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View from teachers in the USA

October 13, 2008 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

Pic: Stars and Stripes 

We get a lot of readers from the USA and we’re a little conscious we have a UK/Europe bias.
 
We’d love to hear from education professionals in the States so please drop us a line or…

Teachers’ TV as a development tool

- Professional Development, Site of the Week, Uncategorized, learning platforms - By: Chris

Pic: Teachers' TV studio 
image: http://flickr.com/photos/ush/528223663/
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 - By: Mark

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 - By: Chris

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 - By: Chris

Pic: teachertubeNothing 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 - By: Chris

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 - By: Chris

Pic: periodic_top-300x18Nottingham Uni have very helpfully put up a load of videos onto Youtube showing the properties of the 118 elements in the periodic table. I’ve had a wee look and they seem OK to a non-scientist (qualified as a…

Free Graphics and Photo Editing Software

August 7, 2008 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

Pic: gimpI’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 - By: Chris

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 - By: Chris

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.