s free, and well worth a look.

The tools also include basic IWB tools such as text, pen, a ruler/protractor and a timer. This would be quite handy for those without access to regularIWB software.

Access the resource here

IWB Guides from Becta – get them before they go

Posted on May 24, 2010 in Interactive Whiteboards, Tutorials and Guides | 0 comments

A few years ago, the government agency for ICT in Schools – Becta – produced a series of guides on the use of Interactive Whiteboards in secondary teaching.

Each document containsed a set of subject specific advice, guidance and examples to support more effective use of ICT in the teaching and learning of science. There is some great case studies in each one. I was pleased to have been able to have some input into the Science one – a colleague of mine wrote it and I provided some of the ideas.

With the new government taking over, it looks like Becta is about to get scrapped.

It might be worth downloading these guides now, in case they vanish….

Embedding ICT @ Secondary: Use of Interactive whiteboards in Science

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Embedding ICT @ Secondary: Use of Interactive whiteboards in Modern Foreign Languages

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Embedding ICT @ Secondary: Use of Interactive whiteboards in Mathematics