Dipity is a Web 2.0 application which allows chronological information to be entered and displayed as a timeline. It can then be shared via a blog or other website. The news headlines about our Olympics team below is an example of one your students could make. It is a ‘live’ timeline in that as events [...]
Notebook 10 and the Lesson Activity Toolkit are not just excellent tools for the teacher but can also provide a basis for creative activities for the student. When students are given the challenge of creating a puzzle or activity for others to solve, there is a high level of engagement. Not only are they applying [...]
Thank you to Bob Sprankle at Seedlings for this great Web 2.0 tool. Students can type in text or upload Word or pdf documents to the Read the Words website. A ‘voice’ is chosen to read the text. The resulting sound file can be embedded into a blog (as I have done to the [...]
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
The World Factbook contains up-to-date information about all countries in the world. This includes information about geography, government, transportation, communication and the people. It also has useful graphics for student research projects e.g. flags and maps.
The factbook provides an excellent source for data activities in Numeracy. It lists statistics related to a country’s geography [...]
Do you have only a few computers in your classroom? Do you want to engage your students in a motivating project? Why not think about having your students create a multimedia slideshow which interweaves words and pictures, movies, voice narration and music.
ICT projects provide excellent opportunities for group interaction, which improve students’ collaboration, communication and [...]
