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classroom management tips

Here's a slideshare presentation on Classroom management.  Nothing particularly original or earth-shattering. Try things out and see what works for you.  Every class, every pupil, every teacher is different. The main thing is to build good relationships with pupils beased on trust and respect. 

Class Management Tips

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Here's a 3 minute video version with thanks to Mozart.

Classroom Management Tips from Jon Meier on Vimeo.

Techie Teaching Summer Roadshow

I'll deal with the usual eclectic mix of sites, gizmos and online resources. Worth a go and worth trying out on pupils - not every lesson but certainly once every few weeks to keep them motivated and engaged. Remember - there's more to life than Powerpoint. 

In this session (technology permitting) I'll cover:

Unusual pictures

Unusual videos   Evian Roller Babies (quicktime)  

www.classtools.net - I like the timer tool and the word randomizer

www.triptico.co.uk -  similar  to classtools but more IWB friendly.  Check out the Word magnets

www.voki.com

Keepvid

Fotobabble

Wordle  www.wordle.net

Toondoo

Domo Animate:   see link to Year 8 German

 and anything else you want to know about

 

 

 Fed up of Youtube blocking - go to Yahoo.fr, choose video and look up David Belle, Parkour or Sebastien Foucan

Try this

 

5 simple IT ideas for MFL

As well as the usual excellent, tried & tested sites  such as Linguascope, Zut, A tantôt, here are a few others which are worth a look. Some of the examples below can be used to support these Powerpoint DIY sheets, which are designed to give pupils useful GCSE language and scope to add their own creative input into their own presentations. 

1) www.classtools.net

Generate quick quizes,games and random word/pupil selectors. There's a fun countdown timer with a selection of tunes. 

Classtools also has a nice 'lights out' feature - upload any image, cover it and use the flickering candle to reveal selective parts and ask questions.

 

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 Here's an example of the arcade game generator. Just copy and paste words from Word with a * in the middle. Click the 'larger version' link underneath the image below to see it properly.

 

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2)www.wordle.net     here's a Wordle, based on the 'Powerpoint DIY' resource

 

 3) Image chef  www.imagechef.com   Spice up your Powerpoints with some eye-catching text - see post below

4)  'Australia Languages Online'  http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/

5) It's also worth downloading Triptico:   www.triptico.co.uk for some great resources: scoreboards, random word pickers and topic selectors

and if time PLEASE have a look at Voki (see below) available at www.voki.com

 For printable resources:

OUP  gap-fill generator 

 http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/ef_teachertools/elem/

Puzzlemaker

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/?CFID=12706863&CFTOKEN=21415959

 

 

Mini Roadshow - Techie Ideas 19 Feb 2011

 Handout for the Verulam Inset day spot : Techie Mini Roadshow

Classtools.net  contains loads of useful goodies e.g. timer, word randomizer 

Here's a Voki:

 A sample Glogster: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Useful links 

Fotobabble

Domo Animate 

Here's a  cartoon strip made on Toondoo:

 
 

Year 8 German work

Bloom's Bookmark

If you are in education and you think Bloom's is aJewish restaurant in London, leave the profession now.

Here's a Bloom's taxonomy bookmark to help teachers with questioning, setting learning objectives and measurable learning outcomes. It looks great folded and  laminated.  It was devised by myself and Jeni Shute, one of Verulam's English teachers and our very own VOPA (Verulam Outstanding Practice Advocate) or VIPA if we're feeling tough (Verulam Inspiring Practice Advocate)

Bloom's taxidermy ? Get stuffed!

Vision

 Wisewords Movie: A vision of the future. How do we want education to look now and in the future? A 5 minute video based on Derek Wise's talk at the Emirates Stadium Leading Edge Conference in July 2009.

 VerLesson Movie.

Pinnacle chroma movie tutorial.  How to greenscreen using Pinaacle Studio 12.