Box of Tricks

A podcast about engaging students and enhancing teaching and learning through the use of technology in education. By José Picardo, a Modern Languages teacher from Nottingham, England.

Episodes

Web 2.0 Applications in Modern Foreign Languages

January 9, 2010 • 6 mins

Naace interview with José Picardo, Head of Modern Languages at Nottingham High School for Boys, where he describes how he harnesses web applications to improve learning outcomes for his students.

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A Guide to Annotating with Diigo

September 22, 2009 • 2 mins

Diigo is a very useful social bookmarking site that also allows you to annotate web pages, saving your comments for you to see later or to share with others.

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End of year review: The year of Edmodo

August 14, 2009 • 4 mins

Here's a look at what my students thought of using Edmodo, a micro-blogging system for teachers and students.

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Half term review - April 2009

April 9, 2009 • 7 mins

A look at what my students and I have been up to this past half term.

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I teach, therefore you learn... or do you?

February 28, 2009 • 4 mins

Exploring how the expectations of our pupils are changing.

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Half term review - February 2009

February 20, 2009 • 6 mins

What has been going on in my classroom, as well as outside it, in the past 3 months. Go here to read the blog post http://www.boxoftricks.net/?p=849

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Five ideas to enhance interactive whiteboard flipcharts

December 19, 2008 • 8 mins

Watch this video to learn how to enhance your Smart interactive whiteboard using object animations, a feature of Notebook Version 10, the latest version of Smart board's proprietary interactive whiteboard software. Go to www.boxoftricks.net to find out more.

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How to start your own classroom or subject blog

December 14, 2008 • 7 mins

This video-podcast highlights the reasons why you might want to have your own classroom and subject blog and also walks you through how to create your own blog using Wordpress. Read more about it here http://www.boxoftricks.net/?p=669

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Coffee Break Podcasting

November 1, 2008 • 9 mins

Mark Pentleton gives tips and advice about making educational podcasts. Go to www.boxoftricks.net/?p=535 to read more about it.

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