In praise of Portable Apps

For almost all of the time I have been teaching, I have been spoilt. Of course I didn’t realise this until things changed but having one’s own teaching room is an enormous advantage in a teacher’s pressurised working day. Working from one room means there are a vital few minutes between one lesson and the [...]

Audacity

Ah, it must be Monday again and, ensconced in my comfy thinking chair, I thought it would be a good time to share a few practical tips on using audio in lessons.
Firstly, if you haven’t already done so, investigate the wonderful computer program, called Audacity. Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing [...]

Tessellate to learn

I have to thank Mary Walker for this one. She alerted me to a freeware program that has huge potential for developing learning activities. It goes by the not-so-catchy name of Formulator Tarsia and is developed by the Hermitech Laboratory of Mathematical and Modeling (sic) Software. A direct download link to the program can be [...]

Help with Photostory 3

On this site is a comprehensive guide to using Microsoft’s excellent Photostory 3. It is also a great read if you are looking to explore the uses of Flickr with your students – amazing work Jake!