Ideas for using this in the classroom…. Ask pupils to rewrite a story they are studying for a much younger age group, using rewordify to help. Use rewordify in English Language lessons. Let the slower readers use rewordify to save them having to use a dictionary Have a competition between groups to simplify a piece 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…
Programming turtles
You have to pay the standard £2.99 for this one but it’s really good. Great interface and interesting coding puzzles to solve which can be tackled by most 6-7 year olds. It’s a bit of a throwback to the 60’s and 70’s when, as a very new teacher, I remember loving the LOGO programmed turtle Full Article…
Positives, negatives and equivalences
(Our 8 year old tester coped well with this and enjoyed the ‘puzzle’) Make sure than children understand basic “If this then this” type statements. Talk about cause and effect. Play around with the positives and negatives and with ‘opposites’. For those people teaching literacy, this is a good time to explore ‘double negatives’. Full Article…
Augmented reality colouring books.
Wow! – is all I can say. I thought this would be a great activity for 4 olds but this 64 year old has spent the morning colouring in pictures. ColAR Mix is an augmented reality app that turns paper drawings into animated 3D objects. Available for Android and iOS tablets. Basically you choose a Full Article…