March 25, 2013
by Malcolm Wilson
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Podcasting, or online radio, is a way of schools sharing audio recordings of pupils talking about their learning, their discoveries, or discussions about class topics. The voices of the pupils, recorded and shared, speaking about the learning going on in their … Continue reading
January 13, 2012
by Malcolm Wilson
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For many Scottish schools in January there is often an emphasis in the classroom on work on the life and literature of Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns. The following resources provide ideas for how ICT tools can be used to … Continue reading
October 14, 2011
by Malcolm Wilson
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There are many tools available online which can help to support the teaching of drama, or the use of drama techniques in teaching, in the primary classroom. The following drama teaching techniques have suggested online tools shown for each: Using Online … Continue reading
May 27, 2011
by Malcolm Wilson
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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, … Continue reading
March 14, 2011
by Malcolm Wilson
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Wordtalk http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/Home/ A Windows text-to-speech plugin for Microsoft Word, free for Scottish schools. It will speak the text of the document and will highlight it as it goes. It contains a talking dictionary and a text-to-mp3 converter. Click on this … Continue reading
January 20, 2011
by Malcolm Wilson
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So you want to make an audio recording? Here are some free tools to help you do that in the classroom. Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ – Audacity is free software to download which lets users record and edit audio in order to … Continue reading
July 6, 2010
by Malcolm Wilson
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http://blabberize.com/ can be used to create a speaking image in Monty Python-esque animation style. Pupils can choose an image of an animal’s head of their choice (from website with permission to use and royalty-free) . They then use a microphone to add … Continue reading
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