Google Education Posters

These posters from Google could help students and colleagues with handy tips on improving search results and using Google products like Google Earth. As an example see Google Search Tips.

Topic Box Update

Topic box, a website which provides quality links to free resources, has updated the look of the site. There is a clearer home page which now works on any size screen and includes a list of Top 5 and Random 5 resources.

Cool Math Monster Mind Reader

How does the Cool Math monster mind reader  read minds? Perhaps you could ask your class?

Animoto for Education

MS Photo Story 3 is a firm favourite for turning photos and music into stunning video masterpieces to share, especially now that it works with Windows 7.

As an alternative you may wish to try Animoto which is fast, free and shockingly easy to use. It lets you easily select photos and video clips from a range of sources, then add your own words to tell your story.

Scale of the Universe

The Scale of the Universe is a fascinating and very easy to navigate site which investigates the relative size of different objects. Zoom from the very smallest to the very largest and everything in between. A great starter for a Focus on Science.

Kidsmart–The Adventures of Smartie the Penguin

The Adventures of Smartie the Penguin is an e-book, with accompanying questions for use on the pages where you see a clock icon and the words “time to chat”. Children discuss safe ways of using ICT and learn a song. There are also links to Kidsmart lesson plans on internet safety.

The Educated Fish

The Educated Fish website has undergone a revamp lately and has a lot of new materials. ‘There are links to hundreds of websites covering almost every topic imaginable… revealing the richness of the applications available on the web’.

Picture Book Maker

If you like Super Action Comic Maker from Artisan Cam then you are also going to love Picture Book Maker. It works in a similar way, allowing the user to add and manipulate backgrounds, objects and text. On printing, there are directions on how to fold it into a book and the results are stunning.

Favourite Free Reading Resources

Here are some of my “Favourite Free Online Resources for Reading”. Please let me know if your favourite resource has been missed out.

• http://roythezebra.com/
• www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/
• www.michaelrosen.co.uk/
• The Reading Den (Sorry, SWGfL Merlin users only)
• http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
• www.readkiddoread.com/home

For all sites visited during the workshop at the Wiltshire Reading Conference please click here.

Safer Internet Day is on 7th February 2012

The theme for Safer Internet Day 2012 is Connecting Generations with the slogan “Discovering the digital world together safely”. The Safer Internet Centre here in the UK have produced packs for primary and secondary schools, which include quick ideas for teachers, a lesson plan and an assembly.

Download your 2012 schools pack now!

See a short video of a school event run by the Yorkshire Humber Grid for Learning which brings the Connecting Generations theme to life.

Safer Internet Day Live – the radio programme is back!

Listen here for more information!

For the second year running, the UK Safer Internet Centre will be presenting Safer Internet Day Live; a marathon radio programme on Safer Internet Day from 9am to 9pm (GMT) and broadcasting over the Internet and around the world. A fully interactive experience, listeners will be encouraged to text, email, Skype, IM and even phone in with questions to challenge the panel of experts from around the world.