Luke Watkinson's Public Library

11/6/09 - "Tutorials

The following video tutorials cover software and hardware that can be used within the classroom to improve teaching and learning, or can be used to support every day administration tasks. Use the search box on the right to find a specific tutorial.



007 - Video conferencing with FlashMeeting
Learn how to use FlashMeeting, a free web-based video conferencing tool intended for education.
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006 - Using Harvest Sounds to play audio files during dramas and radio shows
Find out how to use Harvest Sounds, a piece of software used for playing audio files on the fly.
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005 - Using SpellingCity.com to support the learning of spellings
Find out how to use SpellingCity.com, a free website, to support the learning of spellings.
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004 - ActivPrimary 3 - A basic introduction
Find out the basics of how to use ActivPrimary 3, from Promethean.
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003 - Adding a soundtrack with Windows Movie Maker
Find out how to add music to a video using Windows Movie Maker.
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002 - Creating word clouds with Wordle
Find out how to display word lists in attractive word clouds.
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001 - How to download movies from Youtube
In this tutorial you'll learn how to download movies from Youtube for use at a later date within the classroom."

www.iprimary.co.uk/tutorials.php - Preview

multimedia.video resources ict Training ICT.Coordinator

11/6/09 - "Thank you for visiting 'Welcome to the Web'. By working your way through this web site and taking part in the exciting challenges and activities, you will learn all about the Internet. Good luck!" This is very well put together, and a great starting point for introducing the web to primary-aged children

www.teachingideas.co.uk/...start.htm - Preview

ict resources

11/6/09 - This is a fantastic idea for collaborating. "Wallwisher is an online notice board maker...! ...it is ideal for making announcements, wishing people, keeping notes, and anything you can do with Post-its"

wallwisher.com - Preview

ict resources

11/6/09 - Learn new vocabulary in an appealing, visual way. The pictures are - in the main - of particularly high quality.

insidestoryflashcards.com/...index.php - Preview

vocabulary English.Word.Level resources

15/5/09 - High-quality images of rickety bridges in a range of different places around the world. I will use this page of over 20 pages for describing settings in narrative.

www.dirjournal.com/...the-world-rope-hanging-bridges - Preview

english.narrative english.writing resources

10/5/09 - Mostly amusing, provided that you like this kind of thing!

www.whimsy.org.uk/commonsense.html - Preview

teachers'.fun

10/5/09 - Superb, colourful and interactive interactive whiteboard resources addressing virtually every aspect of science at KS2.

www.fossweb.com/...index.html - Preview

iwb best_of_the_web science.general science.sc2(life) science.sc3(materials) science.sc4(physical) resources ks2

10/5/09 - Superb, colourful and interactive interactive whiteboard resources addressing almost every aspect of science at KS1.

www.fossweb.com/...index.html - Preview

iwb best_of_the_web science.general science.sc2(life) science.sc3(materials) science.sc4(physical) resources KS1

Searches Flickr and Creative Commons for images.

compfight.com - Preview

search.engines multimedia.images

26/4/09 - A must-visit site for any teacher with a Smartboard. Links to plans, resources and activities, videos on using different aspects of the IWB.

faculty.usiouxfalls.edu/...smartboard.htm - Preview

iwb.smart.notebooks resources weblinks.pages.on.teaching.sites best_of_the_web

22/4/09 - Looks good. Plenty of ideas, keep for summer holidays.

www.atozteacherstuff.com/...index.shtml - Preview

Start_of_year

22/4/09 - Very simple, very effective way of demonstrating common denominators and equivalent fractions. Uses a mixture of fraction notation and colourful pictographs.

www.harcourtschool.com/...10.html - Preview

mathematics resources iwb

19/4/09 - "Photorealistic zoo". Make your own new animals, play animal games and puzzles. Learn about animals. Build animal habitats. Superb site for habitats or as a writing stimulus. The site even offers lesson plans.

switchzoo.com/ - Preview

planning resources science.habitats english.writing ideas english.nonfiction

19/4/09 - "earth album is a simpler, slicker Flickr mash-up that allows you to explore some of the most stunning photos in the world courtesy of Google maps and Flickr. To begin your journey, just click somewhere on the map, e.g. "India". Note-- since the top Flickr images are used, the images change every few weeks; bookmark this site and check back for a different experience in a month!" Superb resource, just add keyword/sunset after the URL to see amazing sunsets from around the world.

www.earthalbum.com - Preview

multimedia.images resources geography

19/4/09 - "How to Teach a Child to Argue. Why would any sane parent teach his kids to talk back? Because, this father found, it actually increased family harmony." This could have great application in P4C / thinking skills, or just conflict resolution. Essentially, it focuses on arguments/persuasive rhetoric founded in logic, reputation and emotion. This could also provide the basis for an interesting speaking and listening or persuasive writing lesson.

www.figarospeech.com/teach-a-kid-to-argue - Preview

thinking.skills p4c resources english.s&l english.persuasion english.writing

18/4/09 - Free fonts similar to Aladdin, Pirates of the Caribbean, Enemy of the State, Frankenstein, Harry Potter, The "Hollywood" hills sign, Monsters Inc, Scooby Doo, Walt Disney, 28 Days Later, Addams Family, Austin Powers, Flubber, Jurassic Park, Shrek, Sleepy Hollow, Willy Wonka and more.

mintywhite.com/...comment-page-2 - Preview

freebies.fonts fonts

18/4/09 - General background information, scale-models of the solar system, plus plenty of teaching ideas and resources.

www.vendian.org/...solarsystem - Preview

science.space resources ideas weblinks.pages.on.teaching.sites

18/4/09 - As it says!

frenchprimary.blogspot.com - Preview

ideas French resources planning

www.efn.org/teaching.html - Preview

13/4/09 - Ronseal. Easily searchable GIFs site with many of interest for teachers or children.

shangralafamilyfun.com/agifs.html - Preview

multimedia.animation GIFs resources