Posted on 26 August 2008, 11:53 pm, by Tim Dolan, under
Hardware.
Many people have seen or used Webcams for video calling over the internet. Applications such as Skype have made seeing people the other side of the world and talking to them very accessible. The Webcams that make this possible are simply digital cameras that are capable of recording video and taking still pictures and at [...]
Posted on 26 August 2008, 10:28 pm, by Tim Dolan, under
Online tools.
The growth of online video fueled by video sharing websites like YouTube has created a great resource of millions of videos ready and waiting to be tapped into to support our teaching and our pupils learning. Obviously there is a lot of rubbish that needs to be waded through, but there are some gems as [...]
Posted on 26 August 2008, 3:16 pm, by Tim Dolan, under
Software.
Most children love playing games and flash based games are very popular. There are lots of educational flash games available and they can be a useful tools in the classroom for reinforcing or revising topics. They can be used with the whole class or for individual pupils on computers. The problem with the many of [...]
Posted on 23 August 2008, 8:46 am, by Tim Dolan, under
Online tools.
The age of digital TV has brought with it an explosion of specialist TV channels catering for all aspects of society. Teachers.tv the specialist channel for teachers is available on digital cable, satelite and digital terrestrial TV and importantly on the internet. Dispite the name Teachers.tv is not just for teachers, but has over 2000 [...]