Category Archives: ICT

Creative Commons resources

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This resource  designed by Charlie OSullivan @ Primary School for Teachers has links to resources for teachers and students to use when researching. The use of creative commons resources is an important consideration.

According to the education links on the Creative Commons website  the use of creative commons materials allows our students to “accessible, but adaptable, interoperable, and discoverable” materials. To be be able to ethically be able to research, create and connect in our online world.

Worth a look!

Pendragon series – Have you read any of these?

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“As Bobby Pendragon travels through time and space in D. J. MacHale’s bestselling Pendragon series, he meets Travelers and friends who join him in the fight against Saint Dane. Good fighters, cunning thinkers, and courageous friends all – but even they can’t top the support of a Pendragon series fan!”
Source: Good reads – Trailer Spy

ISBN# (13 Digit)- 9781416914181 http://www.thependragonadventure.com
Genre(s) Young Adult Pendragon D. J. MacHale – The Fans Speak Book Trailer” from Trailer Spy.

GOOGLE EARTH – Educational value

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Have you considered using GOOGLE EARTH  to enhance your lessons?

Go to 25 ways (and tips) to use GOOGLE EARTH in the classroom.

Some other useful GOOGLE EARTH sites are:

Some examples:

Google Earth Outreach Showcase
How non profit organisations are using Google Earth and maps to show their cause visually.

HUMANITARIAN

CLIMATE

and see GOOGLE EARTH LESSONS website.

Geo Visitors Map