The 7 Characteristics of a Digitally Competent Teacher is a post describing some features of what a teacher who is using digital tools to support learning and teaching might be like. Using technology to support learning and teaching is not about being a technical wizard, but instead about recognising where technology can better support a …
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I’ve started so I’ll finish – tools to introduce learning intentions
Looking for a different way to introduce the learning intentions or objectives at the beginning of a lesson or teaching session? Many teachers have found that using a novel approach to introduce what is going to be the focus of a teaching session can change the engagement of learners right at the beginning of a session. And …
What would happen if…..? ICT tools to develop inquiry and investigation skills in science in the primary classroom
ICT tools to develop skills of scientific inquiry and investigation One of the main purposes of learning in the sciences is to develop skills of scientific inquiry and investigation using practical techniques. From “Sciences: Principle and Practice” from Education Scotland “In the sciences, effective learning and teaching depends upon the skilful use of varied approaches, including …
Tech Tools to Support Teaching Handwriting – and why it’s still important in this digital age
In this age of mobile devices, keyboards, touchpads, and voice-controlled devices, some teachers may wonder if handwriting is no longer the required skill as before. And others may be looking for resources to help them teach this skill and support their pupils in as effective a way as possible using the tools which are now …
Quick, Quick, See! QR Codes – what are they? And how can they be used in and out of the classroom?
So you’ve heard someone talking about QR codes? Or you’ve spotted these strangely-patterned black and white squares appearing in advertising material? Or you know what they are but just want to see how you can best make use of them? Well here are resources which will help to explain what QR codes are, what they …
Primary Games for Learning Gains
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 to individually address the needs of the curriculum first and foremost to address the learning required for …
Pin and Share Teaching Interests with Pinterest
Pinterest is a free online visual pinboard tool which teachers can use to find ideas, tips and resources shared by colleagues elsewhere. So if looking for inspiration, or for a resource for a particular need in your classroom, Pinterest can provide one means of connecting with colleagues worldwide. The following are examples of how teachers are …
In:Tuition life-skills resources to support Health and Wellbeing
http://www.intuitionkit.com In:Tution is an excellent online downloadable resource which combines lesson ideas on using a host of free online tools, all adapted to teach various health-promoting topics. All of the detailed step-by-step lesson plan ideas for using the free online tools show immediate application to supporting health and wellbeing issues in the classroom, but will also demonstrate for staff, who …
Adding deeper understanding, fun and choice to classroom project tasks with Learning Event Generator
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 different form to the way in which it may have been taught or learned. This …
The Great Behaviour Game – a free online tool to support Classroom Behaviour Management
The Great Behaviour Game is a free online tool which a classroom teacher can use to help turn managing classroom behaviour in a primary classroom into a game with a class of pupils. At the same time this provides a serious tool to help identify behaviour patterns of individual pupils for a teacher, which can greatly help in resolving …
