Wednesday, 5 October 2016

Coding websites for parents and students

www.microbit.co.uk - Website for the BBC micro:bit.
www.codecademy.com - Step by step tutorials in many languages such as Python, HTML, Java and more.
www.codecombat.com - Fun game teaching how to code with languages such as Python, JavaScript and more.
www.bestprogramminglanguagefor.me - Find out which language is best for you and your ambitions.
www.tynker.com - Fun projects using drag and drop block programming languages
www.code.org - Fun projects using drag and drop block programming languages
www.codekingdoms.com - Fun programming and computational thinking tutorials
www.khanacademy.org - Tutorials for programming languages and lots of other subjects!
www.codeclubprojects.org - Fun projects in Scratch, Python and HTML
www.microbit.co.uk - Website for the BBC micro:bit.
www.codecademy.com - Step by step tutorials in many languages such as Python, HTML, Java and more.
www.codecombat.com - Fun game teaching how to code with languages such as Python, JavaScript and more.
www.bestprogramminglanguagefor.me - Find out which language is best for you and your ambitions.
www.tynker.com - Fun projects using drag and drop block programming languages
www.code.org - Fun projects using drag and drop block programming languages
www.codekingdoms.com - Fun programming and computational thinking tutorials
www.khanacademy.org - Tutorials for programming languages and lots of other subjects!
www.codeclubprojects.org - Fun projects in Scratch, Python and HTML
https://repl.it/ - Learn a programming language online - and sign in with Google Classroom

Twilight



http://alicekeeler.com/2015/05/11/50-things-you-can-do-with-google-classroom/

Monday, 3 October 2016

TeachMeet 3rd October

Kaizena

Use Kaizena to give oral feedback - https://kaizena.com/
95% of students asked said they prefer this as opposed to written feedback

Snack Learning

A snippet of information e.g. an image, a short piece of text
By giving them a snippet of information, the students will be encouraged to work independently 
Similar to Flipped Learning, whereby you give the students a task to research outside of lesson and they come into the lesson with an answer/some facts they have found out/a new skill learnt/etc

GCSE Pod

gcsepod.com 
Good for revision lessons and sessions
10 questions 
Resources already on there - 'view and copy other teachers' assignments'

Google Forms

Can easily assess students' knowledge
Easy to mark quizzes

Google Classroom - marking

Use a bank of statements from a Google Document for giving feedback

iPads for collecting data

Plickers

plickers.com 
Good revision tool

eChalk

Computing resources 
Login details at LRC!

Apps

Typorama - create funky graphics
Adobe Sparks - create videos - free!! Use with Wildern Broadcasting?!
Elevate/Brainscape - brain training