If anything really explains how subjects can go 2.0 it is Scratch, a programming tool from MIT.
Scratch is free, open source and produced by a well respected Computing institution. It works on Windows and Macs. It is a visual tool that lets kids create programs with coloured blocks. It is multimedia because it supports graphics, […]

For after the holidays, I feel.
1. Lesson summaries at the end of each lesson
2. Summarise a concept and write a post about it
3. Post up a question (in the “I’ve got a question” category) to be picked up by other pupils.
4. Post up finished work, to be commented on
5. Posting up quizzes, for others to […]

Haven’t blogged with classes for a while but discovered this today:
http://www.21classes.com/
It’s an educational version of the web site I was using, hurrah! Better approval for articles etc. Looks great.
Only downside is the adverts but these should at least be edu-safe (theoretically?)
I’ve got notes for 21publish so should be an easy change for this. Providing the […]

ScotEdupedia has arrived. It’s a wiki for Scottish Education. It looks really good, though at the moment I’ve got a problem with the way it’s set up - there’s not quick URLs (e.g. http://www.scotedupedia.co.uk/Maths  doesn’t take you to the entry on maths) which is a real issue for avid ‘pedia users. Also the layout is […]