Applying teaching strategied, techniques and ideas.
Now we termed the phrase edugame when trying to decided which ‘games’ were appropriate for the DMGC students. First person shooters (FPS), tend to mean guns, blood and gore are for good reason, sensitive subjects within education. However, discount the …
Yesterday I sent an email, (well I sent the usual 20-30 but) that made a small but important difference. Let me explain. A mentee is having a tough 12th year (believe me when I say its tough) and he occasionally …
If you could play almost any song at any moment would that present a teaching tool? Well there are some great audio tools out there. Today I used Fizy to settle an MFL cover class. Students choose a song to …
Today the ICT team delivered 3 INSET sessions. Onenote, Moviemaker and I delivered Comic Life. I have not seen the summary of the feedback but the staff seemed pleased. What I felt it worked well was the ability for staff …
We are very busy indeed. On Friday we cleared away old ICT equipment from a networked English room. Is this a space for iMedia in College? Do we have sufficient time to introduce this class or should we consolidate? Everything …
Topic or Tool: Creative Common Images on a BIG scale. The reason for the post is the result of two unique events. During a recent school visit I saw an example of a block poster / rasterbator on the wall …
‘You can only improve your teaching by changing it.’ CPD in a can. That is how I referenced Geoff Petty’s website the teacherstoolbox. This is the first place I came across Hattie, across PAR and someone with an endearing passion …
The audio interference during last weekends conversation was Spotify. A cross between iTunes and early Napster, Spotify allows you to access millions of free and legal music while sharing your taste. You don’t own the tracks or download them, you …
