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October 13, 2008 - Uncategorized -Teachers’ TV as a development tool
- Professional Development, Site of the Week, Uncategorized, learning platforms -
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We love free stuff at Electric Chalk so Teachers’ TV occupies a wee niche in our hearts. For those of you in not in the UK or who haven’t come across it, Teachers’ TV…
Online Teaching Forum
October 8, 2008 - Uncategorized -If you are looking for an online teaching forum – electric chalk can help! We have setup a new forum, to let teachers, educators and anyone else who wants to talk about teaching online.
The…
Welcome to Electric Chalk.com
September 23, 2008 - Uncategorized -Regenerating like Colin Baker into Sylvester McCoy (1980′s Dr Who reference if you’re struggling with that one…), this is the new look, all-powerful Electric Chalk site.
We might make some cosmetic changes as we go on (the logo needs a…
Alva Academy does Vodcasting on Teacher Tube
September 22, 2008 - Uncategorized -
Nothing fantastically revolutionary going on here but it give me a reason to blog a few things.
The BBC’s education website has posted this today, Alva Academy in Clackmannanshire (near Stirling fact fans) is posting…
Royalty Free Images
September 17, 2008 - Uncategorized -Here’s another link for finding sites that offer reasonable royalty-free images.
Some of the recommended sites require you to sign up. Always check the terms and conditions. Always read the label. Never feed after midnight and…
Periodic Table of Elements on Youtube
August 22, 2008 - Uncategorized -
Free Graphics and Photo Editing Software
August 7, 2008 - Uncategorized -
I’m a big fan of Photoshop but even the Elements version is pretty pricey if you want to equip a suite of machines with it.
Try Gimp instead. It’s a freeware, open source version of…
How NOT to Podcast!
August 5, 2008 - Uncategorized -Here’s a wasted opportunity.
Amazing Grades have a series of podcasts done on a range of topics and you can preview them here.
Is it too much to expect that if you get Harry Hill to…
Because the geeks will save us all…
July 21, 2008 - Uncategorized -This is interesting. How to make an interactive whiteboard for less than £100. The best bit is hearing the audience reaction. It’s like they’ve been dying of thirst and he’s just shown them a bottle of Evian.
