All my posts (normally writing by Mrs Amy Smart) related to TeachMeet Clevedon. A bi-annual Learning & Teaching event bringing together educators from all sectors to pass on their top tips related to successful pedagogy in their classrooms.
Tom spoke about how students can set their own learning outcomes through the teacher creating a Google Form and students responding, very quick and simple to set up – all working through real time which means students can watch updates happening right away on the class board (particularly useful for…
Andy introduced Stream2School (who have donated a kindle for a prize draw at Clevedon’s TeachMeet), which schools can install with the aim of ‘renting’ the software rather than purchasing it, reducing costs dramatically and encouraging innovation. The range of software is large and can be trialled by schools. www.stream2school.com
Chris explained how Twitter can used to promote independent learning with sixth formers, in and out of lesson. The idea is that students are using their own tools for learning purposes. The teacher sets up a school only account and discussions take place on learning related topics – hash tags…
Paolo described how the Battleship activity can be used as a starter and during peer/self assessment. A grid with numbers and headings is shown to class, students asked to choose a number and report on the combination. If correct they ‘win’ that number. A fun activity which students enjoy to…
Donna Hay introduced a range of tools which can be used as starters or small activities within the lesson. Visuwords – online graphical dictionary showing derivatives of keywords. A fantastic mindmap connection layout all linking to just one word. Solvr – a way of getting students to collaboratively solve problems….
Julia talked about class blogs using www.jogtheweb.com. The opportunity for students to have 24/7 access to the blog site and can add what they wish – however all content can be moderated. The website can also be used as a just for information blog – useful to record photos of…
Sally talked about how kindles have been used successfully within the classroom – use of PDFs and ability to search for key words, particularly useful for revising key facts in any subject. She told how they were easy to access and the students enjoyed using them. She also added that…
Mark welcomed everyone to Clevedon’s TeachMeet and thanked all who have contributed to the running of the evening.
Hi, I’m Amy and I am reporting live from Clevedon’s TeachMeet tonight!
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