Want to turn your lovely history trip photos into a great video, with music.. Try Animoto. A 60 second video is free.Have a look: http://animoto.com/play/dxMkxIdLBT5L8N1R89LMkQ
There’s a number of new projects and free resources that have been created by the people at Google. It seems that they haven’t been fully launched yet, but they are asking for user feedback, so you could use them as a starter for a lesson on the uses of ICT and innovation. And of course there is always the chance that something on the site might turn out to be fundamentally useful! There’s a teacher’s review and access to all the new free resources on http://www.free-teaching-resources.co.uk/google.shtml
Mobile internet usage on the rise
Mobile internet use is growing while the number of people going online via a PC is slowing, analyst firm Nielsen Online has found.Read here for more…..
Ninety per cent of the young people who seek treatment for compulsive computer gaming are not addicted.
The creation of a virtual Berlin lets people be in two places at the same time - as 20km of the city has been faithfully replicated into an online world. By the end of 2008, 50,000 buildings in the German capital are expected to have been copied into the virtual world.
The school has bought a VLE, or learning platform. This will allow students to see programmes of study and even lesson plans in the future. Parents will have access to attendance and assessment information of their own children.
We can offer discounted copies of the Serif Software: Pageplus, DrawPlus, PhotoPlus and WebPlus for £40!!
See Mr Singleton
Useful resources for secondary schools:
Useful resources for secondary schools:
Want to learn to make an electric guitar? Want to learn how to make a good curry. Visit a site that uses photos and simple
instructions to make a wide range of things.
http://www.instructables.com
