Friday, 30 November 2012

LearningGamesForKids

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/ has loads of free educational games covering all subject areas.  There are games, songs and videos that help build skills in maths, language, science, social studies and more! 

Monday, 19 November 2012

Storytelling

Storyarts  is a website with lots of resources to support storytelling.  Full of lesson plans and activities, with a Story Library and Curriculum Ideas Exchange.  Many of Aesop's Fables are also there and the website uses storytelling as a learning tool to enhance talking, listening, reading and writing.

Friday, 9 November 2012

Build assessment tool video

The National Assessment Resource has produced a video which shows how to use the Build assessment tool.  This can be used to create an assessment that matches specific Es and Os. It allows you to combine your own tasks, and those provided by the SQA, into one assessment.

Sunday, 4 November 2012

Animoto

 http://animoto.com/education  Teachers can apply for a free Animoto Plus account for use in the classroom.  You can make up to fifty 30 second videos to create presentations incorporating images, video clips, music and text.