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Interactive Tutorials
Below are links to posts containing sets of tutorials created using an interactive pen. Their primary audience are parents although they have been created so that pupils can watch them to refresh a previously modelled process. Calculation – Addition Calculation – Subtraction Calculation – Multiplication… -
#writingmod
With the introduction of APP (1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5) and the possibility of level descriptors being updated, it is more important than ever to moderate writing effectively to inform assessments. This is usually carried out within year groups, key stages, schools and only occasionally externally… -
ICT & Writing
Over the next few months I will be releasing posts primarily aimed at an ICT & Writing Development Group I have set up within school. The purpose of the group is to develop and share the use of Web 2.0 technologies and learning platform tools… -
CiWii
Ciwii – Curriculum Ideas for Wii. The intention of this project is to act as a central, collaborative resource of ideas for how to use the Nintendo Wii in the classroom. Feel free to embed the CiWii spreadsheet or the contribute form anywhere you choose…. -
MOLE
Map of Outdoor Learning Experiences After being inspired by Tom Barrett with his Maths Maps (http://edte.ch/blog/maths-maps/) it started me thinking of other applications of Google Maps to enhance teaching and learning. So…welcome to MOLE! My hope is that this collaborative project will become a growing… -
Videos
All videos I have created are hosted at www.vimeo.com/primarypete. Support videos for Primary/Elementary school teachers on collaborative projects started on primarypete.net. The album also contains general videos related to teaching and learning such as teachmeet presentations. Web 2.0 Album: Support videos for non-techie Primary/Elementary school…
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Fa Mulan Theme
My final theme in Year 4 was based on exploring the Far East, under the title of the fantastic Chinese story, Fa Mulan. The bulk of the theme was based on the book by Robert San Souci and the folding poem, The Legend of Mulan…. -
Interactive Tutorials – Calculation: Division
Division 1 – Picturesbrought to you by Livescribe Division 2 – Sharing and groupingbrought to you by Livescribe Division 3 – Numberline repeated subtractionbrought to you by Livescribe Division 4 – Missing Numbersbrought to you by Livescribe Division 5 – Blank numberline repeated subtractionbrought to… -
Interactive Tutorials – Calculation: Multiplication
A progression through multiplication strategies and methods from Foundation to Year 6. Multiplication 1 – Picturesbrought to you by Livescribe Multiplication 2 – Repeated additionbrought to you by Livescribe Multiplication 3 – Commutativitybrought to you by Livescribe Multiplication 4 – Arraysbrought to you by Livescribe… -
Interactive Tutorials – Calculation: Subtraction
A progression through subtraction strategies and methods from Foundation to Year 6. Subtraction 1 – Picturesbrought to you by Livescribe Subtraction 2 – Using a numberlinebrought to you by Livescribe Subtraction 3 – Using a blank numberlinebrought to you by Livescribe Subtraction 4 – Bridging… -
Interactive Tutorials – Calculation: Addition
A progression through addition strategies and methods from Foundation to Year 6. Addition 1 – Picturesbrought to you by Livescribe Addition 2 – Using a numberlinebrought to you by Livescribe Addition 3 – Using a blank numberlinebrought to you by Livescribe Addition 4 – Blank… -
Interactive Tutorials
Below are links to posts containing sets of tutorials created using an interactive pen. Their primary audience are parents although they have been created so that pupils can watch them to refresh a previously modelled process. Calculation – Addition Calculation – Subtraction Calculation – Multiplication… -
ICT & Writing: DIMDIM/TWIDDLA
DimDim or Twiddla can be used to communicate with pupils outside the school day, browse the internet together or broadcast a computer screen to all those connected. The sped up video below, however, shows how you can use one of these programs change the way… -
Wii Foundation Objectives
A colleague of mine created the below list of Foundation stage objectives mapped to the use of the Nintendo Wii in the classroom. It helped our staff show parents and others the value and relevance of using a Wii in school. Wii Supports Foundation Stage… -
ICT Progression Maps
I created these progression maps in 2007 to support teachers’ use of our ICT Curriculum, which I developed from The Creative Learning Journey. I hope they are of use! Click to download full size versions. -
#twittereducator
The concept of #twittereducator is that if all educators write a tweet with the hashtag #twittereducator in it, a site such as blastfollow can then be used for other educators to follow all those who have used the #twittereducator hashtag. This would be particularly useful… -
The Future
Several things have occurred in the last few months that have led me to writing this post. Firstly, we stopped our subscription to the fantastic Bett award winning Mathletics website. This was due to increased subscription costs, the need for pupils to remember multiple usernames… -
Wild Earth: Bringing the Savannah to the classroom
At the start of our Wild Earth theme I tried to decorate our classroom to represent the Savannah (too many trees I know). It had the desired ‘wow’ effect when the children walked into the classroom for the first time and set the scene really…