ICT & Writing Archive

  • dimdim

    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…
  • storybird

    ICT & Writing: STORYBIRD

    Storybird is a website that allows you to write a story using fantastic artwork by illustrators. You can collaborate with other writers on the same story or write it yourself. There are lots of possibilities for using Storybird in the classroom which have been magnified…
  • vt

    ICT & Writing: VOICETHREAD

    Voicethread is a website that allows you to comment on images, pdfs, word or excel documents and videos. You can comment through a written message, an audio recording or several other methods. Whilst you are recording you can also annotate whatever you are commenting on…
  • wordle

    ICT & Writing: WORDLE

    http://www.wordle.net/ There are several other sites that offer the same or similar functionality. For simplicity, I would recommend worditout or ABCYA Word Clouds or tagcrowd. Education uses of wordle Interesting ways to use Wordle in the classroom Please share how you have used Wordle in…
  • writingict

    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…
  • videos

    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…