thunks « @ TeacherToolkit Fancy a TeacherToolkit Thunk? ‘Thunks’ originate from the award-winning author, Ian Gilbert of Independent Thinking. Thunks are simply another way of looking at a simple question, whether that be the way it is phrased, or the literary vocabulary of its content. Ian’s ‘Little Book of Thunks‘ can be purchased here. Using my teaching experience, I have adapted the ‘Thunks’ concept into school-related scenarios and have posted a series of topics that myself and a selected number of Guest Thunkers have answered. Here are my @TeacherToolkit Top 100 Thunks. Have your own political views changed as a teacher, during your time as a teacher? How would we teach without whiteboards and projectors? Consider writing one of the remaining Thunks? Propose a new topic to me here… Ignore the #DfE: Teachers are doing it for themselves! Like this: Like Loading... .. Archives
Phone Booth Beacons Can Track People's Movements Tiny radio transmitters which can track people's movements have been planted in hundreds of New York City's phone booths, it has been revealed. Outdoor media company Titan, which sells advertising space for the five boroughs' phone kiosks, has installed around 500 beacons. The installation was confirmed by the city's telecommunications department, BuzzFeed reported. The transmitters are Bluetooth devices that emit signals which are picked up by smartphones. They are most often use to send marketing messages to passing shoppers, but the data can also be used to map out a person's route through the city. They are currently in a test phase and have not been widely used. New York Civil Liberties Union executive director Donna Lieberman has called the lack of transparency around their use a "concern". City Hall said that any "explicit commercialisation" of the beacons would require formal city approval. Sky News has contacted the telecommunications department and Titan and is awaiting a response.
dandesignthink: Need to improve student... Trump Tricked Into Tweeting Fred West Image Flamboyant tycoon Donald Trump has inadvertently tweeted an image of serial killers Fred and Rose West following a Twitter prank. A Twitter user sent a message to the billionaire saying: "My parents who passed away said you were a big inspiration. Can you please retweet (the message and image) for their memory?" The user attached the photo of the notorious killers, which Mr Trump retweeted to more than two million followers. Within minutes the post had been mentioned hundreds of times, with some horrified users pointing out that he had been trolled. One user, Tom Eldridge, said: "Social media 101 lessons for Donald Trump. Mr Trump later deleted the post. On Monday, the real estate mogul threatened to sue the "jerk" who tricked him into sharing the image. "Some jerk fraudulently tweeted that his parents said I was a big inspiration to them + pls RT - out of kindness I retweeted. "I thought I was being nice to somebody re their parents. His wife Rose took part in the majority of the killings.
‘Post It Note Pedagogy’ – Top Ten Tips for Teaching & Learning The Ultimate Low Cost, High Impact Teaching Tool? The humble post it note – sometimes you don’t need to invest in a fleet of iPads, interactive whiteboards or Visualisers to make the learning visible and to have a positive impact upon learning. Some of the best things in life are simple…and yes, cheap! The post it note is so flexible, easy to use and multi-purpose that it most surely must qualify for the ultimate low cost, high impact teaching tool. Not only are they cheap and flexible learning tools, the very nature and size of them (varied as they now can be) encourages, even demands, a precise and concise use of language. Rather than pages of notes, students have to be selective, synthesise and exercise higher order thinking to use post it notes successfully – it can be very much a case of less is more. The humble post it actually began as a failed invention. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. <br
This will save web pages that are of specific… Official Mind Mapping software by Tony Buzan Digital Citizenship Trial and error in the laboratory Taking the ‘temperature of learning’ in lessons: a few tried and tested strategies | @mrocallaghan_edu ‘Progress’ appears to be the buzz word in schools at the moment, especially during lesson observations. The new Ofsted framework specifically looks at how teachers enable students to make progress in lessons and over a series of lessons. I believe progress is only as good as the learning objective you measure it against, so making sure your learning objectives are clear and differentiated is vital. This should not be a hoop you jump through for observations but a means to take the ‘temperature of learning’ in a lesson. Below is a range of strategies I have used in lessons to try and get students to take a more active role in their learning and take some ownership of the progress they are making. 1. This is very easy to set up and use in lessons. 2. This works by displaying a scale on the board under a learning objective with a happy face at one end and a sad face at the other. 3. 4. Check out Dan’s website here for more information about the Learning Place Mat. 5. 6. Summary Like this: