The creation of music in primary schools is simplified by using software or online tools which let pupils, with limited or no music notation skills, choose musical phrases and sequence them in any order which the pupil wishes. The facility to drag these graphics around, play back and edit their order, instrumentation and tempo until the whole sequence sounds the way …
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Handling the Information – Databases in the Primary Classroom
Handling the Information – using Databases in the Primary Classroom. In this information age being able to use a database is an essential skill. Databases are all around us and being able to use them effectively is seen as an essential skill for pupils. The task for the teacher is finding age-appropriate databases and contexts which will appeal to …
Fun or fear? Spreadsheets for Problem Solving in the Primary Classroom – fun over fear!
Mention spreadsheets to some teachers and there may be a visible shudder! For those unfamiliar with the use of spreadsheets in a primary classroom they don’t tend to conjure up ideas of a fun activity for pupils. Part of the reason for that is that for those who have used spreadsheets in their adult life, …
Networked PCs setup for all Falkirk Primary Schools
Every primary school in Falkirk Council is provided with networked PCs which are refreshed every 3 or 4 years. The number provided centrally is based on the size of the school. Schools can also add to this number but the central provision provides the core for every primary school. When this process was begun it …
Timeline Tools in Teaching and Learning
Timelines can be useful across the curriculum in classroom contexts – such to show the progression of events, whether as a sequential record of major developments in real historical events, or for pupils to create a fictional sequence in creative writing, or for documenting the steps involved in practical scientific enquiry. Timeline Tools Timetoast – free ad-supported public …
