September 12, 2013
by Malcolm Wilson
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What is Padlet? Padlet (formerly called Wallwisher) is a versatile free online tool which can be used by teachers in a classroom setting to gather feedback from pupils as part of formative assessment. It also serves as a visually attractive … Continue reading
September 11, 2013
by Malcolm Wilson
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Today’s Meet provides a free online space, private to those with whom you share the link, where feedback, discussion and ideas can be shared. This is a tool which comes into its own when users, either individually or in small … Continue reading
September 17, 2012
by Malcolm Wilson
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Often, when pupils undertake a piece of writing, a teacher will provide feedback to the pupil. This can take the form of face to face feedback by way of a conversation between the teacher and pupil concerned. Or it can be … Continue reading
June 18, 2012
by Malcolm Wilson
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There are many tools now available specifically to help gather feedback from all pupils in a class – sometimes called classroom response systems, class voting tools or clickers. These let teachers get a quick response at the beginning, during or … Continue reading
February 28, 2012
by Malcolm Wilson
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Primary Games Arena is a site aimed specifically at pupils in primary schools and comprises free online games for all ages and stages, as well as all areas of the curriculum. There is a huge selection of high-quality games which have been identified … Continue reading
December 15, 2011
by Malcolm Wilson
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Teachers often look for fresh ways of setting classroom tasks for pupils to demonstrate their learning. That is, to be able to show that they have understood what they have been learning by presenting or applying that information in a … Continue reading
August 15, 2011
by Malcolm Wilson
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Wouldn’t it be nice to have a tool where your pupils could view a video you’ve found online, and then answer comprehension questions on what they’ve just seen and heard? It would be great, too, if that tool could have … Continue reading
July 31, 2011
by Malcolm Wilson
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Popplet is a free online tool which lets you create a visual mindmap with ease, combining text, images, links and videos. This could be useful as a tool to use collaboratively with a class to outline planning together for a … Continue reading
June 13, 2011
by Malcolm Wilson
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When you want your class to be able to collaborate on writing there are several ways of doing so. One way of doing this is to make use of an online tool which permits real-time collaboration with multiple users all … Continue reading
May 10, 2011
by Malcolm Wilson
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http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ Breaking News English is a site by Sean Banville aimed at teachers looking for activities for learners of English in the context of stories making the headlines in the media. This contains Lesson Plans & Podcasts for combining studying Current Events … Continue reading
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