Here are links to some of the new resources that I’ve discovered via my Twitter network: BBC Wildlife Finder (from @mrstucke) – Watch videos of the most amazing animals in the world, from the BBC. You can now follow the fantastic Primary Resources site on Twitter – @primarystuff Use this amazing ‘Punched Out‘ font for [...]
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Move Me On book now available
Last month, I wrote a post about a book that was being created by Doug Belshaw and other teachers using Twitter. Contributors were invited to share teaching tips, ideas and suggestions in 140 characters using a special tag. All of these tweets have now been collated and the book is now available to download or [...]
Move Me On
Doug Belshaw has started a wonderful new way of sharing teaching tips via Twitter. His idea, called ‘Move Me On’, involves teachers sharing a simple tip or idea in 140 characters by posting it on Twitter with the hashtag #movemeon. At the time of writing this, there are 490 tips in the collection! You can [...]
Things I’ve discovered on Twitter recently (part 2)
Here’s another selection of links and ideas that I’ve discovered from my Twitter network over recent weeks: Mapzone (via @simonhaughton) – Learn how to read maps with this interactive site from Ordnance Survey. Interactives Spelling Bee (via @keisawilliams) – Just like an old-fashioned spelling bee, but played on your computer, with different grade levels to [...]
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 [...]
Better Learning with ICT
It’s ICT week on Teachers’ TV and there are a number of interesting new videos which will be useful for any teachers who have to use ICT as part of their teaching. One new series of videos is called ‘Better Learning with ICT‘. There are currently five videos in the series and many of them [...]
Things I've discovered on Twitter recently (part 1)
As I mentioned in a previous post, Twitter is a fantastic way of discovering new ideas and resources from people with similar interests. Here is a random selection of sites that I’ve discovered from my friends and followers on Twitter recently: Fun Science Games (from @dannynic) - This blog post from Sciencebase shares a number of [...]
Teachers and Twitter
Twitter always seems to be in the news lately. If you’ve not tried it out, why not? It allows you to post 140 character messages to others… sometimes people use it to share what they’re doing at different points in time. However, it’s also a great way of connecting with others and there is a [...]
Teaching Ideas Update – 21st February 2009
I’ve been on my half term break this week, so I’ve spent quite a bit of time adding lots of new contributions. There are a wide range of new resources to explore online. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to share their ideas and resources on the site. Ideas to Inspire I’ve [...]
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Twittering in the snow…
Lots of schools in the UK have had ‘Snow Days’ and have been closed this week because of the snowy weather. Luckily, our school hasn’t closed so far although we had quite a lot of snow last night. This meant that my journey to school was a little treacherous this morning. It also meant that [...]