For this year's More Able Pupil Project or M.A.P.P day, I decided to let some of the pupils who had been on the recent Brittany trip to explore their creativity by trying out some Web 2.0 tools and see what they came up with. Have a look at the links below for the results.
This TeacherTube video exemplifies some of the buzz surrounding the launch of the 3G version of the iPhone and suggests how the must-have tool for 'technology geeks' could be used in education to personalise learning and engage students. Comments?
Yr 8 pupils at Northgate High School in Dereham, Norfolk have been podcasting their presentations about their school and local area in French. The files are in wma format, so if you need to convert them to mp3 I suggest using the free download Switch which will do the job with ease. Nice one Vincent.
When Sophie in Year 8 asked if her grandad, Ian Gordon could come into school and talk to the class about his involvement as a sailor in the Normandy Landings, of course I agreed.
Having recently visited Arromanches and the 360 degree cinema as part of our trip to Brittany, the timing was perfect and it was fascinating to hear a personal account from someone who had been involved in the operation himself.
Thanks to Sophie for the suggestion and to Ian for sharing his experiences with us today. It was greatly appreciated.
Disappointed that my attempt to audio blog in Brittany failed recently, I got in contact with Gail Haythorne whose pupils successfully used GabCast in Montpellier and asked her what number I needed to ring to access the free tool when in France.
Attempting to get through at home, I can confirm the number Gail suggested did work from the Isle of Wight and therefore should work in France. Click on the player above to hear the message I left.
What you have to do is ring 0033179997999 then *652 422# and finally enter your Gabcast channel number and password. Easy.
If you are reading this in France and would like to test this on my behalf, the channel number and password are both 20934. I look forward to hearing from you.
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