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A superb game for anyone teaching the 'control' section of ICT. Move your robot around the scene using a string of commands. A great introduction to programming. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

Grockit is very easy to use and has a user friendly interface. It lets its users search for a YouTube video and once found, they can then both watch the video and use the right side panel to write their questions or comments. They can then share this page using a generated URL with their students or colleagues.

This unit was created to cover the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence, Experience & Outcome pertaining to Game Production. I use the unit with students ranging from Primary 7 to S2. Students are taught to create a basic game in the programming language Scratch (available free from http://scrat More…

Using a Glog to house book trailers, what a great way to do it!

using qr codes in the library presentation by Jennifer Shafer

qr code scavenger hunt generator

"3 Shots To Caffeinate Your Presentations"

We often forget about the timeouts. "The two minutes is not an unrelated time-out, but rather a different way of recapping what was just shared or previewing the coming attraction. It's the perfect time for audience engagement, peer-to-peer sharing, a humorous (and relevant!) video clip, connecting with prior knowledge, and using different modalities to match the learning styles of diverse learners."

"Administrators, Where Are Your iPads?"

" Change Your Image: 13 Simple Tools to Alter Digital Photographs and Create Images"

"What would you rather get for your classroom, an iPad 2 and Apple TV or an Interactive Whiteboard? Are your teachers asking for Interactive Whiteboards? Hold on to that discussion and don't answer until you know all of the possibilities!"

"One of the take aways from the Curriculum Mapping Institute this past week was that it brought an upgrade to THE trusted KWL (Know, What to Know and Learned) Chart to the forefront. It seems a no brainer…one of those things… "I should have thought about it"… So what is this upgrade all about?"

"Using edmodo in Middle School & High School"

Orestes Valencia is using this. It has been around for a while and is worth a second look..

help for teachers wanting to teach digital storytelling using hte iPad

Martin Burrett 25 Oct 11 11:34:46 A fantastic PAC-MAN style flash game that practises typing skills. Use the continually changing letter keys to move around the maze. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

In case anyone is looking for a typing game.

The idea is that yuo begin with curation which will eventually lead to creation.