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Classroom Icons

Monday, 24 August 2009 · (1) Comments

Having found this tip on elearnr.org Doug Belshaw’s blog about using PowerPoint:

Find graphics that represent things you do frequently in lessons (perhaps from clipart) and always use these when doing a similar activity. For example, a pen writing for when it’s time to start work or two people talking for discussion/group work. These help reinforce good habits and aid classroom management.

I went looking for some nice graphics to use.

Surface Area and Chocolate

Sunday, 16 August 2009 · (3) Comments

An excuse to use chocolate in a maths lesson…

Perimeter of curved shapes

Saturday, 08 August 2009 · (2) Comments

This week, Year 9 were looking at finding the perimeter of shapes that include curves (parts of a circle).

World’s Fastest Clapper

Saturday, 01 August 2009 · (3) Comments

Here’s a quirky little activity that uses the DER laptops.

Social Media Icons from IconDock.

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