Adventures in Teaching and Learning

I’m giving a presentation on this topic in just over a week. So I thought I’d get prepared, but also have this ready so teachers can refer to it again later, if they want to. It’s just an intro – it was hard to decide what to leave in, and what to leave out! An [...]

This post will hopefully cover straightforward video sites as well as more interactive audiovisual sites. Once again, I have asked my PLN (Personal Learning Network) of other “educationalists” and “edtech” folk at Twitter to share their favourite sites, which I will hopefully share with you here. I’ll start with a few of my own: YouTube [...]

I have asked my good friends on Twitter what Web 2.0 photo tools they recommend, in preparation for a CPD session I’m giving in a week or two on the use of ICT in RE teaching. Here are their (and my) recommendations: Flickr – I think the number one choice of most. Worth paying for. [...]

Most of my daily CPD these days (and yes, it is almost daily) comes from Twitter. This morning, via a link to a blog, I found a link to a slideshare presentation, which I found so interesting that I thought I’d share it here. Collaboration: Top Ten Trends View more documents from Rodd Lucier. Thanks [...]

There is a very interesting article in the Guardian Weekend about the changes made in technology over the past decade. It got me thinking about the websites and applications that had most changed the way I do things using ICT. First of all, here is the Guardian list: 1. Google – I would 100% agree. [...]

I’ve just found a new and interesting tool: Scribble Maps. Very geographical – but I am sure there are other uses too!

I’ve been showing my sister some of my favourite websites. She asked me to send her links, so I thought maybe I could just make one post with them all here and then just send her the link to this post! So here they are. Animations Xtranormal – If you can type, you can make [...]

Just found another new site … Beliefs and Values I have made a set of flashcards on Quizlet. There are a number of games and ways to revise and test the terms. I’m going to add it to our new Fronter site and see how my year 10s get on.

Two of my newest favourite sites to share with you today are … SimplyBox and Free Photo Printing With SimplyBox, you get a new toolbar on your browser window (Note to self and anyone that can help: I have 8 of these toolbars that are quickly using up too much space at the top of [...]

Thanks to Darren Walker, who sent a comment that directed me to his excellent Web 2.0 in Education (UK) website. This wiki seems to cover just about every useful Web 2.0 tool that a teacher might need! And I particularly like the fact that the examples given tend to be RE ones! This is because [...]