The Blog of a Primary School Teacher and ICT Leader
Feeling Disappointed
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...
Dabbling with Sketchup
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 are fantastic but you never get chance to play with? I have loads of those (Voicethread and Storybird to name just...
Fun at Your Fingertips – FYF
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 no... So I gave them the...
Manga High – A bit of an overview
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 site...
To duck or not to duck?
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. But,...
Mash + 2DIY= 3D Gaming
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...