Whole group extended writing on the Activboard
Saturday, June 21st, 2008 Posted in Activboard, Activprimary, Activstudio, Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Mark Robinson, Mobile Learning, Personalised Learning, Secondary Education | Comments (2) »I have used low cost, portable student devices like the Alphasmart™ with students for years and it is likely there may be some in your school or class. Generally I has used them for independent writing activities, but the problem of ...
Promethean on Teacher Tube - Videos and top tips to add to your own sites and blogs
Friday, June 20th, 2008 Posted in Activboard, Activote, Activprimary, Activstudio, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Margaret Allen, Pedagogy, Peter Lambert, Professional Development and Training, Secondary Education, Theory Into Practice, Web 2.0 | Comment (1) »Tens of thousands of you have been finding the Promethean "top tips" on teachertube and it is now one of the top Professional Development channels on the service. These are the same top tips found on Promethean Planet but you can ...
Interactive Whiteboards in Early Years
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Posted in Activboard, Activprimary, Classroom Ideas, Contributors, Early Years and Primary, Inspirational ideas and people, Laura O'Halloran, Pedagogy, Promethean Products, Your Stories | Comments (0) »A couple of months back I had the pleasure of visiting The Kennford Playbox - a newly opened pre-school in Devon, which is the first part of a project to create a new community building - the Kenn Centre ...
Where angels fear to tread
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Activote, Activprimary, Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Contributors, Early Years and Primary, Inspirational ideas and people, John Self, Promethean Products | Comments (4) »Where angels fear to tread I have forgotten exactly how many times in the past three years I have visited a school well resourced with interactive technology, only to find it underused or, even more disturbing, not used at all. Last ...
Newspaper creators and talking squirrels
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Activprimary, Activstudio, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Geek Corner, Mark Robinson, Web 2.0 | Comments (0) »I really like this... I found it described on this great blog by Jason De Nys. With the Newspaper Generator you can type into a webpage and it will create a newspaper type image instantly. Try it by clicking here. But that is ...
The lengths people go to….
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Posted in Activboard, Activprimary, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Inspirational ideas and people, Margaret Allen, Your Stories | Comment (1) »Having seen the Promethean interactive whiteboards in her daughter's school (St Mary & St Pauls First School, Harting). Jo saw the benefits for 2 ½ year old daughter Skye who when she saw the board became very sociable and animated. ...
Teachers enhancing the technology
Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Posted in Activboard, Activprimary, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Margaret Allen, Pedagogy, Personalised Learning, Your Stories | Comments (0) »When talking to teachers I often state that the technology should be invisible and that it is merely a tool to enhance the teaching and learning in the classroom. I am beginning to think that actually I should put that another ...
They are surely part of the future of education if used well.
Saturday, April 5th, 2008 Posted in Activboard, Activote, Activprimary, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Pedagogy, Professional Development and Training, Your Stories | Comments (0) »In a recent article written for ICT for Education Nadeem Quereshi Year 6 teacher from Chevening CEP School, Sevenoaks, Kent, TH13 2SA wrote: Promethean Activboards are part of my every day teaching as I have been using them for a few ...
Promethean videos on TeacherTube… More professional development options
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Activboard, Activote, Activprimary, Activstudio, Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Margaret Allen, Pedagogy, Peter Lambert, Professional Development and Training, Secondary Education | Comments (0) »There are now a bunch of easy to digest video tips and ideas on TeacherTube covering Activprimary and Activstudio. You can visit the Promethean section at: http://www.teachertube.com/uvideos.php?UID=46362 to see them all. From the feedback, people seem to enjoy these little clips ...
How can a teacher engage children?
Monday, March 24th, 2008 Posted in Activote, Activprimary, Activstudio, Assessment and Learning, Early Years and Primary, Margaret Allen, Personalised Learning, Theory Into Practice | Comments (0) »NOTE: This is an edited adaptation of an article originally written by Margaret Allen for a NAACE publication during 2007. In a world where technology abounds, is it the equipment or its implementation which will engage pupils in their own learning? Each ...
