Virtual workspaces and dissemination of project
Dancing Queen
Discovered Dancing Paul a few weeks ago and kept grandchildren amused for entire holiday! I’m sure there is something creative teachers could do with this…. For now, just enjoy!!! I’ll work on some ideas when I get around to it. Meanwhile – I’m dancing along!
Podomatic Podcasting
Jeanette has been using Podomatic to make podcasts… An extremely simple site to use which guides you through a step-by-step process to create your podcast, as well as providing a separate ‘minicast’ option to create smaller pieces. Here are some possibilities: An interesting way to get students to revise – give groups a topic which they Full Article…
ET turns ugly
We love Dvolver as a foolproof way of introducing children to movie-making and animation. It’s free, easy to use and just right for 7-10 year olds. Nic has produced a full lesson plan on how to use it in your classroom.
Xtranormal Ways
Consolidate previous lessons on voice work, character and themes in a set text. Students create an extra scene (for example, in Blood Brothers, they could write the scene in which Mrs. Lyons tells Eddie about Linda’s affair). They write the dialogue and record their own voice work to present to the class. As an unusual Full Article…
Wordle Ways (for teaching literature)
Wordles are particularly suited to short activities such as warm-ups or as prerunners/introductions to larger discussions and tasks. They are also an eyecatching way of presenting familiar terms for revision/introduction. Here are some possibilities: Why not start a class with some wordles made from different Shakespeare tragedies and see if they can guess Full Article…