So yeah I am still here, but been a little too busy to blog. Getting everything sorted for the end of term. Been hidden away for a while writing an update to resources for Serif software to teach the OCR Nationals ICT course. Which I am glad to say is pretty much complete. Now it’s [...]
Here are a few ideas taken from some of the talks I have given this academic year for ideas on using your Interactive Whiteboard during lesson starters. They could also be used as plenary tasks. Some of the ideas you may have seen before in various places (such as the Canada, Germany talks), but I’m [...]
Here’s a rather cute use of Augmented Reality technology. Produced by London Zoo it gives you the chance to have your very own Augmented reality lemur, Loris, sitting in the palm of your hand. Loris doesn’t do a lot, and you can’t really interact with her. But she’s very cute. You’ll need a webcam to [...]
06.30Aviary for Education
I’ve written about the fabulous Aviary before. If you haven’t seen it, Aviary provides a suite of online tools that allows you to take create images, edit screenshots, edit sounds and create music. All for free, and all through your browser. I was rather pleased to find out that there will soon be an special [...]
US whiteboard users might well be interested in this competition that has just been launched by StarrMatica. StarrMatica is on a mission to help teachers in every corner of the United States! They are giving away a $900 StarrMatica School Subscription in every state! StarrMatica school subscription gives all teachers and students in a building [...]
Can I Play This at Home is a fun free online game, in which you try to win the World Cup as any of the 32 nations – by answering questions on tricky spellings, spanish verbs, state capitals, world capitals… or whatever else the teacher decides on. Teachers can create their own quizzes on the [...]
Here’s a great resource if you are a UK-based teacher looking for quality video resources for your lesson. Learning Zone Broadband Class Clips provides rich audio-visual material for use in primary schools, secondary schools and colleges. These short videos have been selected to match the curriculum. They can be used in many ways; from the [...]
06.16Blog the World Cup
If you are looking for good examples of pupil-created blogs then go take a look at the Blog the World Cup project. The idea is brilliantly simple: there are 32 nations in the FIFA World Cup and there will be 32 blogs on the site, one for each competing nation. Each blog will be managed [...]
You may have noticed a small football tournament started today. To celebrate, Smart have made available a World Cup resource from Skoool, which you can download and add to your Smart Gallery. Skoool football has been developed to engage students in a range of activities that will improve their understanding of maths and science. All [...]
05.24Maths Manipulatives
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 [...]