Heathlands School - using Activexpression for maths
Friday, September 19th, 2008 Posted in Assessment and Learning, Creativity in the classroom, Expression, Liam O'Marah | Comments OffActivexpression was featured today on the BBC Breakfast programme in response to an Ofsted report that claimed 'many maths lessons are dull and routine' ...but not if you're a pupil at Heathlands School in West London! The school has been using ...
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 ...
Is High School Science too Safe?
Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Further & Higher Education, Gautam Saha, Secondary Education | Comment (1) »As I reflect on my 5 years of teaching Chemistry in public high schools in this country, I cannot forget the common theme of the first raw questions students ask me as they come to class the first day of ...
Going to NECC? Check out this “Using Google Earth with Activstudio” workshop!
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in Activboard, Activote, Activstudio, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Game Based Learning, Google, Inspirational ideas and people, Pedagogy, Web 2.0, Your Stories | Comments (0) »Gail Soriano from Avoca West School has a presentation planned for NECC at San Antonio...."Choose Your Own Adventure in the Rain Forest" The presentation is on Monday, June 30, 2008 from 2:00-3:00 in HGCC 214 A/B Gail and her co-presenter will be ...
Promethean flipcharts can be found in pan-European learning object repository
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Further & Higher Education, Inspirational ideas and people, Mark Robinson, Pedagogy, Personalised Learning, Policy and Funding, Research and Evidence, Secondary Education, Theory Into Practice, Web 2.0 | Comments (0) »The European schoolnet have just launched a new portal for educators -the MELT Learning Resource Exchange (LRE) portal for schools. You can find open educational resources and assets from many different countries and providers, including 16 Ministries of Education and Promethean, ...
Interactive Projectors?
Sunday, June 8th, 2008 Posted in Activboard, Activstudio, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Inspirational ideas and people, Margaret Allen, Pedagogy, Professional Development and Training, Research and Evidence, Secondary Education | Comments (0) »Going into schools, as I do, Headteachers, ICT managers, are so excited in wanting to show you what their teachers are doing with their iwbs (interactive whiteboards). I have to say I love being able to watch a class totally ...
Effective use of video in Physical Education
Friday, June 6th, 2008 Posted in Amanda Holliday, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Promethean Products, Secondary Education | Comments (2) »Incorporating ICT into Physical Education can be a challenge. However, the activsoftware can provide tools that consolidate understanding of concepts and provide exciting ways for students to learn. Annotation over live video One effective method can be using a digital video camera ...
What are nearly quarter of billion kids using and could it have a place in your class?
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Game Based Learning, Geek Corner, Inspirational ideas and people, Mark Robinson, Personalised Learning | Comments (2) »For this to be a geek post - it would have to be about something slightly quirky and attracting a small, select group - but the numbers I am looking at would suggest there is something radical going on that ...
Don’t let distance bother you in your Activclassroom
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Posted in Activboard, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Inspirational ideas and people, Mark Robinson, Mobile Learning, Web 2.0, Your Stories | Comments (0) »It is great to hear how you can help all the children in your care, but this story from Laura Smith from Avon Lake City Schools is really heart-warming. One of her students has dialysis 3 days a week but instead ...
