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 ...
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, ...
Kennedy Era Reflections
Sunday, August 30th, 2009 Posted in Family and Community, Inspirational ideas and people, Kathleen Tan, News and Events, Policy and Funding, Special Education, Your Stories | Comments (0) »Until today, I have taken Ted Kennedy's presence for granted. Being a lifelong Bostonian and watching the funeral celebration of Senator Ted Kennedy's life, I cannot help but think of how the Kennedy vision of public service has shaped my life. ...
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 ...
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 ...
One Ocean, One Climate, One Future
Friday, June 5th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Family and Community, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Lori Alcala, News and Events | Comments (0) »Whether you live on the coast, or far inland, every one of us is connected to the ocean. Celebrate this connection to the wondrous sea and its creatures in your ActivClassroom on World Oceans Day, June 8, 2009. The concept of ...
Fosters Primary, UK, Connect With Rock Island, USA, to Exchange More Than Just Lessons
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 Posted in Activconnect, Creativity in the classroom, Family and Community, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Liam O'Marah, Uncategorized, Web 2.0, Your Stories | Comments (0) »John Adams is the ICT Subject Leader at Fosters Primary School in Welling, UK, and a pioneer of using Elluminate technology & other ActivConnect ideas to connect his classroom with Rock Island Elementary, Florida. Elluminate, a free service to Planet members, ...
Happy Earth Day!
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Family and Community, Inspirational ideas and people, Lori Alcala, News and Events | Comments (0) »Today is the 39th anniversary of Earth Day, the only event celebrated simultaneously around the globe by people of all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities, according to the Earth Day Network. Earth Day began in the United States on April 22, 1970 ...
Getting ready for ANZAC Day
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Family and Community, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Liam O'Marah, News and Events, Your Stories | Comment (1) »ANZAC Day is a national public holiday for Australia and New Zealand on April 25th, honouring members of the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought in World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey. Even though this is an Australian ...
ActivInspire Screen Recorder = iPod tutorials made by you and your students!
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Posted in ActivInspire, Activboard, Activprimary, Activstudio, Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Family and Community, Free Resources, Karen Adams, Mobile Learning, Personalised Learning, Professional Development and Training, Promethean Products, Secondary Education, Theory Into Practice, iPods and iPhones | Comment (1) »How many of you see your Screen Recorder tool in ActivStudio or ActivInspire and wondered, ‘What can I do with this?' I am hoping to give you some neat ideas today on how you can use it as part of ...
Planet Celebrates Libraries and Library Staff!
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Family and Community, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Lori Alcala, News and Events | Comments (0) »Today, April 14, is National Library Workers Day in the US, and the Planet would like to take this opportunity to recognize all of the amazing, dedicated staff of library and media centers around the world! Celebrated in conjunction with National Library ...
Never too old to learn new things
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 Posted in Deborah Lewis, Family and Community, Inspirational ideas and people, Professional Development and Training, Uncategorized | Comments (0) »I was very privileged as a Teaching and Learning Consultant in London to be asked to do some training at the University of the Third Age. I was not sure exactly what that meant but thought it was to do ...
Be Inspired! Promethean Releases Major Software Update as preview
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 Posted in Activboard, Activote, Activpanel, Activprimary, Activslate, Activstudio, Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Expression, Family and Community, Free Resources, Further & Higher Education, Mark Robinson, News and Events, Pedagogy, Personalised Learning, Professional Development and Training, Programming, Promethean Products, Secondary Education | Comment (1) »If you can't wait, then you can jump right in and download the preview software right now from: http://www.prometheanplanet.com/activsoftware Activsoftware is major update to Promethean's multi-award winning Activprimary and Activstudio software. With pens, highlighters, real working maths tools like protractors, rulers and compasses ...
Parents Understanding Technology
Friday, January 2nd, 2009 Posted in Family and Community, Policy and Funding, Selda Ziya, Your Stories | Comments (0) »Parents are becoming increasingly aware of the high level ICT skills that schools are adopting to reflect the modern world. These new learning environments are now a far cry from the blackboard days that most parents remember as being the ...
