30 March 2014

Golden rules of storytelling

Golden rules of storytelling


Andrew Stanton, the Pixar writer and director behind both Toy Story and 
WALL-E, has many ideas.  The clues to a great story.
Above see his golden rules of storytelling visualized 
by Karin Hueck and Rafael Quick of the Brazilian culture and science 
magazine Superinteressante. 

Click the image above to see a larger version.
Brilliant!!

28 March 2014

FreeImages

FreeImages



FreeImages has more than 6000 original stock photos all for FREE! 
Free images is a high quality resource of digital stock photographic 
images for use by all. All images in their collection are free to use on 
websites and printed materials.  

Brilliant!!

PublicDomainPictures.net

PublicDomainPictures.net
PublicDomainPictures.net is a repository for free public domain photos. 
You can download high quality photos, upload your own pictures, earn 
money to charity, get exposure and gain popularity and improve your 
photographic and graphic skills. 

Easy to use!!

Overlap Maps

Overlap Maps


Overlap Maps is a free service that can be used to quickly compare the 
size of countries, states, provinces, and some bodies of water. To create 
a visual comparison of two countries select one country from the "overlap 
this" menu and select one country from the "onto this" menu. The comparisons 
you make are displayed on a map. You can make comparisons from different 
categories. For example, you can overlap South Africa onto United Kingdom.

Very Cool!!

Geosense Geography

Geosense  Geography 


Playing Geosense is a fun way to use and improve your knowledge of 
world geography. Players can play against the computer or challenge 
another player. Geosense can be played anonymously or you can register 
and have your scores recorded for you. There are four Geosense maps 
(US, World, Europe, or advanced) that players can select from. Geosense 
is also available as an iOS app. 

27 March 2014

Pharrell Williams Happy Cape Town

Pharrell Williams Happy Cape Town



This is really awesome.
Someone has taken  Pharrell Williams Happy music and created their 
own local music video all about Cape Town and being Happy.

Brilliant!!

26 March 2014

8 secrets to writing faster blog posts

8 secrets to writing faster blog posts


Very cool infographic!!

Map of Life - The Distribution of Animals Around the World

Map of Life - The Distribution of Animals Around the World



Map of Life is a mapping project sponsored in part by Yale and the University of 
Colorado, Boulder. The map offers the option to see distribution of a species around 
the world. To do so, select a species from the species menu and placemarks for that 
species will be displayed on the map. Map of Life also provides the option to see a 
distribution of animals closest to you. To do that select "what lives near me."

Very Cool!!

17 March 2014

Rules for Plural Nouns

Rules for Plural Nouns


Here is a simple A4 poster to help learners understand the different rules 
when changing nouns from singular form to plural form. There are obviously 
always exceptions to every rule, however these rules apply in most cases.

Click below for the original pdf

16 March 2014

Animal Alphabet Tracing Sheets

Animal Alphabet Tracing Sheets


I found a really great fun alphabet tracing sheets to help learn to write the letters of 
the alphabet. Teach both upper case and lower case or focus on just one. Each 
page has a fun picture of an animal starting with the letter.

Perfect for Foundation Phase.

Click below to download the original.

Get more out of Google

Get more out of Google


This is a great poster that show you how to Google, shortcuts and tricks.
Very Cool

Click below for the original PDF.

15 March 2014

2D Shapes

2D shapes



Here is a great poster to print for the various 2D Shapes for Math.

South African Money Poster

South African Money Poster


Click below for the original South African Money poster as a PDF.

8 2D shapes flashcards

8 2D shapes flashcards 


Clear cards for 8 2D shapes - circle, square, rectangle, equilateral triangle, 
right angled triangle, pentagon, hexagon and octagon. Each card contains 
information on number of sides/right angles/interior angles. Pitched at a low 
level but could be used as discussion starters to investigate further properties 
of each shape included

Click below to get the original PDF

Mitch Resnick Scratch TED Talk

Mitch Resnick Scratch TED Talk

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Mitch Resnick, one of the main creators of the coding program called Scratch, 
delivered a TED Talk outlining the benefits of teaching childrens to code, so 
they can do more than just “read” new technologies — but also create them.

Just under 16 minutes, but very worthwhile!!

14 March 2014

Make a Word Folder

Make a Word Folder
This is a great template for creating a word folder.
Perfect for Foundation Phase.
You can also add any other letters to it as well.

13 March 2014

Our Education System

Our Education System


Absolutely brilliant!! 

All About Explorers interactive Internet search task

All About Explorers interactive Internet search task 


All About Explorers has been designed as an interactive Internet search task 
to guide pupils through making more discerning use of information presented 
online. The task includes a range of spoof material to help show primary pupils 
how to evaluate what they read online, and how to be selective about the 
information they find. The tasks are presented to pupils as an interactive 
Webquest. There is a section for teachers which includes a series of lessons and 
explanations of what the pupils are learning about better online searching as they 
complete each webquest.

Brilliant!!!

Alphabet Organizer

Alphabet Organizer


Alphabet Organizer is a great little tool from Read Write Think that students 
can use to create alphabet charts and books. The idea behind Alphabet 
Organizer is to help students make visual connections between letters of the 
alphabet and the first letter of common words. This is accomplished by having 
students choose a letter of the alphabet, write a word that begins with that letter, 
then upload a picture that is representative of that word. 

Alphabet Organizer allows students to create charts or simple booklets from the 
words and pictures they've uploaded. Completed works can be saved as PDFs, 
printed, or emailed to teachers.

Perfect for Foundation Phase!


Google Search Tips poster

Google Search Tips poster


This is a great poster that you can use in your classroom.
It is how to use Google Search more effectively.
It goes through "", ~, -, or and ...
Click below for the original pdf.

Components of a 21st Century Classroom

Components of a 21st Century Classroom


Click below to see the original document. 1.5 MB

12 March 2014

The Importance of PLNs in Education

The Importance of PLNs in Education


Watch this excellent video to learn about the importance of creating 
a Personal Learning Networks.

Excellent

04 March 2014

Getting started with Windows 8

Getting started with Windows 8


This is a great 44 page manual on using Windows 8.
It is written very simply and easy to follow.
Very worthwhile having a read, even if you think you know everything, you
will pick up a few more tips!!

Click below to download the manual.

Windows 8 Desktop Shortcuts

Windows 8 Desktop Shortcuts


this is a 3 page document that shows 7 different shortcuts that you can do on your 
Windows 8 desktop.
Very easy and simple to use.

Click below to download the file

Windows 8 shortcut keys

Windows 8 shortcut keys


This is a great file that shows all the different Windows 8 shortcut keys.
It is 2 pages long.  It might be a great idea to print and put in your classroom somewhere.

Click below for the file

Windows 7 manual

Windows 7 manual


I realize that this is a bit old, but so many people are still on Windows 7.
This is a very nice manual of the key features and tools for Windows 7.

Click below to download the manual (8MB)