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Time saving tools, templates and ideas that I have written, trialled and tested, that work. Send in your best templates and ideas for teaching and I'll put them here to share.
Creativity & Inspiration
Videos Cleese, Jobs, Mitra, IB
Video2 Chomsky, Gilbert &
What if Money didn't matter ?
Video3 SHOCKING! The real purpose of your life!
FLOW, The SECRET to Happiness, How I fell in love with a FISH.
Video4 How a boy became an ARTIST
DESIGN Thinking
Infinite Thinking MACHINE
Video5 Shane Koyczan: "To This Day" ... for the bullied and beautiful.
Ken Robinson says SCHOOL KILLS CREATIVITY
What will be OBSOLETE in 2020
Video6 Dr Eric Topol & the SMART future Health care
Why Education in Finland Works
Finland's Revolutionary Education System
Flashmob, Jane Goodall
Video8 Quadcopters
George Lucas Visual Literacy Martin Scorsese Visual Literacy
Video9 Ramsey Musallam Curiosity Comes First
Video10 Benjamin Zander: The transformative power of classical music
Mind Candy
Newsletters
Articles & Seminars
It's Ancient History
The British Museum is a great source of Information includes an excellent Egyptian section, with 3D images(now atGoogle Arts and Culture as per the link). Also some great Videos.
Ancient Greece
Greek Gods - Get a crash course on the heavenly residents of Mount Olympus. Great short YouTube video, as it says a crash course, but a great summary.
Make a list of all their attributes:
Name, What Hero or Villain controls, Symbols/Animals associated,Special Skills, Weapons/Clothing/Musical Instrument etc
Ancient Greece Great Site includes pictures easy to navigate, lots of information.
Penn Museum has an amazing time-line indicating Archaeological digs through time around th world, supported by information about the biography and details descriptions of the finds of the archaeologist. Also extensive information on Ancient Greece
Take the tour with Hermes the messenger god, through a magical place filled with awesome gods, daring heroes and fabulous monsters. Includes stories, images, games, things to make, goodies including wallpaper and e-cards. You can also ask Pythia for a Prophecy
The Caves of Lascaux
Explore the Caves of Lascaux, a visual of moving through the caves.
Life at Lascaux Some fabulous images as well as the story of the discovery of Lascaux by 2 school boys in 1940
Virtual Tour of the Caves of Lascaux
Egypt
BBC Ancient Egyptians - Lots of info, Pyramids, Monuments, Gods and Beliefs, Dynasties etc.
Ancient Egypt A to Z of Ancient Egypt Includes Language and Monuments
Online Hieroglyphics Translator I have always loved this site. Students can translate their names into hieroglyphics - great fun
The Great Pyramid of Egypt (How was it built) - BBC (10mins)
A realistic and breath-taking step by step recreation of the building of the pyramids in Ancient Egypt.
MediEval
Medievil Life Information would suit middle Primary School
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