Interactive Geometry Whiteboard Resource
Here’s a fantastic online free resource for interactive whiteboards. Featuring a projector, protractor, ruler, pencil for drawing straight lines and a freehand pen, the toolbox allows for a myriad of uses for basic geometry, suitable for lesson starters, and plenaries.
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Pictures of Bora Bora
Here are twenty-five pictures of the beautiful island of Bora Bora for eye-opening group discussion and presentations featuring pictures of the surrounding waters, wildlife, and beaches…
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Justice – What’s the right thing to do?
Exploring morals, justice and pitting questions about suitable responses, these free lecture videos from Harvard University are professionally produced, and incredibly engaging.
With an average length of around an hour, the lectures explore suitable topics which sequences of lessons can be based around and explored, pausing and asking your pupils for their responses. Find all twelve videos here on the youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdfcR-8hEY&feature=player_embedded
Using Myst Exile
Tim Rylands won a Becta award in 2005 for his use of Myst Exile in the classroom. He put the educational software to use to encourage and improve pupils writing techniques. Not only did this improve writing skills in the classes he put his techniques to work, but he also noticed improved behaviour in his pupils.
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Over 800 Free Maths Videos
Khan Academy is a not-for-profit organisation set up to promote quality free education for everyone worldwide. The videos produced by them are clear, lengthy, and well detailed. Subjects include algebra, trigonometry, finance, statistics, and probability. Other subjects such as physics and chemistry are also explored.
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Maths And Other Numeracy Games
Manga high is a fictional school with a number of online mathematical games, including sequencing, algebra, calculating games. The first thing that will strike you about the site is the quality that the site is put together with. The resources are equally as detailed, with engaging graphics on the site
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