There are several posts on the Taccle2 site which are based on ideas by Ian Addison (search Ian Addison and you’ll find them). Ian’s new book, ‘Rising Stars Essentials: ICT’ is out this week – coincidentally the day after the Taccle Primary book – and I am delighted to advertise the competition! “ICT Essentials is aimed at Full Article…
Instant silence!
I remember Nic Daniels having a thermometer type thing hanging on the wall in his classroom (the sort you see on churches telling people how much money has been raised for the roof restoration fund). He allocated so much ‘noise’ for each day and each time his class were making too much (inappropriate) noise, he Full Article…
Hour of Code
Thanks to Barbara Ray for this post! As well as information about the Hour of Code, Barbara has put loads of links to really useful sites making it a very content-rich post if you follow even half of them! ”Mark your calendars. December 9-15, Code.org is organizing a campaign to get 10 million students to Full Article…
It’s all about Aurasma!
Augmented Reality in Education- Shaw Wood Primary School uses Aurasma from Serkan AYTAÇ on Vimeo. Use Aurasma to bring learners’ work and displays to life! Basically, this is what happens when QR codes and augmented reality collide! When the chosen photo is scanned by a mobile device, video footage of the learner(s) discussing, acting or Full Article…
Blapp Snapp Thing Link
My last post was about using Thinglink and I posted a very quick and untested idea with a request for suggestions on how to use it. Well Julian Wood’s blog @ideas_factory has provided a great example of Thing link being used in the classroom by Wil Baker. Julian’s blog is full of great ideas and Full Article…
Thing Link
Love this app – only just discovered it so working out how I might use it in the classroom. This picture was just one I had to hand – it’s the cover of a book written by Nic Daniels (who co-authors this site!). Roll over the picture and find the hotspots – they have a Full Article…