Bringing The World To The Classroom With SMS

For sometime now I’ve been thinking of a genuine reason to use SMS in the classroom to gather responses from a wider audience and today was the perfect oppurtunity. After reading a blog post from Andrew Douch who completed a similar activity in his class last week, I set out to introduce a version of the [...]

Why Skype Is The Most Valuable Tool I Use

It has recently occured to me that a tool I really take for granted is certainly the most important in my current teaching practice. Ive been utilising Skype now for well over a year since making the switch from MSN. The reason I decided to change was to create an instant message account that could be [...]

Never Miss A School Event Again

After seeing a tweet from @tombarret about how you can use google calendar to send reminders about events on your calendar to your phone via SMS. In his tweet he mentioned how he uses it to remind him of his yard duty or other activities. As I’m usually extremely busy (as we all are) I have [...]

The Web 2.0 Tools Behind The ‘How Fit Are Wii’ Program

 

 
After a lovely break from the Internet and my computer during the holidays it is now time to get back into regular posting. As I mentioned in an earlier post I have been included in an action research program around the area of ‘Gaming for Learning’. My particular topic is on how the Nintendo Wii [...]

How I’m sending my students around the world

During my Year 7 Geography class next term we will be embarking on an exciting new unit of work entitled ‘Where in the World’. The unit will see students drawing a monster on a piece of paper that is laminated and attached to a travel bug. The travel bugs and monsters will be sent to a [...]

Introducing the ‘How Fit Are Wii’ Program

Last month I was invited to participate in one of the Knowledge Banks Web 2.0 Collaborative Learning & Research Program action research groups. This round of trials includes 20 other participants from around the state, all of whom are looking at how gaming can be used  to improve learning. My particular focus question is as follows;
“How can students use [...]