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Archive for November, 2007

Mobile Learning

November 30, 2007

As you know my Year 11 class are trialling mobile learning with iPods . We are creating and sharing movies , podcasts , quizzes , power point shows etc. The aim of the project is to enhance their learning and to help them revise more effectively . As it is never too early to start [...]

Windows Movie Maker

November 30, 2007

Windows Movie Maker is a free download . In a couple of weeks time we will make a movie linked to our current Food and Water topic.
Windows Movie Maker download
Windows Movie Maker – How to get started

TravelPod Game

November 21, 2007

How well do you know our world? Play the game to find out .
 TravelPod Game

The Power of the Planet – New Series on BBC2

November 18, 2007

Volcano. Episode 1
‘Documentary series. Dr Iain Stewart reveals the role natural forces have played in the creation of the planet Earth. The first episode discusses volcanoes. Although they are destructive, volcanoes were crucial to the development of life on our planet. Iain’s journey takes him to Ethiopia to discover lava lakes, to Iceland to scuba [...]

Oxfam Guest Speaker – The Millenium Development Goals

November 10, 2007

This week we were lucky enough to have a guest speaker from Oxfam visit us. His talk about the Millenium Development Goals was excellent ,it gave all of us something to think very seriously about. I was also very impressed with the way that you listened as a class and the ’superb’ questions which you [...]