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…
Category: Writing
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…
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…
A list of traditional and multimodal christmas books
Posted in Celebrations, Christmas, Classroom, Comprehension, Literacy, and Writing
My Favourite Christmas Books. (if you click on the pictures it will take you to the link for the Book Depository) I love traditional books…
Virtual Art Museums
Posted in Art, Classroom, Literacy, Speaking and Listening, Uncategorized, and Writing
Today’s post is about art galleries. There is a plethora of virtual galleries with great collections of art you can access with your class. Google has…
Dust Echo – Online indigenous stories
Posted in Classroom, Comprehension, Literacy, and Writing
http://www.abc.net.au/dustechoes/default.htm Dust echos is a online site created by the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Association). “Dust Echoes is a series of twelve beautifully animated dream time stories…
Hi everybody. I thought that today’s post I would blog about contractions and different tools which are available to help to consolidate this concept. I…
Newspaper Creators
Posted in Character Development, Classroom, Comprehension, Humanities/ Topics, Literacy, Reading, Speaking and Listening, Spelling, Web 2.0 tools, and Writing
Yesterday I attended and presented at a very interesting discussion surrounding innovations in teaching and learning in higher education. It was a great day with lots of sharing of ideas. One of the discussions surrounded…
Today’s post is all about interactive alphabet letters which can be used on whiteboards, individual computers or iPads to model learning. http://www.abcya.com/alphabet_number_magnets.htm This game allows…
Word Search Junior and Word Search Senior
Posted in Classroom, Literacy, Phonics, Spelling, Teacher Resources, and Writing
http://www.abcya.com/word_search_jr.htm I love this website Abcya.com. Today’s tool comes from this site. Word search junior is a fantastic tool. There is a talking alligator who guides…
Sploder: Game Creation
Posted in Classroom, Creating, Featured, Humanities/ Topics, Literacy, Maths, Problem Solving, Speaking and Listening, Web 2.0 tools, and Writing
http://www.sploder.com/ Following on from yesterdays post about the benefits of game creation for learning, here is another great website. This is another website…
Cartoon network: Create your own Game
Posted in Chance and Data, Classroom, Creating, Humanities/ Topics, Literacy, Maths, Problem Solving, Speaking and Listening, Web 2.0 tools, and Writing
This website allows the children to plan and create their own game based on star wars the clone wars. It is fairly easy to navigate…
Stickman for reading and writing
Posted in Classroom, iPads and Apps, Literacy, Literacy Apps, Reading, Reading apps, and Writing
http://www.drawastickman.com/ There is an app version which comes in all formats (windows, mac, andrioid etc). The link is the version on the app store https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/draw-a-stickman-epic-hd-free/id569898232?ls=1&mt=8 The…
Fractured Fairy Tales
Posted in Character Development, Classroom, Literacy, Reading, and Writing
Fractured fairy tales allow the children to read and create a parody of traditional fairy tales. These fractured versions allow for the use of humour and certainly encourages a creative writing style. A fractured…
Websites and apps to teach homophones
Posted in Classroom, iPads and Apps, Literacy, Literacy Apps, Writing, and Writing Apps
Homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings. There are lots of interactive websites which deal specifically with particular homophones (eg/ to, too, two, there,…