Mount Orange School part 2
So, I am finally heading over to ‘Society & Environment Office.’ I do not profess to be knowledgeable about the topic, so it should be fun. The first impressive option is to dock blocks. Peronally, I would move all the …
Teaching
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Mount Orange School part 1
Like so many moodle users Hamble College have been reviewing and updating recent Moodle builds. Well, until we start building our Moodle we will be enrolling at Mount Orange School. According to the blurb the best way to use the …
Webpages, Moodle’s Ugly Ducklings?
Moodle resources are rarely inspirational. Barely inspirational, if anything, resources and standard files are frequently uploaded to fill course space. You said we needed to add content, I added content. As a result, resources are rarely discussed …
Spelling with Moodle Flashcards
Here I am, teaching in my 10th year and the students are still teaching me about what makes them tick. Thursday’s lesson always starts with Wordplay. Each week I create 10 Moodle flashcards to help students practice their spellings. Students …
Where is ‘There.’
At the entrance to the school reception was a bold red background upon which the schools name was proudly presented. We had arrived at Redbridge Community School. We were met by the Headteacher, Lindy Barclay, and joined in her office …
How do we get There
How do we get “There…” If we don’t know where it is? And we haven’t yet agreed on what ‘there ‘looks like? (We, being me, the Head of English and the department). Very soon into accepting my new role at …
Draw Out the Liars
Today I read an interesting story or technique that could certainly be useful to teachers. Telling a lie is easy, drawing a lie? Psychology Today reports The main reason drawing seems to be effective in identifying liars is that they …
Moodle Assignments and Online Marking
For the record, I am an online teaching and learning advocate. I don’t wish to mislead you. So, this Friday afternoon, as I left for home, I witnessed a colleague leaving school struggling with a large, plastic box, overflowing with …