Box of Tricks

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

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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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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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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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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February 28, 2009 4 mins
Exploring how the expectations of our pupils are changing.
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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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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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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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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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