by Ian Addison | Mar 19, 2012 | blogposts, General Thoughts
Some people say that Wikipedia contains a lot of nonsense and that some of the stuff on there just isn’t true. But did you know that there are teams of people who go through and check it for accuracy? Here’s an interesting graphic that was shared with me....
by Ian Addison | Mar 17, 2012 | blogposts, General Thoughts
In our maths lessons we are trying to include more problem solving opportunities. The idea is having a range of one-off stand-alone lessons that can be done with mixed ability classes on any area of maths. Ideally starting with year 3-4 (7-9 year olds). This will also...
by Ian Addison | Mar 13, 2012 | blogposts, General Thoughts
I have been asked to demonstrate my effectiveness and the ways in which I support others with professional development. So I thought I would ask the people that I work with and support every day. Of course these people also support me too, but you know what I mean....
by Ian Addison | Mar 9, 2012 | blogposts, Useful Sites/Software
This post is a bit of an update to one that I wrote almost two years ago, about a tool called Zooburst. Then it was in Alpha stages and to sign-up you needed to be approved and it took a while, now this is an instant process and works in seconds. Before I get to the...
by Ian Addison | Mar 2, 2012 | blogposts, Learning Platforms, Useful Sites/Software
With all the talk of the Google Teacher Academy and Google Apps bouncing around recently, many people have been very excited. However many others have been left confused by how Google Apps can help in their school or what it even is! So in association with Vital, I...
by Ian Addison | Feb 28, 2012 | blogposts, General Thoughts
Today I tried another Twitter lesson (here was another attempt). As PPA teacher I often don’t find out what I’m doing until the day before and this was no exception. As part of the literacy in Year 3-4 they were looking at writing newspaper reports based...
