How BIg Really !!

You must look at this … puts many things into perspective …. Howbigreally

New lesson2go from ictopus: 121 History Ages 9-11: Tall Ship Clinical Thermometer

In this activity, which will probably take more than one session, children will convert Celsius to Fahrenheit
temperatures, before using a spreadsheet to convert any temperature between the two scales.

Please login first here , then access the activities via the lessons2go tab. To see this lesson select ‘Latest items’.

More on E-Safety from ChildNet

On Monday last week ChildNet produced a new set of guidance on all aspects of e-safety on their site ‘KnowI all’ … this set of materials is directed specifically towards Trainees and NQTs

I feel it would be very useful if all colleagues, teaching and mentoring,  were made aware of the information as it brings the whole aspect of e-safety and the use of social networking up-to-date and in a relevant training and school context.

The specific information is to be found here which is part of the wider information to be found here.

From the TES – ICT – Teach it, don’t fight it

Tom Barrett has written an interesting article in the TES about the use of social networks in education … provocative but worth the read.

SGP122 is now ready for collection

This week we continue the historical theme with an introduction to some further activities associated with the ictopus Tall Ship Project. Next we have an update on Eddie Carron’s literacy research (see SGP116) and finally we have some news about the BBC Domesday Project. The deadline for joining in with this is 31st October so take a look at the article without delay!

The magazine can be downloaded from here Log-in first then go to the SGP tab.

New lesson2go from ictopus: 121 History Ages 9-11: Tall Ship Diagnosis

In this activity, children will use a very simple database to diagnose illnesses that sailors on a Victorian Tall
Ship could have suffered from.

Please login first here , then access the activities via the lessons2go tab. To see this lesson select ‘Latest items’.

SGP121 is now ready for collection

We begin the new term with a fantastic new project showing how you and your pupils can learn to become historians, investigating the lives of people who lived and died more than a century ago. The resources for this may be found in the Inveraray Jail section of the website.  We also just have room for a short item on educational blogs.

The magazine can be downloaded from here.  Log-in first then go to the SGP tab.