In her latest Planet blog post, Anne Price makes a connection between surfing and mathematics. What calculations come in to play when surfers measure waves? Is there, as Beth Southwell (2002) suggests, a parallel to be drawn between the surfer and the mathematician?

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NOTE: This is an edited adaptation of an article originally written by Margaret Allen for a NAACE publication during 2007. In a world where technology abounds, is it the equipment or its implementation which will engage pupils in their own learning? Each...

A few weeks ago we posted an article about Google Docs - and how it could be used to facilitate powerful, collaborative learning. The great Learning is Messy blog (also on our links list) has a great example of this in practice... Check it out at : http...

I believe that there would be a number of teachers who would feel comfortable ticking a box against the above question and saying “exactly”! Let us consider the situation as it is today… Children born into a world of technology. Mums...

In a recent article written for ICT for Education, Nadeem Quereshi, Year 6 teacher from Chevening CEP School, Sevenoaks, Kent, wrote: Promethean ActivBoards are part of my every day teaching as I have been using them for a few years now and they are used...

How can you plan a long term vision for teaching and learning with technology for your school when it changes so fast? Two interesting background video clips at the following BECTA website offer an insight into how two Pilot Local Authorities feel things...

The election in America has certainly got many Promethean equipped teachers fired up to engage their students in understanding the sometimes complex political process. The Promethean Planet "Political Science" Area has a very popular national...

My life as an ActivEducator began one afternoon when my principal came into my classroom and asked me about a Promethean board. I was intrigued about the idea of having this technology to teach my class. As a new teacher with just a year under my belt...

There is no doubt that games and game type activities are hugely exciting and there is enough evidence coming from studies and pilots projects to show that some types of games can provide another useful tool for teachers with which they can engage learners...

Are you busy? Never feel like you have time to really sit down and focus on learning new tips & trick to use with your ActivBoard? Let me assure you, you are not alone. Teachers everywhere are being pulled in so many different directions that it is...