We are all aware of the benefits of the collaborative web tools like blogging, social media, podcasting but I have been looking for some new Web 2.0 tools that I think teachers would find useful. I discovered quite a few but I will save some for future postings – I don’t want to overload your […]
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You may have noticed oddly shaped images such as the one to the left of this text appearing in places as wide-ranging as advertising flyers to newspapers to cereal boxes to bus-stop shelters. They are also attracting a good deal of attention for usage in educational settings. This is a QR Code (QR stands for
In our latest podcast, Michael Hallissy is joined by Margaret Keane founder of GiftedKids.ie to talk about this excellent support website she has been developing since 2008 for parents and educators of “gifted” children in Ireland. GiftedKids.ie hosts a broad range of resources for parents, teachers and children, including a very popular online community forum
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This morning I came across a tweet from the Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning website entitled, Books You Can Play With and Games You Can Read: The New Market in Young Children’s Book Apps, and it got me thinking on the implications these new devices might have on children’s literacy levels now and in
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Goanimate is a free online cartoon tool. You can sign up for a free personal version which has restricted features and functions or you can sign up for a schools version which gives you access to lots of features for free.GoAnimate4schools allows you to create accounts for pupils and teachers. For the schools version you
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I’ve just started a project with some 5th and 6th class pupils using Scratch. For the uninitiated, Scratch is a visual programming language that is similar to building virtual Lego. I’ll try and explain a little better. When you open Scratch, you are faced with a cartoon cat and the user’s job is to get
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Edchat is a Twitter conversation about educational matters both general and specific. The brainchild of Americans Shelley Terrell, Tom Whitby and Steven Anderson, Edchat widely used by educators within Twitter to tag their tweets, allowing them to develop discussions. Some discussion are ongoing, some take place at agreed times among local groups who address an
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Freemake Video Converter is a very handy piece of “free” software allowing you to convert videos to AVI, MP4, WMV, MKV, SWF, 3GP, DVD, MPEG, MP3, iPod, iPhone, PSP, Android, rip & burn DVDs, convert online videos directly from 40+ sites, burn Blu-ray, and upload to YouTube. This piece of software is built using Microsoft’s
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Smart Technologies, the world’s leading interactive whiteboard manufacturer recently released Smart Notebook Express – http://express.smarttech.com a web application that is a lightweight version of their Smart Notebook software that is bundled with their interactive whiteboard equipment for creating interactive lesson resources. In addition they have also released a downloadable version of the Smart Notebook Express
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While surfing through Microsoft’s website in the US I came across some interesting tutorials and information for using Microsoft tools and programs in the classroom. Fostered by Microsoft under its Innovative Educator Program, the Microsoft Teacher Development Community has lots of resources and ready-to-use training materials from US based workshops. To view these materials you
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