People of the Great War - Why We Shouldn’t Forget
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Liam O'Marah | Comment (1) »I guess today more than any other date - the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month - people have had a golden two minutes to stop and reflect about war, what it means for previous generations ...
Healthy Eating - from Teacher to the Table
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Liam O'Marah, News and Events | Comment (1) »Making healthy eating an important part of meal time for busy mums (and dads!) is challenging at the best of times - how do you introduce children to their greens when the only green they want is usually in the ...
Promethean Planet Debuts in the Middle East
Sunday, October 25th, 2009 Posted in Family and Community, Free Resources, Liam O'Marah | Comment (1) »Some of you may have noticed that our community is growing not just in terms of numbers, but also languages. You can now access Promethean Planet in seven languages, taking advantages of resources prepared by teachers from global ideas, but ...
Free In-House Professional Development for All Schools!
Thursday, September 17th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Missy Duckwitz, Professional Development and Training | Comments (4) »I recently visited a school district in suburban Philadelphia and encountered a very rare and wonderful experience. I was scheduled to meet with two of the district technology coaches (teachers who also have a supplemental position as a liaison for ...
From the Headlines to your Flipchart – Les Paul
Monday, September 14th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Family and Community, Free Resources, Further & Higher Education, Inspirational ideas and people, News and Events, Research and Evidence, Scott Caulfield | Comments (0) »Sadly there have been many celebrities who have passed away in the past few weeks. But there is one death that did not receive much attention, yet he probably had more effect on your students life than most would realize, ...
Animate History
Monday, August 31st, 2009 Posted in Creativity in the classroom, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Scott Caulfield | Comments (0) »There is a great contest, sponsored by The History Channel, currently happening, where you can animate transformative speeches from American history. To learn more about this contest click here. What a great use of Activsound, to help you record your students ...
Welcome the World Into Your Classroom With The Traveling Flipchart
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Family and Community, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Liam O'Marah, Your Stories | Comments (0) »It's amazing to think how something as simple as a flipchart can take your class to the other side of the globe. That's the beauty of being part of a global community, such as Planet, where you can connect, share ...
Saving Your Signature
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Dave Kootman, Free Resources, Uncategorized | Comments (0) »Here's a tip for teachers who occasionally write letters or formal documents on their computer and then email them off without wanting to touch a sheet of actual paper. For instance, if you apply for a grant, write a parent ...
Looking at Ocean Data with Google Earth & the Activboard
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Posted in Activboard, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Free Resources, Google, Liam O'Marah, Mark Robinson | Comments (2) »Continuing with our recent blog post on using Google Earth to map GPS Data, we thought we would explore the possibilities of the 'Layer' function to display volcano information, using our Activboard. Using Layers The layer function within Google Earth 5.0 (see ...
Using GPS Data with Google Earth & the Activboard
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 Posted in Activboard, Creativity in the classroom, Free Resources, Google, Inspirational ideas and people, Liam O'Marah, Mark Robinson, Secondary Education | Comment (1) »One of the best things about Promethean is that we are surrounded with some fantastic technology, but it's technology with a purpose. We love exploring new ways of using technology but also integrating it with other cool applications. After all, ...
BrainPOP & Promethean Join Forces at NECC to Promote Online Safety
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Expression, Family and Community, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Kari Stubbs | Comments (0) »Plugged in. Online. Connected. Our students are using technology resources in increasingly connected ways through online communication tools and social networks. As a result, digital citizenship was a common topic of discussion at NECC this year. With more students online at ...
Five Top Tips for Whiteboard Beginners!
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in ActivInspire, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Pedagogy, Rosie MacAlpine | Comment (1) »In my role as a Promethean Australian Resource Developer, I make flipcharts for teachers about a range of topics in the Australian curriculum. Prior to this, I was a primary teacher and a Planet Teacher Feature. I really enjoy finding ways ...
Pocketing the Planet
Thursday, July 16th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Early Years and Primary, Free Resources, Geek Corner, Mobile Learning, Secondary Education, Susan Jenkins, iPods and iPhones | Comments (0) »I am honored to be a to able to write about the new “My Planet” app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Having purchased an iPod Touch a few weeks ago I was able to be among the first to ...
Planet 2.0 - leaner, faster, refined
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 Posted in Free Resources, Liam O'Marah | Comment (1) »Over the next coming weeks the Planet team are going to be blogging about some of the aspects of the new Planet (referred to here as Planet 2.0) that will make your life in the classroom a whole lot easier. Our ...
Grant Writing - Is it worth it?
Monday, July 6th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Contributors, Creativity in the classroom, Free Resources, Policy and Funding, Promethean Products, Stephanie Querns, Your Stories | Comments (0) »Do you ever wonder who actually gets the grants you take so much time to fill out an application to receive? If you apply for them and are not one of the lucky few who receive them, then you probably ...
