5 Useful iOS 11 Updates for Teachers

Recently, Apple released iOS 11 and with the update are some great new features. I have put this video together of some of my favourite new features which I think teachers will find really useful.The downside with the new update is that there are now quite a few apps that will no longer work. @ICTEvangelist...

Retelling Stories with Shadow Puppets Edu

For the past couple of weeks, I have been working with Year 2. Their topic is "Something old, something new." This has been linked to the story - Granny's Quilt by Penny Ives.Last week, the students used the app Shadow Puppets Edu to record their thoughts on pictures of things from my youth which has...

10 More Medieval Pictures That Capture Life as a Teacher

So a couple of weeks ago, I shared some medieval pictures from my Instagram account (@ICT_MrP) that depicted life as a teacher. You can read this blog post here. Here are 10 more:1)PPA Goals.... #medievalteachers #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #teacherlifeA post shared by Lee Parkinson...

Something Old, Something New in Year 2

Today I worked with Year 2. Their new topic is "Something Old, Something New." I decided to challenge the pupils to record videos explaining some objects from my youth which have since become obsolete due to more developed technology.It was inspired after I saw this video online:After providing pictures...

10 Medieval Pictures That Capture Life as a Teacher

1)When you have to write another incident in the behaviour book! #teacherlife #medievalteacher #teachersofinstagramA post shared by Lee Parkinson (@ict_mrp) on Sep 11, 2017 at 2:07pm PDT 2)Teachers posing for their lanyard picture... #medievalteacher #teacherlife #teachersofinstagramA post shared by...

A Battle in Britain: A Historical Explanation Pack

I am so excited to announce that the latest Read Write Perform pack is now available. We hoped it would have been available a little bit earlier, so we can only apologise for this. We have been inundated with questions as so many people have been waiting for this one.Hopefully, it will be worth...