Teaching Ideas and Resources

Friday afternoon inspiration – ideas from Innovative Teachers

My favourite part of the Microsoft Innovative Education Forum is meeting the teachers that have submitted Virtual Classroom Tours to share with their colleagues. I’m lucky enough to have been asked to be a judge at this year’s Forum, which is a lot of Read More...

Posted: Friday, November 06, 2009 3:33 PM by KristenW | 0 Comments

Challenge your 16+ students to think big – the Imagine Cup

For years, Microsoft has been running a competition for university developer and programming students called the Imagine Cup. In the Imagine Cup we challenge teams of students to find and build technology solutions to real-world issues. We encourage the Read More...

Posted: Monday, October 19, 2009 8:34 AM by KristenW | 0 Comments

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Free Resources - Video ideas to help your teaching and learning

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Posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 4:21 PM by StuBall | 0 Comments

Innovative Teachers can inspire anyone, anywhere.

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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:00 AM by StuBall | 0 Comments

Happy Birthday to You – Free Resources for Teachers!

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Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2009 7:00 AM by KristenW | 0 Comments

Filed under: resources for teachers, free resources, innovative teachers, ict in education, cool stuff, songsmith, AutoCollage, Microsoft Research

Resources for Teachers by Teachers – Summer Camp

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Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:29 AM by StuBall | 0 Comments

Planning for Next Year (Post #5): Resources for INSET Days

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Posted: Monday, August 24, 2009 7:01 AM by KristenW | 0 Comments

Filed under: professional development, CPD, resources for teachers, free resources, teaching with technology, teacher training, CPD materials, future of education, planning, inset days

Planning for next year Workshop – Deep Zoom Composer – Create your own (Post#2)

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Posted: Monday, August 17, 2009 7:00 AM by StuBall | 0 Comments

Microsoft’s Education web site gets a makeover

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Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2009 7:03 AM by KristenW | 1 Comments

Filed under: professional development, resources for teachers, free resources, innovative teachers, ict in education, Microsoft, free software, Microsoft Education

Planning for Next Year (Post #4): The Climate Mystery

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Posted: Monday, August 10, 2009 1:28 PM by KristenW | 0 Comments

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Planning for Next Year (Post #3): Ideas from the Internet

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Posted: Monday, July 20, 2009 7:01 AM by KristenW | 1 Comments

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Planning for Next Year (Post #2): Professional Development Workshops

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Posted: Monday, July 13, 2009 7:00 AM by KristenW | 0 Comments

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Planning for Next Year (Post #1): What do you need help with?

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Posted: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 7:00 AM by KristenW | 0 Comments

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Worldwide Telescope - A Universe of Learning

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Posted: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 7:00 AM by StuBall | 0 Comments

Learn more about learning more

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Posted: Monday, June 15, 2009 6:30 AM by KristenW | 0 Comments

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