Resources, musings & lesson ideas for teaching, learning & enjoying maths.
I blogged last week about discovering IFTTT and how I’d be using it to help with my Pick of Twitter every week – everything I favourited on Twitter last week automatically got saved to Pocket and tagged with “pick of twitter” so I could easily distinguish Twitter favourites from anything else I’d saved from other sites. Once …
An IFTTT and Pocket update Read More »
It’s a very short one this week as I’ve only been near a computer for about three days! I’ll be blogging tomorrow about how I’ve used Pocket and IFTTT to help to compile this week’s Pick – it’s working well so far. Blogs and site links @luby_lou99 tweeted a link to a great blog post from @missradders last …
Pick of Twitter 24/08/15 Read More »
I’d put money on the fact that I get asked whether I enjoy teaching by at least four or five pupils every term. I started thinking about this and other related questions when writing my post about my journey into teaching a few days ago. It confuses me that pupils ask this – I wonder if they’re going …
Miss, do you enjoy teaching? Read More »
Sometimes, you really need a basic practice worksheet – pure and simple, drill and kill, no fuss or problem solving. This might be for a five-minute heads-down skills practice in class, to source questions for a revision lesson, or simply to satisfy the rare pupil who asked where they can go to get extra work. …
Top 5 for worksheets Read More »
If you’re a regular Twitter user, there’s nothing revolutionary on this list – these are the sites that I check first before scouring the Internet for other problems, and that’s because they’ve usually got something great that requires little adaptation for the classroom. However, if you’re a regular Twitter user but you know colleagues who …
Top 5 for rich tasks and problem solving Read More »
I’m afraid it’s another quick #summerblogchallenge post today as I’ve been pre-writing a load more meaningful posts for the next few days – I’m disappearing off to a festival this weekend, so will be employing Twuffer for a bit more time-travelling blogging. I spent a bit of time yesterday and today setting up a Facebook page for the Storeroom, …
I’m going again… and Facebook Read More »
A couple of days ago, @mathedup mentioned using IFTTT (If This Then That) for automating post sharing between Twitter and Facebook. I’m not a big user of Facebook for teaching stuff (yet), but was intrigued by the title of the app, so decided to go and have a play, mostly in preparation for setting up my own Facebook page soon. …
If this, what next? Read More »
This is the first Sunday I’ve been at my computer since my last Pick of Twitter, so there’s a bit of backdating going on here. Blogs and site links “Why teach?” posts from @mathsjem, @DrBennison and @Craigos87: Well worth a read, and reminded me to finish my own post along these lines! @mathsjem: Jo’s also continuing to post more resources for …
Pick of Twitter 16/08/15 Read More »
I wrote a post a while back about my philosophy on starters, so thought I’d supplement it with a post about great websites for no-fuss five-minute activities. Most of the starters on these sites require very little or no preparation, so can be used off the cuff. So, in no particular order, here are my top …
Top 5 for starters Read More »
Another quick post today as I am/will be busy preparing for part two of the wedding celebrations and again am/will be nowhere near a computer (I’m still struggling with tenses – see yesterday’s post!). I’m aware that there have been a few “thoughts and musings” posts lately, rather than anything particularly useful, but I’m happy …