Overview Instead of getting students to deliver presentations to the class about key aspects of a new topic, consider instead getting the class to work [...]

A “Biopoem” can be used to help students to focus on the essential characteristics of something – for example, a fictional or literary [...]

It is sometimes really handy to have a shortened web address for a resource to include in worksheets and other printed material. For example, [...]

Overview A QR Code is simply a piece of text, encoded as a black and white mosaic. Students can decode these using a mobile device running a free app [...]

When researching a key character, students could frame and present their findings by creating a fake “Facebook” profile using the Fakebook application at [...]

At the close of a topic or as a revision exercise, ask students to design their own ‘Google Doodle’ to represent the essence of the subject. [...]

I am a big fan of using music in my lessons. Sometimes this is simply some quiet classical music to help create a calm working atmosphere, sometimes though [...]