Today’s post focuses on looking at news websites which are specifically focused on students. These sites could be used as independent reading activities, guided reading…
Category: Literacy
21 ways to use digital technology to get to know your students
Posted in Art, Classroom, iPads and Apps, Literacy, and Web tools
It is that time of year again (at least for Australia), where teachers start a new year. The research surrounding the importance of relationships and learning…
16 Tools to enable Interactive discussions and online quizzes
Posted in Classroom, Comprehension, Creating, General, Phonics, Spelling, and Teacher Resources
I have previously blogged about some of the online tools which can be used to create quizzes, or used as a facilitator of discussions. Many…
Using children’s literature to teach philosophy
Posted in Classroom, Comprehension, Literacy, Reading, and Speaking and Listening
All which the school can or need do for pupils, so far as their minds are concerned…..is to develop the ability to think. (John Dewey…
21st Century Global Education: Part 1
Posted in Classroom, Global Education, Literacy, Speaking and Listening, Teacher Resources, and Web 2.0 tools
Our world is changing, it is becoming flatter and appears to be metaphorically shrinking. Technology has allowed us to communicate across borders and countries with…
My Research: iPads and Oral Language development: presented on Emaze
Posted in About Me, Literacy, Research and Readings, Teacher Resources, and Web 2.0 tools
I found this new amazing presentation tool Emaze, it is similar to Prezi (it zooms and pans), but in terms of creating a presentation I…
Story Cubes
Posted in Classroom, iPads and Apps, Literacy, Literacy Apps, Speaking and Listening, Speaking and Listening Apps, and Writing
I LOVE Rory’s Story Cubes they have so much potential for the classroom to develop a wealth of literacy skills. There are physical versions of…
Kahoot: create your own quiz games.
Posted in Classroom, Consuming, Creating, General, Humanities/ Topics, and Literacy
So we all know Socrative, which is an excellent tool for the classroom. For those of you who have not seen the new quiz tool Kahoot.…
Scratch: Mitchell’s Post
Posted in Classroom, Creating, General, Literacy, Problem Solving, Teacher Resources, and Web 2.0 tools
Today’s post has been written by my son Mitchell, who discovered scratch and then created his own game. Hi Everyone, My name is Mitchell, for my…
Wideo: Make online animated videos
Posted in Classroom, General, History, Humanities/ Topics, Literacy, Maths, Teacher Resources, and Web 2.0 tools
Hi everyone, I was looking this morning and found this web based animated video creation site. I have been playing with the tool and created…
Traditional and Multimodal Versions of Books: Isn’t it all about balance?
Posted in Classroom, Comprehension, iPads and Apps, Literacy, Reading, and Reading apps
Hi everyone, I am intrigued by the use of traditional and multimodal texts in literacy classrooms. These texts are electronic books that incorporate additional features…
Heads Up: A great charade app which you could use for literacy
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, iPads and Apps, Literacy, Literacy Apps, Phonics, Phonics, Speaking and Listening, and Uncategorized
I am sure that many of you have heard of Ellen’s app titled Heads Up. If not the app costs .99c and is based on…
Watch Learn Know: Database of educational videos.
Posted in Classroom, General, Humanities/ Topics, and Literacy
It is interesting where the internet can lead you. Today I was searching for and reading the latest early childhood journal articles which looked at…
Ideas for using Lego in the classroom for literacy and maths
Posted in Classroom, Fractions, Literacy, Maths, Measurment, Number, Problem Solving, Reading, Speaking and Listening, and Writing
With the much-anticipated launch of the Lego movie on the weekend, I thought how exciting it would be to use Lego and ICT for learning…
Today’s post is a list of websites which are great for whole class, small groups or individual activities to help your students learn their ABC.…