Archive for 2006

Numeracy blog and scientific calculator

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Numeracy blog for teachers from Scotland, and a Flash animation Scientific Calculator

Quick Quiz 5: Fractions

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

Word file with fractions quiz. I use a 10 minute quiz at the start of each lesson to soak up later arrivals and to consolidate the work from the last session. The students get used to working under test conditions

PowerPoint for screen based packages

Monday, September 4th, 2006

PowerPoint allows you to associate actions with buttons and other objects on slides. You can switch off the slide transition and use PowerPoint as a system for producing screen based learning packages. This 12 page handout covers the basics…

Digital voice recorder: raw WMA files

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

Listen to WMA files direct from the Olympus WS-200s digital voice recorder. One with the internal microphones and one with an external dynamic microphone.

Crystal balls

Friday, September 1st, 2006

Priceless