ICT in my Classroom

It is always the same at this time of year. I am sure that you are feeling it to. The change of pace. When we break up from school I know that I will immediately slow down and change into a different slower gear. It is just great. One of the most important ways this [...]

You might say that this post has been brewing for a while. I took another look at Twitter a little while ago and it started a train of thought about it’s place in a personal learning network(PLN). There is something odd about how it functions. I hope to explore in this post what part, if [...]

This afternoon we had an opportunity to review the progress of our laptop project for the upper junior classes. All four classes in year 5 and 6 have 8 Toshiba laptops permanently located and at their complete disposal. After a full term (project has been running since September) of use the four members of staff [...]

I am thankful that Kristian Still Twittered me Befuddlr, a great little visual puzzle tool. It takes any online image and produces a slider puzzle that is ideal for working on the IWB. As the creators, Eric Kastner and Amy Hoy put it, “a delightful diversion.” Give it a try now, if you haven’t before, [...]

This week’s SMARTBoard tip is all about orientating your board. 3 different quick methods to get to the orientate setup. I thought I would make an appearance this week on the video, sorry about the jumper – I know it looks like it shrunk in the wash! I had just got back from taking the [...]