Overview This activity is planned to engage students between 6-8 years old from two distant groups of schools (or the same country or from different countries and regions). Basically, it consists in sending for the partner school (by mail) a doll traveler, representative of each class, simulating the journey of a student from one class Full Article…
Singing Fingers – lets you finger paint with sound!
Another fun-classic from Eric Rosenbaum and Jay Silver. Have been driving my family nuts over the weekend painting music with Singing Fingers (well, I think it sounds musical!). This could be the answer to teaching reluctant primary pupils the basics of composition. And if it doesn’t – who cares?? It’s a fabulous exploration of synthesis Full Article…
103 interesting ways to use audio in your classroom
103 Interesting ways to use audio in your classroom
More efficient searching using 3 x 3 Links
Dan Roberts shared the way he uses 3x3Links – a handy online tool that allows you to set up your own shareable internet start page containing whatever websites you choose. All you need is a Google account to automatically sign in. One of the tricky things about asking students to research topics on the internet is that many Full Article…
Essay Map
Another gem from Dan Roberts who says “I’ve only just started using Essay Map in the classroom and already I love it. Many of the students I teach find it difficult to write and structure an essay; actually even I do. Essay Map is a brilliant tool which works as an interactive graphic organiser that walks you through Full Article…