I am really pleased to announce the availability of the second ‘Teaching Themes‘ section on my Teaching Ideas site. Last month’s World Cup theme was incredibly popular and the resources are all still online if you would like to use them. This month, the theme is Myst: www.teachingideas.co.uk/themes/myst The Myst series of computer games can be [...]
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Classroom Innovation site
Guardian.co.uk has recently announced a new section on their website. The new area, called ‘Classroom Innovation’ is dedicated to the use of technology in schools as a teaching and learning tool. www.guardian.co.uk/classroom-innovation Each fortnight, they are planning to put up new material bridging the gap between the rapid advance in technology and the practical realities [...]
BBC School Report News Day 2010
The BBC’s School Report News Day takes place on Thursday 11th March. Is your school taking part? For those who are new to the project, it aims to turn classrooms into newsrooms, giving children a chance to make the news. Pupils are given opportunities to make news reports about things that are important to them, [...]
My Favourite iPhone Apps
Following a post about ‘My Favourite Mac Apps‘, here is a list of my favourite iPhone Apps… Apps I use (almost) every day: Tweetie - A Twitter client. This is one of the apps that I use the most on my iPhone (along with Mail and Byline). Countdown - A simple application which counts down to particular [...]
My Favourite Mac Apps
Following in the footsteps of Doug Belshaw and Kevin McLaughlin, I have decided to record the applications that I use on my Mac computers most often: Daily Essentials: Launchbar - An amazing timesaver which lets you open applications, copy and paste, perform operations, search online, find contact information and much more… all using the keyboard. Also has a [...]
The Eco Factor!
Lancashire Wildlife Trust are a conservation charity protecting wildlife in town and countryside and in rivers and seas throughout Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside. They offer a range of services for schools in their areas. Eco-Factor is Lancashire Wildlife Trust’s outreach education department. The project visits primary and secondary schools and provides workshops covering an array [...]
Competition – Where do you like to learn?
Here is some information about an exciting competition from Dell’s Edu4U blog… “Today, learning is no longer limited to the four walls of a classroom. Students around the globe, no matter how young or old are developing 21st Century Skills and are increasingly comfortable with technology. You can look up the definition of a word, [...]
100 Best Open Source Apps for Educators
I recently received an email with a link to this useful blog post. It features a list of 100 open source applications for educators to use. Open source applications are free, and often have specific uses which can be extremely useful for schools. Take a look at the list and discover some exciting new software [...]
Staying organised
How do you keep yourself organised in the classroom? I’ve been using the site Toodledo for a number of years now. It allows you to keep lists of your ‘to do’s online which can then be accessed anywhere with an Internet connection (or via their iPhone application). The site is extremely flexible and you can [...]
Teachmeet Sussex Kent ’09
Last night was the first Teachmeet for Sussex and Kent. It took place at The Hop Farm in Paddock Wood and was a fantastic evening. I hope that I’ve managed to collate everyone’s ideas, presentations and links below… if I’ve missed anything, please let me know and I’ll update the post. Mark Warner (twitter) - Using Memiary in the Classroom - I [...]
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