Another idea from Cidalia Marques in Portugal who says…. “We use the Photosynth site to create a 3D image with photos pupils have taken. See an example of a classroom or a school” Use the site to share information about your school, neighbourhood, town etc with children in other countries. Ask pupils to identify the differences and similarities. Full Article…
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QR Treasure Hunt
Here is a great idea from Carine from Belgium for introducing new pupils to the school. It’s really easy – older pupils create an exciting treasure hunt for younger pupils using QR codes that contain clues. Preparation Discuss “What is an app?” This is an opportunity for pupils and teachers to discuss the function and purpose Full Article…
Today’s reporter
Another idea from Belgium…Carine says it gives children a chance to reflect on the things that happened during a day and provides an opportunity for individuals to share their personal perspective on the different activities they have engaged in. It also helps children learn about how their day is structured. She adds “And it’s always great to Full Article…
Mythology
Choose some characters from the mythology of your own country and set up (free) My Space accounts for them. Add pictures and avatars and construct profiles for them. Or construct family trees and friend networks for mythological families Make cards – or get pupils to make cards – in the style of Top Trumps (which Full Article…
Kindles for kids
Lots of teachers we worked with were initially very unhappy about the use of Kindles or other e-readers in the classroom. Some felt they worked hard with their pupils to develop a love of books and e-readers were, in some strange way, threatening this. It took a while to convince them that the ‘books’ still Full Article…
Tesselation
Rather than just collecting images from the web – go on a maths walk with a digital camera and take pictures of tesselated shapes – you could combine this with a project about the local town or neighbourhood and look for brickwork patterns, tiling, paving slabs, cobblestones etc. When you get back, print them off Full Article…
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