reflections – Page 12 – ibpossum takes on tech

Using Solo for organic revision

I did this a while back, but just have been slack on the blog. I am officially in love with SOLO, and in particular SOLO hexagons. I am going to have to treat myself to some of Pam Hooks books, and think carefully about how I can more fully and usefully integrate SOLO into myContinue reading “Using Solo for organic revision”

Making videos – getting braver but still not brave enough

So, a friend is going great guns with show me, a very cool app, that is for ipad. Which means it is of no use to me. But I had a play with powerpoint, and it turns out it is pretty simple to make a pretty good wee video using power point, and whats more,Continue reading “Making videos – getting braver but still not brave enough”

letting students up the front

This week, My year 10 classes (I have 2) took some time out from content, content, content, and did a mini research project on an acid or base of their choice. While it was good for them to have a break from me, & even pracs, it was great for me to be able toContinue reading “letting students up the front”

Under pressure

I love David Bowie, and I love Queen, put together they are amazing. We have practice exams coming up. And the kindest way I can describe my classes right now is casual. They just don’t seem to care. Meanwhile, I am tearing my hair out trying to come out with ways to motivate them (yelling,Continue reading “Under pressure”

Term 3 madness

So, term 3 is here already. I am trying to hit the ground running… Today I had my first go explicitly using Solo taxonomy. I used the hexagons (generated by the free ap here) as a starter for my yr 11 Genetics topic. It worked really well, and I found my students where already familiar withContinue reading “Term 3 madness”

End of term – where did it go? Oh that’s right, reports.

So, I am a bit embarassed that I didn’t blog for over a month. But things just got crazy there for a while. This term seemed to be all about reports. I hate reports. I don’t mind writing comments – I spend time on them and do my best to make them individual and specific.Continue reading “End of term – where did it go? Oh that’s right, reports.”

I still learned about friction Miss.

This week I have been pulled in all sorts of directions, and it has showed in my classes today. I wasn’t quite prepared, things didn’t go according to plan, I forgot that 23 of my year 12’s were out on a field trip so I only had 5, I didn’t have the equipment I neededContinue reading “I still learned about friction Miss.”

Aaa AAa OOooooo

I have got me a wolf pack. A small, rogue wolf pack, and a pack none the less. This week I went to the 21 steps course it chch. Day one was preaching to the converted, day 2 was very useful nuts and bolts stuff – I wish there had been more time spent onContinue reading “Aaa AAa OOooooo”

Hopeful

So, first week of term 2 – it is all go. I’ve jumped onto the #hackyrclass feed, and am going to try the suggestions as they fit. I really liked the one from week one – developing a growth mind set – and I think it is very important for myself and other staff atContinue reading “Hopeful”

learning new things

I am sitting in a puddle of sunshine on my sons bed as hubby paints the kitchen ceiling – heaven But I have learnt a lot of new things in the last 3 days – specifically how to tile a wall. As a teacher, I often forget how hard it is to attempt something youContinue reading “learning new things”