TOP 20 or so FAVOURITE CLASSROOM TOOLS (click here for a pdf version of this page)
| Classtools.net | Countdown Timers, word randomizers, and a wealth of other resources – online; www.classtools.net The Fakebook and Twister features are definitely worth considering for creative homeworks | |
| Triptico | IWB resources – scoreboards, word spinners, ‘Find 10’ game. The best is Word Magnets which lets you drag words around to make sentences or position pupils’ names on a grid. Now requires a subscription | |
| Random word picker | There’s a randomizer here: http://primaryschoolict.com/random-name-selector/ Google: primary school Ict.com + random name picker. (works best on Chrome). Classtools.net is also Ok (see above). | |
| Blockbusters grid | Use Teachers Direct – Quizbusters: http://www.teachers-direct.co.uk/resources/quiz-busters/ | |
| Discovery education puzzle maker | http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/?CFID=10859949&CFTOKEN=11282119 | |
| textscrambler | Try this: http://www.rjwoerheide.com/scramble.php Iconscrabble creates cool IT style icon fonts with short words | |
| Text reverser | http://www.togglecase.com/ (also contains other tools like case converter, vowel remover space remover, etc) Also www.textmechanic.com | |
| Sandfield school Flash resources | http://www.npted.org/schools/sandfieldsComp/games/Pages/default.aspxGoogle: Sandfields Comp IWB resources | |
| Countdown timer | http://www.online-stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown/ includes bomb etc | |
| Wheel spinner | www.wheeldecide.com – make your own wheel spinner random selector – could be useful for picking pupils, topics, keywords, verb forms | |
| Textivate | Input short text and textivate creates various exercises : gap fills, sequencing etc. Subscription needed | |
| Classic Arcade games | http://www.classicgamesarcade.com/ Play these retro games as a reward / incentive – great for motivating the disenchanted outsiders. Arkanoid and Mini putt are my favourites | |
| Graffiti creator | http://www.graffiticreator.net/ Only one or two words at a time but is amazing – good for display work | |
| online- stopwatch | Lots of onscreen timers; count up is easy. It took me ages to work out countdown timer. So, to set 1 minute: key in 1, then 0 then 0 again. This shifts to the ‘1’ two spaces to the left www.online-stopwatch.com | |
| Countdown timer | See above www.online-stopwatch.com | |
| Speaking clock (French) | Horloge parlante www.horlogeparlante.com | |
| Online dice roller | http://dice.miniwebapps.net/ | |
| Word dice | http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html#looksay2 lets you input words on 2 dice but you can’t save- so you have to do it live | |
| scoreboards | See www.barryfunenglish.com then Tools : scoreboards (seems to be the only free content on site) | |
| Akinator | Just pure fun. Guessing game. Good for understanding questions & vocab. A multi-language guess-who/ guess what http://en.akinator.com | |
| gapfill generator |
http://random-idea-english.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/tools-gapfill-generator.html Easier to use than it appears – enter text, add square brackets round the words to disappear. Click generate. Can be done on screen or printed. Google: English + random idea + gapfill generator |
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