If you have information of any events that you think teachers involved in ICT, Technology or Web2.0/3.0 might be interested in, please place the details in the PrimaryPad below. this will help people like me keep up to date with events and I might not miss things in the future! Please place any information in [...]
My letter of application!
What does my letter of application tell you about me? I got the job! However, looking at this creative way of evaluating my letter, it looks like I should be including more of the children! Overall, it is quite an accurate picture of me: ICT, Children, School, Leadership, Team, Development! Two words I can’t see [...]
March 26, 2010
TeachMeet Yorkshire/Humberside – 26th March 2010
Many of you who follow me on Twitter or visit this blog regularly will know that I am a huge fan of’ ‘Coveritlive‘ software. This software enables you to embed a window of tools that allows you to run an online session with children. You can show children: videos, links, polls, sounds, pictures, UStream video [...]
March 20, 2010
Fun with Nets using 2Simple 2 Design & Make
I spent two days on Nets this week with my Year 6 class. We used 2Simple Online Tools that are now available through our Learning Platform (VLE). This means that the children can access this resource at home. I was really pleased to see how easily the children made changes to their net whilst looking [...]
March 17, 2010
Year 6 Literacy Voicethread
I’ve been playing around with various Web2/3.0 technology over the last 6 months and have found Voicethread to be such a success in the Primary Classroom. The children know very quickly how to use it, select identities and record, annotate and video themselves within Voicethread. It is as if it has been made to be [...]
March 16, 2010
Children’s holiday club Bolton Summer 2010
We still have plenty of spaces available at our children’s holiday club Bolton at Heathfield Primary School. Hours available are from 8am – 6pm and prices are extremely competitive! Please contact Heathfield Primary School for further details: 01204 333595 and ask for Gemma Pugh.
March 10, 2010
My Literacy Weekly plan as a Wordle!
It really does show what I am concentrating on! Click on the thumbnail below to view on the Wordle website.
March 3, 2010
Bing Bong Zong!
We play a great game in Year 6 called Bing Bong Zong. This is a great game for developing mental recall of multiplication facts in a fun way that the children love! Here are the rules: You need 2 players. Face each other and tap your legs with both hands say ‘”Bing Bong Zong.” After [...]
