Morphing into a 21st Century Teacher
25 April 2013
24 April 2013
Tables test
Tables test
A simple multiplication practise site where learners can choose from 6 difficulty
levels and answer all the questions as quickly as they can. Players answer the
questions using changing buttons, which means no typing is needed, making it
idea to use on interactive whiteboards. I also like the timer on the right that
shows how long it took to answer the questions.
levels and answer all the questions as quickly as they can. Players answer the
questions using changing buttons, which means no typing is needed, making it
idea to use on interactive whiteboards. I also like the timer on the right that
shows how long it took to answer the questions.
Very Cool!!
23 April 2013
18 April 2013
Equivalent Fractions
Equivalent Fractions
Another really cool resource.
Create your own Equivalent Fractions and see them on the number line.
Very Cool!!
Area Tool
Area Tool
This is a wonderful resource for teaching the area of 2D shapes.
You can move and resize the shapes to change the values.
It's a great resource to use on an interactive whiteboard.
You can move and resize the shapes to change the values.
It's a great resource to use on an interactive whiteboard.
17 April 2013
Enercities
Enercities
This is a great environmental game which is a bit like the early SimCity games.
Build a wonderful town, manage your fossil fuels wisely and keep the inhabitants happy.
A free sign up is required.
Very COOL!!
Build a wonderful town, manage your fossil fuels wisely and keep the inhabitants happy.
A free sign up is required.
Very COOL!!
Map Treasure Hunt
Map Treasure Hunt
This is a great resource for creating a map based treasure hunt.
Choose the locations for your students to find, write some clues and share the link with your class.
Very clever!!
Sound Gator
Sound Gator
This is a useful site for classrooms for free sound effects when making movies.
Very nice and easy to navigate!
Very nice and easy to navigate!
16 April 2013
12 April 2013
Zamzar file conversion
Zamzar
Before Zamzar, you had to download a utility—or two or three—to be able to
convert file formats. But with Zamzar, you can convert anything—images,
documents, and videos—and have it e-mailed to your inbox in four quick steps
without downloading a thing. A new feature lets you convert files from URLs,
which means you can save YouTube videos to your hard drive without breaking a sweat.
convert file formats. But with Zamzar, you can convert anything—images,
documents, and videos—and have it e-mailed to your inbox in four quick steps
without downloading a thing. A new feature lets you convert files from URLs,
which means you can save YouTube videos to your hard drive without breaking a sweat.
myhomeworkapp
myhomeworkapp
MyHomework is an app where students can manage their school life.
Available on the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the web
Available on the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the web
Remember the Milk
Remember the Milk
OK I really like this!!
Get organized with Remember the Milk, a handy online list-making app that makes
your to-do list accessible from anywhere. Adding items to your list is as easy as
sending an e-mail. Can work on iPhone, android, Blackberry, e-mail, g-mail everything
you can imagine you can put your tasks when it should be finished.
You have fine categories such as work, study and personal life which can
help you to be well versed in tasks.
Get organized with Remember the Milk, a handy online list-making app that makes
your to-do list accessible from anywhere. Adding items to your list is as easy as
sending an e-mail. Can work on iPhone, android, Blackberry, e-mail, g-mail everything
you can imagine you can put your tasks when it should be finished.
You have fine categories such as work, study and personal life which can
help you to be well versed in tasks.
11 April 2013
National Teachers Award
National Teachers Award
I was very honoured to receive 3rd prize in the National Teachers Award for
Excellence in ICT Enhanced Teaching for South Africa!!!
Excellence in ICT Enhanced Teaching for South Africa!!!
You can see some of the project here
10 April 2013
Portrait Maker
Portrait Maker
A superb cartoon portrait maker. Get pass
the intro to access the tools.
Click on the hair, eyebrows or mouth to place on your face.
Nice and easy to use!
Click on the hair, eyebrows or mouth to place on your face.
Nice and easy to use!
Avatar Maker
Avatar Maker
A nice cartoon avatar maker for your children to made images of themselves and each other.
Fun and easy to make!!
Fun and easy to make!!
09 April 2013
Beginners guide to iPads
Beginners guide to iPads
This is a nice beginners guide to iPads for students and teachers.
Google Drive for assignments
Google Drive for assignments
04 April 2013
Block Posters
Block Posters
Have you ever wished you could increase the impact of a poster or photograph for your classroom by making it much, much bigger than the paper in your printer?
Block Posters is a free online tool where you simply upload your image in jpg or gif format
Then choose the paper type your printer uses and select the number of pages wide you’d like your enlarged poster to be. BlockPosters will then calculate how big that will be so you can adjust the setting to fit the display space you will have available.
Then, having uploaded the image, the site will then create a series of PDFs ready for sending to your printer, with overlaps so that when you print them you can trim and stick them together. And there you have a very large poster just using your ordinary printer.
Block Posters is a free online tool where you simply upload your image in jpg or gif format
Then choose the paper type your printer uses and select the number of pages wide you’d like your enlarged poster to be. BlockPosters will then calculate how big that will be so you can adjust the setting to fit the display space you will have available.
Then, having uploaded the image, the site will then create a series of PDFs ready for sending to your printer, with overlaps so that when you print them you can trim and stick them together. And there you have a very large poster just using your ordinary printer.
Computer Quotes and posters
Computer Quotes
Computer Quotes comprises a series of posters with quotes about various aspects of
technologies in our lives today, with appropriate graphics to illustrate the comment and make
them eye-catching. Many of these quotes can also be used as prompts for classroom discussions about the changing place of technology in the lives of learners.
technologies in our lives today, with appropriate graphics to illustrate the comment and make
them eye-catching. Many of these quotes can also be used as prompts for classroom discussions about the changing place of technology in the lives of learners.
The Kentucky Virtual Library How to Do Research
The Kentucky Virtual Library How to Do Research
The Kentucky Virtual Library has an online poster-style
How to Do Research site for guiding younger pupils through the steps to finding the information they need on any topic, whether in print form, multimedia or online.
Presented in a visual comic/game style it explains in child-friendly language the process to find the information being sought.
And each page of advice is presented as a set of easy to digest straightforward steps, breaking down each task (whether finding the information, recording it, evaluating it, or presenting it) in cartoon-style visual interactive style making it attractive to primary users.
01 April 2013
Lesson: Talking Safely Online
Lesson: Talking Safely Online
This is for Grade 3 - 5 and deals with child safety online.
Very good!
Very good!
Lesson: Keep It Private K-2
What kinds of information should I keep to myself when I use the Internet?
Students learn that many websites ask for information that is private and
discuss how to responsibly handle such requests.
discuss how to responsibly handle such requests.
This is a must folr teachers and parents!!