Museum Box

Exploring the idea of using Museum Box - It looks really good! I'm busy researching its use aand am quite impressed with its apparent potential for teaching and learning. Project or Topic work seems to be an obvious starting point. I think it could be quite an engaging tool, offering a dynamic means of gathering information and relevant resources and compiling them in a dynamic and interesting way. I am also wondering if it could provide a relevant methodology for teachers to gather resources for lesson or topic planning? How feasible and appropriate, and indeed useful would such a medium be? I think I need to aquire some hands on experience of using it as a tool for primary learners and as a tool for teachers. So I sense a rather large exploration project looming! This will ultimately highlight its relevance for our school. Obviously I need to focus on something very relevant to make it worthwhile and useful in its entirety; have a couple of ideas in mind. I must say I'm quite excited about using Museum Box, it seems so innovative and I love the idea of beig able to add sound and audio and video files alongside documents and images; even web links can be incorporated and all compiled in one quite attractive little place!
http://museumbox.e2bn.org/
Please let me know your thoughts if you have given Museum Box a go...I would be really interested in hearing from anyone who has given it a go and the way you found worked best for your learners.

Resource Hub

Finally managing to create a resource hub that includes Web 2.0 tools and links to how to PDFs and video links, on our Learning Platform; a bit of a slow process but should be worth all the hard work in the end. Devoting some time each night to this task and it’s beginning to take good shape. Will also be including ideas as well as how to information for effective blogging and Wikis. Engagement and empowerment are the key words associated with ths development initiatve. So for now it’s watch this space…

ANIMOTO

Wow, this is brilliant!! I can't believe how quickly I put together this test video; it was about 10 minutes! The result was more than I ever anticipated...I couldn't believe the fabulous video that I was presented with. I felt instantly hooked. IMAGINE what you'd get if you took your time and really planned it beforehand! WOW! It would be a fabulous tool for presentations aswell as photographic slideshows. The children could use it to create and present group work and as a teaching and learning tool, well the world's your oyster; just imagine how it could enhance your lessons!
http://animoto.com/education

Zondle - So Cool, So Engaging

Wow, just discovered Zondle! The site that turns questions into engaging children's games. My mind is a buzz with ideas...Could be used for a whole class quiz during the plenery or as a personalised learning tool, intervention activities or even homework activities as games can be embedded into school's Website or Learning Platform. Could also be useful for providig purposeful and meaningful activities during after school clubs. Explored lots of the Numeracy topics already created and played a couple of the recommended games to go with the topic questions then created a set of questions; I even made my own avatar!

My New Blog UPDATE!!

All sorted, up and running...Must say that i quite like it; lots of features that I haven't got this Blog, but "Tweeting" is much simpler here! So happy with the result. Now to enjoy using it!

Teaching Essentials

Wow! What a fabulous site Teaching Essentials is…Love the Reading and Writing Level Target and sub level sheets that can be printed for display. So child friendly with their use of child speak and visually engaging…Children can see at a glance where they are and what their next steps need to be. Not simply informative, but an empowerment tool, too.
The Reading and Writing Level Targets are just one of the many resources available to help engage learners and the organisation of the classroom. It’s certainly on my list for a revisit…Hopefully their Blog will keep me informed of new additions.

Manga High

Just checking out the recommended Maths Games based Website, Manga High…Anyone familiar with it? Would appreciate your thoughts,

Its a Book

I love it....Let me know what you think...

Problems, Problems, What A To Do!!!

Well, after all the hard work, preparing my new Blog to be accessible from school, which unfortunately, this one, which I love, isn't! The comments aren't working on my new Blog, a technical glich! What good's a Blog without comments? Not a lot...It looks wonderful and has some fab features and has received a lot of hard work, but, well, sadly, it's on hold, for a little while, until I can sort it out. So it's not that I've been out of touch, on the contrary I've been fully engaged and busy organising and setting up for the future enhancement of my Blog use for school.