"A great website that provides a Harvard reference generator, plagiarism test; speed writing which will greatly assist students when writing up their research assignments and even creative writing; lazy researcher"
Some of our students will be doing a unit on Steampunk later this year so I need to know more about the genre. This site may be useful for anyone else who may be developing a unit about this genre.
'The Wrong Book' by Nick Bland
NIck Bland is a wonderful author and illustrator. This year, National Simultaneous Storytime is on Wednesday 22nd of May at 11am.
NSS is an inspirational event.
Creating interactive fiction (like the old Choose Your Own Adventure books) is a great way for students to think about story structure, pacing and character motivation. We take a look at Twine, an intutive way of making interactive stories. Decemb...
You may have noticed by now that we love Evernote around here! Today we have two tutorials for you to supercharge Evernote. Learn how to use note linking to speed things up,and also see how to install the web clipper in Safari on the iPad. Novembe...
"Copyright law is complex enough-throw in an instance of international remixing by young nerdfighters, and you have a real mess. But in the hands of author John Green, it's the basis for a pretty cool video. "
Quote from site "The six jobs described below outline creative ways that your students can make valuable contributions to their learning community. While these jobs can be successfully implemented individually, it is bringing them together in harmony where we can create a more balanced vision of teaching and learning."
"Teenagers know that schools are hopeless with social media - the fact email is the only way they can talk to teachers is the biggest clue. Ask any teenager how often they email and you will see."