I did it. After XX years as an ICT teacher I caved and spent money I haven’t got on a MacBookPro. So far, what do I like? hardware is better quality and it all relates to operating system. Magnetic power lead is so clever I could write a thesis on it. all the software...
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Name WallWisher URL http://wallwisher.com What is it? An online pin board that everyone can pin things on. Allows teachers and pupils to collaborate on one web page. Double click the web page to add a new note. Fill in your name and enter your text and links to relevant websites including videos. Good for...
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I thought this might prove useful to some teachers. Here are some tips you might like to help you manage email fast and forever (and yes, they do include the delete key). http://five.sentenc.es/ (very brief justification of five sentence rule, also leads to the more efficient two sentence rule – how low can you...
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I came across SPREEDER via @Documentally on twitter. It strikes me as an excellent tool to get pupils reading large quantities as well as helping them to learn to speed read it may well be great for learning. People often complain reading on screen is a chore and many people print long documents to...
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I have had quite enough of teaching ICT and using web2.0 tools in the classroom with pupils using a locked down web browser, Internet Explorer 7 in my school. The software is locked and a clean image on every computer in the school. Therefore, if a pupil saves a bookmark on one machine it...
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