So today’s post was supposed to be sharing some posters I made today, but unfortunately it seems that Windows 10 not only wants to reset my system clock every time I log in, it also wants to disable my trusty PDF creator. In lieu of this, I thought I’d share some goodies I’ve found while …
Blog posts “It’s tragic how I start loving a subject as soon as it’s over” (@guerinmaths via @MathsEcho) ~ A superb post that really struck a chord with me about attitudes to maths in Year 11. “Fighting the last war – reflections on 2015 GCSE exam results” ( @steveadcock81 via @miss_mcinerney) ~ Interesting reflections on the validity of current approaches …
Pick of Twitter 30/08/15 Read More »
A quick post tonight to share Google Trends, an interesting little web app from Google that allows you to explore what people have been searching for online. I discovered this site a few years ago, and it’s great for getting some interesting real-life data and graphs for short discussions in the classroom.First of all, there’s a …
I mentioned in my Pick of Twitter a couple of weeks ago that I’d found a link to blog post prompts. Well, we’re on post 40 of 51 now, and I’m getting writer’s block, so thought I’d pick a prompt and go with it for today’s post. I thought this one looked interesting: Read 3 posts from blogs …
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 »
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 »