Read a review of this year’s BETT event, with links to lots of videos, photos and teacher’s accounts of their visits.
Tag Archives | Technology
Things I’ve discovered on Twitter recently (18/11/10)
Discover a wide range of new resources that have been gathered from the wonderful items that people share via Twitter. Which one will be your new favourite?
Teaching News and Events (15/1/11)
Find out the latest education news headlines in this summary of the week’s stories…
QR codes in the Classroom
Do you know what QR codes are? Could you use them to extend learning in your classroom? Find some useful ideas, tips and resources in our handy summary…
Wallace and Gromit need your help!
Wallace & Gromit are back with their World of Invention and they need help to put their inventions right. The Crackers pair are in trouble and need some inspiration to build their designs. Gromit just can’t get Wallace’s wake-up machine to work and has crashed their entire workshop! Could your pupils design a better machine? [...]
iPads and iPods in Education (Part 2)
Following my previous post about iPhone and iPod apps for schools, I thought that it might be useful to write a second post, which also includes links to relevant iPad apps, now that the device has been released. Here are links to some useful apps, sites and resources: App Suggestions: iPhone, apps and the headteacher [...]
Free Resources from Futurelab
Here are some details about new free resources from Futurelab: Education Eye Education Eye is a free, engaging and easy-to-use online space that gives access to a wide range of useful and relevant innovations across educations’ varied communities. Connecting people with innovative uses of digital technology, new resources and new approaches to teaching and learning [...]
Special Leaders Award
Practical Action (a development charity that focuses on the use of sustainable technology in Africa, Asia and South America) have joined forces with Primary Engineer to offer a Special Leaders Award. The award is available for three ages groups: Primary (5-11), Secondary (11-16) and advanced (17-19). To obtain the award, students need to provide evidence that [...]
Mouse Mischief
Mouse Mischief is a way of helping your pupils actively participate in lessons using their own mice to interact with your slides on the interactive whiteboard screen. It works with Powerpoint and is free to use. Find out more in this Youtube video: Lois Lindemann has written a fantastic review of the tool which outlines [...]
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 [...]
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