Sunday, 21 December 2008

Teachers love SMART boards


This blog give you all you need to know about Smart boards including training, tips and tricks, websites and lesson plans.

Sunday, 7 December 2008

Using Google Earth


Once Google Earth has been downloaded onto your computer it can be used on the smartboard for class use. Use the pointer to fly round the world and zoom in to relevant areas. You can tour cities in 3D, access wikipedia entries and geo-tagged photos. You can find cross-curricular tasks at the Classroom Google Earth wiki

Thursday, 4 December 2008

IXL maths

IXL maths advertises itself by saying "Practice makes perfect, and IXL makes maths practice fun. With unlimited maths questions in more than 1,000 topics, students improve their skills and confidence and always have new challenges to meet."

It has detailed graded maths questions which are easy to find and you can use 20 questions every day for free without subscribing.