The Scottish Seabird Centre hosted a Glow Meet for Biology classes on Wednesday and I was in Morgan Academy to provide ICT support to Sheila Herd and her Higher class.
Dr Jan Andries Franeker demonstrated the investigation they carry out on fulmars found dead around UK shores. It was absolutely fascinating and the pupils were really [...]
Entries from January 2009
Fulmar Autopsy
January 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: GLOW · Learning and Teaching · Uncategorized · Video Conferencing · Web 2.0
Wiimote as a Whiteboard-It Works!!
January 12th, 2009 · 6 Comments
A follow-on from my last post
I finally have the Wii Remote working as an improvised interactive whiteboard! I was concerned that it might not live up to my expectations…….but I was wrong. The interface is very responsive and accurate and the calibration of the light pen was as easy as calibrating a Promethean or [...]
Tags: Curriculum for Excellence · Future Technologies · Learning and Teaching · Uncategorized · interactive technology · whiteboards
Using Wii Remote as an Interactive Whiteboard.
January 7th, 2009 · 6 Comments
I recently recieved an email from Bob Hill with links to blogs and youtube videos showing how a digital projector and Wii Remote can be used in the classroom to create a simple, cost reducing, interactive whiteboard. The video clip shows a teacher from Australia setting up and using the Wii Remote in his class. [...]
Tags: Curriculum for Excellence · Future Technologies · interactive technology · whiteboards