Archive for the ‘Other’ Category

40 Years ago today (15th September 1971): Greenpeace Founded

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Greenpeace, the international environmental group, was founded in Vancouver, Canada

QR Code Generator for Classroom “Treasure Hunts”

Sunday, July 17th, 2011

This new tool allows teachers to create “Treasure Hunt” challenges based on QR codes.

You can create your own QR Treasure Hunt by simply providing a list of questions and answers. You can even go back and edit it later if you like.

This program will then dynamically create QR codes for each question which can then be put on display around the classroom / school for students to answer.

Fakebook – New Helpsheet

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

I’ve created a double-sided handout that can be used as a helpsheet for students using “Fakebook” for the first time.

50 years ago today (25th May 1961): U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave his famous ‘man on the moon’ speech

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

50 years ago today (25th May 1961): U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave his famous ‘man on the moon’ speech, in which he urged Congress and America to commit itself, before the end of the decade, to landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth

100 years ago today (18th May 1911): Death of Gustav Mahler

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

100 years ago today (18th May 1911): Death of Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor

Keyword checker: A tool for developing essay skills

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

I’ve been getting fed up with my IB students not incuding all of the topic keywords / terms in their essays.
So I’ve just finished writing this program which checks how many keywords have been included with the click of a button.
I’ll be encouraging students to run their essays through this before handing them in.

Feel free to make use of it (and any suggestions for improvements are welcome)!