Since conceived in 2001, Wikipedia, seems to have people up in arms as to whether or not it is reliable. It’s interesting talking to educators about using Wikipedia as a source of information, as there is a myth that it should not be used, because it is crowd-sourced. According to M. Silverman, 2012; … while its critics are the first to point out its unreliability, advocates would counter that a [...]
With 8 headsets, a portal and an app the Class VR kit provides a measured mode of delivering Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) learning tasks in the classroom. The VR library groups collections into learning areas and topics and is growing rapidly. For me it provides a powerful insight into HaSS and Science topics in particular. In terms of skills, the collections provides ample opportunities to develop empathy, [...]
I have never made a secret of the fact that I love using Socrative in class. Whether you are super organised, and want to run a quick quiz to collect some data, or you just want to run a couple of quick activities to check understanding within your class, Socrative has always made it easy to do so. The latest upgrade appears to be more cosmetic than anything. The welcome screen [...]
A while ago I posted this article on HaikuDeck, in which I talked about some of my favourite features of this slick presentation app for iPads. I recently came across this blog post on HaikuDeck's own site. In honour of National Teacher's Day recently, the good folks at HaikuDeck put together a cheatsheet for all we teachers. I really like the way they have approached the article from both a practical [...]
Happy New Year! As the first post of the year, I'm going to capitalise on two things. The first is how fresh our memories of Christmas lunch or dinner are, and the second is the openness to forming resolutions characteristic of January. But first, let's talk turkey. (I promise I'm going somewhere useful with this!) My in-laws traditionally celebrate on Christmas Eve, and traditionally can't decide whether they want to embrace [...]
