alastair.turnbull

1. Skype
I had a meeting last week with a primary GLOW colleague in another school. We hope to introduce Skype to our classes and allow them to talk to each other. Skype is a VOIP (voice over internet protocol) and allows users to use their internet connection for telephone calls and video conferencing, and it is cross platform.
www.skype.com

2. SCRAN
This is full of great resources. I used it with my class for downloading information on The Celts. There are some super power point presentations.
www.scran.ac.uk

3. Timers
How often have you thought that it would be good to have a timer on you computer screen? Here are two. I am giving them both a go.
Clockwork:
www.hogbaysoftware.com/
FlexTime:
www.red-sweater.com/flextime/

4. Comic Writing (speech bubbles)
Comic Life
Children will love this! Make photos into a comic page with speech bubbles. Great fun.
http://plasq.com/

5. Education City.
Earlier this term I took an inservice for our staff (primary) and showed them Education City. It is full of activities and resources for children. It is also geared to the Scottish 5-14 levels and you can choose the curriculum areas, including modern languages. Staff have been using it during a trial period with their classes and we have now decided to subscribe to it!
www.educationcity.com