I’ve heard people say that it’s grim up north. I’m sorry, but I really have to disagree (quite strongly actually) as I’ve just come back from the Northern Grid Conference in Newcastle and I can safely say it was a fabulous event. Not only was it organised to perfection by the wonderful Simon Finch (and his amazing [...]
We’re winding down to the end of term and there’s a chance to have a little bit of fun. I have come up with something the pupils could do in their ICT time which is fun on a number of levels. I’ve been looking at the Molly Potter books recently and they have some fantastic [...]
Here’s an idea for a very short ICT session. What if all the children all do something completely different? No two children covering the same topic. Each one working independently, at their own level using the software of their choice. The only criteria - they have to discover something new that they hadn’t known before. So this was how [...]
You know, I’m pretty much the ‘out on a limb’ type: I often plan things that are a little bit unusual and have tenuous links to the topics being covered. I like a bit of leeway here and there. I like to take things in an unexpected direction. There are, however, skills to cover and [...]
Another Day – another PowerPoint Project. Today looking at designing your own PowerPoint templates.Now if you want to start creating your own PowerPoint templates there are tutorials for 2003 and 2007 available online to walk you through the process. For maximum impact it’s also an opportunity to use art based or photo editing software – I’m [...]
Ript is a really cool tool to use with the pupils when covering different ways of collecting internet research. Of course there are any number of ideas you can use for this (and if you want some ideas just check out this link with ideas collected by Simon Haughton) but Ript is a little different [...]
So, we’re just about to bring 2009 to a close and looking forward to 2010. It’s been a great year for my adventures in ICT: lots of fun with free online applications and downloads, the ongoing developments from the bods at 2Simple (which leave me in constant awe and wonder!), a new blog, a club [...]
Making spelling exciting and interactive can be a tough job. I just want to point out a few ideas and sites I’ve come across that might make it easier and I’m going to start with a fantastic website called Doorway Speller. It has a number of different levels,with sets of words covering vowel sounds, blends etc. and also covers [...]
For those of you who haven’t tried it yet, have a look at Ript. Ript is one of those ideas that is just so simple you wished you’d thought of it first. You just highlight the text or image you want to capture (from the web or your computer) and drag it to your pile, [...]
