Woohoo! Have spent the last few days being miserable with flu so to cheer myself up have been making toothbrush robots and racing them with my grandchildren. Bought the components ages ago but it took till today to actually get them out of the box… You will need: Some old toothbrushes (personally I have found Full Article…
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iPad Orienteering with Klikaklu
As teachers, we don’t often associate IT with PE. This guest post comes from Ben Wiggins and shows you how. “Our Grade 2/3 composite classes have been involved in an iPad pilot project this year. Each class has 6 iPads in class which they can bring to specialist lessons such as PE. In PE we Full Article…
Diving into Game-Based Learning
This is a great idea from primary school teacher Ian Addison. He used with 7 to 8 year olds but it could easily be adapted for older children. I have mentioned Ian in a few other posts – he writes an excellent blog full of interesting stuff he is doing with technology in his own classroom. Check Full Article…
Going on Safari
We love this idea from Dawn Hallywell, the ICT co-ordinator at Oakdale Junior School, who says.. “We have been using the fantastic Wild Earth African Safari for a couple of weeks in Year 6. I have had this game at home for a while and both my children love it. Other teachers who have used it Full Article…
The Skype’s the Limit!
Ease **** 7+ years Overview: Skype is surprisingly easy to master and, for the most part safer than other modes of communication such as phones and email. The possibilities are endless and teachers and innovators are constantly finding new ways to develop learners’ skills and understanding. In this activity, the teacher opens her Full Article…
Line and Path Maths
Age: 9 -12yrs Ease **** Overview Google Earth has been around for some time but it continues to offer opportunities for great cross-curricular teaching and learning. Here, we used the the Line and Path measurement tools to find distances that are challenging to measure. For ease of writing, Google Earth is sometimes referred to as Full Article…
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