Over the last year some of my old favorite sources of media for classroom projects changed or completely disappeared. They’ve been replaced by some new and updated sources for free sound effects, music, videos, pictures, and drawings to use in classroom projects. That's why I...
I recently published a playlist of 76 Google Docs tutorials. But you certainly don't need to use all of the features of Google Docs demonstrated in that playlist let alone watch all of the videos. In fact, I'm often asked for a list of the...
A range of simple, doable possibilities.A range of simple, doable possibilities.Literacy Outdoors, Book Week Scotland, Book Week Scotland outdoor activities, reading outdoors ideas KS1, reading outdoors ideas KS2, World Book Day, World Book Day outdoor activitiesRead More...
I recently came across an older Towards Data Science article about ten ways to represent data on maps. Reading the article reminded me of something that I've tried to share with social studies teachers and students over the years. That thing is that a great data set...
A few years ago one of my students created a memory game app with the MIT App Inventor. It was a great exercise through which she learned about all of the variables and parts of the app that need to be designed. If you're a...
Boats in school grounds are a magnet for play.Boats in school grounds are a magnet for play.Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Play Resources, boats in nursery, outdoor play resources EYFS, play resources school grounds, real boats in school groundsRead More...
Yesterday I published a post about using two-factor authentication on Twitter. In that post I included a video demonstration. In that video I blurred the QR code and the verification code that was sent to me. If you're making tutorial videos to share with others,...
A couple of days ago I published a short video that I made to explain stock options. In planning to make that video I went back through my archives to look at some related resources that I've shared over the years. Here are some highlights...
A simple maths investigation easy to do but absorbing and great fun.A simple maths investigation easy to do but absorbing and great fun.Maths Outdoors, KS1 Forest School ideas, KS1 outdoor maths activities, KS2 Frost School maths ideas, KS2 outdoor maths activities, loose parts maths, outdoor...
