Here is a particularly gross science experiment we have just done with some 9 year olds. They absolutely loved it and thought it was the funniest thing ever. Originally conceived as a genuine scientific investigation (for 2009 Red Nose Day), it is now a great website for engaging kids and helping them understand about variables, Full Article…
Reading bags
Having great fun over the last few weeks trying to produce audio kits for primary classroom ‘reading corners’. I found this picture ages ago on Pinterest and have been meaning to try it out. (If anyone recognises it, please comment and tell us whose idea it was so that we can thank them properly). My Full Article…
Drawdio
Father Christmas brought me a great new toy and I spent most of last weekend playing with Gethin, Ffion, Gweno and Bronwyn (diolch plant!) and the DRAWDIO ‘pen’. Drawdio is another amazing bit of kit from Jay Silver and Eric Rosenbaum from MIT Lifelong Kindergarten, the same stable as Makey Makey which we featured in Full Article…
Scary sentences: Bradford primary schools’ Yr6 tweets
Hot off the press … look at twitter feed @DeputyMitchell and follow the tweets by Year 6 pupils. In case the tweets have disappeared by the time you look, here are some amazing examples from pupils at: Clayton CE Primary School, Wibsey Primary School, Miriam Lord Primary School, Swain House Primary School, Green Lane Primary Full Article…
Taccle2 Primary handbook!
Here is the first downloadable version of the new Taccle2 book ‘E-Learning for Primary Teachers. Taccle2 Primary Book.pdf No more excuses! This is a step-by-step guide to using technology to improve teaching and learning in the classroom. Many of you who use this site regularly are probably pretty e-competent by now but the hand book 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…