by Ian Addison | Oct 18, 2011 | blogposts, General Thoughts
Google Docs have been updated today and on the Presentation tool you can now add slide transitions! You can add animations! You can even add Word Art! I’m gutted. I really am. I love Google Docs and I share their use a lot. One of the things I loved was that the...
by Ian Addison | Oct 13, 2011 | blogposts, Useful Sites/Software
I thought I’d share a quick lesson and process with you as you might find it interesting. You know those pieces of software or websites that you know areĀ fantasticĀ but you never get chance to play with? I have loads of those (Voicethread and Storybird to name...
by Ian Addison | Oct 10, 2011 | blogposts, General Thoughts
Way back around Christmas last year, some Year 5 girls asked if they could start a pupil newsletter. They’d seen some of the stuff we’d been trying in school and wanted to know if I could help them. Of course I could, I don’t know how to say...
by Ian Addison | Oct 9, 2011 | blogposts, Useful Sites/Software
I wrote a few months ago about Manga High now that it was free and I thought I’d follow it up now that we have been using it for a bit. The last blog post was written just after the free launch and I have to say, prior to this I had never really looked at the...
by Ian Addison | Sep 27, 2011 | blogposts, General Thoughts
I’m in a bit of a dilemma and would love your help. I have the Great South Run 10 mile race coming up at the end of October. Now, I have been getting some good times in races this year and I am confident of getting a personal best at the event this time around....
by Ian Addison | Sep 20, 2011 | blogposts, Useful Sites/Software
Just a quick post about a new feature in Purple Mash. 2Simple have added a 3D game design tool which is similar to the games made using 2DIY. You simply draw a maze, add some things to collect (the default is apples) and then add some monsters too. You can animate...