by heatherblakey | Jul 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
Global Teacher Columnists are indispensible to this site. They help to ensure that Global Teacher offers professional support for teachers who are using ITC to engage their students. Lois Smethurst, who has worked as a primary school teacher for over twenty years,...
by altan | Jul 12, 2009 | How To, Uncategorized
Well now that term 3 has arrived I’m feeling rejuvenated, it’s time to ‘dress-up’ the ol’ blog. I’m sure quite a number of you have a similar purpose in life 😉 . So… here’s my thoughts: I have an account with Teacher...
by marynabadenhorst | Jul 10, 2009 | Mathematics, Uncategorized
One of the advantages of being a globalteacher columnist, is that you can occasionally vent pet peeves! So here is one of mine, blogged and ready for comments by other teachers: Suppose you wrote this sentence on the board: “The big black dog ran over the road...
by heatherblakey | Jul 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
When you visit the Hawkesdale Parents Club blog you will appreciate just how diverse the use of blogs can be. This puts an end to any old ideas that blogs are simply containers for the self indulgent who want to keep their personal diaries online. Global Teacher...
by Andrew Williamson | Jul 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
After many end of term/semester interruptions we managed to get our student compositions back on track and record them on video. Kynan Robinson and myself embarked on a student composition unit at the beginning of term 2 with all grade 5 and 6 students. We began the...
by kerry | Jul 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Looking for exciting digital fiction for Secondary students? Check out We Tell Stories. Six authors. Six stories. Six weeks. Digital fiction from Puffin. Based on the 39 Steps by John Buchan, this is ‘The 21 Steps’ – an adventure written and and...
