Web 2.0 tools not requiring registration
A collection of resources I've come across that may be useful. Take these ideas and thoughts and use them to develop your practice - but don't use them as 'the solution'! Please leave a comment if you've found anything useful.
Thursday 31 May 2012
Google World Wonders Project
Explore the wonders of the world from the comfort of your living room or classroom.
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Free Technology for Teachers: Google Tutorials
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/google-tools-tutorials.html
Monday 28 May 2012
SOLO resources
David Didau has put all his resources for SOLO taxonomy in one place! Thanks!
The Learning Spy - SOLO taxonomy
Michael Morpurgo on learning to read - link to BBC R4
In the first of two programmes on BBC R4, Michael Morpurgo finds out just what Systematic Synthetic Phonics are and why some, not least Nick Gibb, the Minister for Schools in the Coalition Government, are so keen on them - while others, in the educational establishment and the world of children's books, are less enthusiastic.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01hxh6w
Thursday 24 May 2012
Learning Spies and Detectives
http://reflectionsofmyteaching.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/learning-detectives-and-spies.html
Interview about PJs!
http://barbarabray.net/2012/04/10/kevin-mclaughlin-shares-pjs-personal-journeys/
Alex MacLean - Aerial photographer
http://www.alexmaclean.com/
Silent World
Writing resource or philosophical discussion starter?
http://www.etre.com/blog/2012/04/silent_world_1/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+reaction+(Reaction!)&utm_content=Google+Reader
SOLO Taxonomy working well...again!
http://taitcoles.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/solo-taxonomy/
Things every child should do...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2129199/National-Trust-campaign-lists-50-things-children-theyre-12-years-old.html
Things you take for granted being a teacher in the UK
http://independentthinking.posterous.com/things-you-take-for-granted-being-a-teacher-i
World Stories
World Stories is a growing collection of short stories. This collection includes retold traditional tales and new short stories from around the world. The stories are available in the 21 languages most spoken by UK children. One in eight children in the UK speaks a language other than English as their first language. The stories can be read and listened to online, or downloaded. Everything is free!
http://www.worldstories.org.uk/stories/stories
Ipads in education - lots of links!
http://www.scoop.it/t/ipads-for-learning/
Slow Motion Holi film - amazing!
http://exp.lore.com/post/21229598475/absolutely-mesmerizing-slow-motion-short-film
Introduction to...SOLO Taxonomy
Link to SOLO taxonomy powerpoints
Monday 21 May 2012
Enterprise Challenge from the BBC
Teachers pack and resources (free!) to aid Enterprise education.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/tradeyourway/
Flipping Bloom's Taxonomy...literally!
http://bit.ly/LkolvS
Perhaps Bloom's should be reorganised like this (courtesy of Mark Hurty):
Or like this:
http://creately.com/diagram/example/gv175xav1/Blooms
Panoramic images
http://www.panoramas.dk/
http://www.willpearson.co.uk/
Thanks again to @ideas_factory for the links.
Block Posters
Upload an image and create a multi page pdf for printing. Oh the fun to be had!
http://www.blockposters.com/
Thanks to @ideas_factory for the link.
Sunday 20 May 2012
Hywel Robert's blog
http://www.hywel.Posterous.com
Hywel is a mantle of the expert expert. Read his blog for many tips and, if you haven't heard, he has a book out. There's a great video about half way down. Enjoy.
Friday 18 May 2012
Animations for the classroom
A blogged collection of animations for use in the classroom. Amazingly animated version of 'Lost and Found'.
Tuesday 15 May 2012
ICT Curriculum materials from NAACE
http://www.naace.co.uk/naacecurriculum
Monday 14 May 2012
Epic Failures - who became successes
A useful and inspiring list of famous people who have failed, failed again, failed a bit more then succeeded. Resilience anyone?
Search Education from Google
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/
Sunday 13 May 2012
Interesting Ways? You decide.
http://edte.ch/blog/interesting-ways/
Saturday 12 May 2012
Teachers guide to using Google drive and docs
If, like me, you and your school make good use of the excellent (free!) Google apps then this guide is for you. If however you don't use them, read this and you probably will!
Influence of neuroscience on education
http://bit.ly/nGBjY7
Friday 11 May 2012
Positive Psychology in the Classroom
http://independentthinking.posterous.com/positive-psychology-in-the-classroom
Thursday 10 May 2012
The M Files
A way to liven up maths maybe, but you have to buy it...and I am not on commission!
http://www.sparkyteaching.com/resources/thinkingskills/themfiles.php
Teaching philosophy through film
A website set up to use film to introduce philosophy.
http://whatsthebigideaprogram.com/
Picozu - online free image editor
www.picozu.com
Thanks to TeachMeet Clevedon for this link
The world's best way to make comics online
www.pixton.com
Thanks to TeachMeet Clevedon for this link
Wednesday 9 May 2012
Suicide, the biggest killer of young men
If ever there was a need for pshe and seal...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jan/03/suicide-prevention-campaign-jane-powell
Education 2.0
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Saturday 5 May 2012
Friday 4 May 2012
10 Awesome Android Uses and Apps for Education
Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe
Whitehall department savings scheme
Make Stop-Motion Movies With JellyCam 4.0
Create Story Cubes
How effective is the professional development undertaken by teachers?
Proposed Changes to allow Schools to more easily employ Industry Experts to work as Instructors in Schools - e-Consultations - Department for Education
How, and How Not, to Improve the Schools by Diane Ravitch | The New York Review of Books
Learning Futures: increasing meaningful student engagement | Innovation Unit
Some interesting thinking here, and some resources too!
Thursday 3 May 2012
Thoughts and Crosses
A pan Atlantic approach to differentiation.
http://reflectivemathsteacher.posterous.com/thoughts-and-crosses-solving-equations-differ
Wednesday 2 May 2012
Student flatlining in class
If you weren't convinced of the need to change teaching and learning then you need to see this.
http://exp.lore.com/post/22253458606/graphic-evidence-for-the-dire-need-to-change
Sheer Intelligence vs. Motivation to Learn
So, which is the most important? Read on for the answers!