July 13, 2022
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BookCreator is a fantastic tool for creating digital learning resources in education. It has a great range of accessibility tools that make it useful for all ages and abilities. If you are new to BookCreator a good way to learn … Continue reading
July 12, 2022
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In the final FDLT year 1 session the students worked together to create their own stop motion animations. In this activity they brought together subject knowledge and practical and creative skills to convey some information or an idea. In a … Continue reading
July 21, 2021
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There are a number of opportunities to take part in free online training in using apps and tools that are useful when supporting learning in the classroom and in your own study. Listed below are four places to start. You … Continue reading
June 18, 2021
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This week our FDLT year 1 students reached the end of their first year at university. It was great to be able to welcome them back to Devonshire Place and the Waterside Campus, Northampton to work face to face making … Continue reading
May 7, 2021
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The Digital Learning Across Boundaries (DLAB) Erasmus Plus project is sharing a year of creative digital activity in the DLAB virtual festival #DLABVestival. Pupils, teachers, students and academics in Belgium, England, Denmark, Norway and Spain have been working together to … Continue reading
April 23, 2021
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On Saturday 24th April there’s a great free online conference based around the arts in education. If you are interested in this area it would be well worth getting a ticket. You can get one here. You can also follow … Continue reading
February 24, 2021
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This week I gave an online talk at the Primary Art Craft Design Network Meeting for County Durham Art Co-ordinators. It was based around using audio and images together in viewing and making art. Here is the digital book used … Continue reading
February 5, 2021
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This week (1st to 7th February) is Children’s Mental Health Week in the UK. This year’s theme is Express Yourself. The website that supports the week’s activities can be accessed here. There are supporting resources to use with primary and … Continue reading
January 29, 2021
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BBC Sound Effects is a useful site that can be used to create resources. It can be accessed here. It can be searched to find a huge variety of sounds that can be downloaded or linked to for educational purposes. … Continue reading
December 14, 2020
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Here’s a Padlet of Christmas ideas for the classroom and beyond.