Category Archives: geekicity

A fun way to revise history

Posted on 05/03/2015 by fabenglishteacher

We’ve been studying USA history in our English class and this way of revising ticks all the boxes as far as I’m concerned: – group work but each individual is accountable for their work – seeing and using in action the … Continue reading →

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6 reasons to film your lesson

Posted on 22/03/2014 by fabenglishteacher

This week I found myself standing in for a colleague by taking both our classes for two hours. “Great” I thought, enough time to do something meaty. To motivate the classes for double English I promised a “no pen lesson” … Continue reading →

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App of the week #2

Posted on 13/01/2014 by fabenglishteacher

This app came in really handy this week as the younger pupils were learning about animals and the 3èmes about music and instruments. In the free version you get exactly that, whereas for a couple of euros more yu get … Continue reading →

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App of the week #1

Posted on 04/01/2014 by fabenglishteacher

This week’s apps are about image, after all a lot of my pupils think that’s what counts. First, Sketch; as its name suggests it turn your photos into sketches. Phoster is a poster-creation app, fantastic as I love putting up … Continue reading →

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Using #myipad in the classroom.

Posted on 17/12/2013 by fabenglishteacher

@ICTEvangelist got me thinking about this article after I followed his hashtag #mypad. @ICTEvangelist bitsboard fantastic app for vocab acquisition & revision #myipad — Fab Englishteacher (@fabenglishteach) December 16, 2013 I got my mini ipad earlier this year, after resisting … Continue reading →

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Using QR codes in the classroom

Posted on 08/12/2013 by fabenglishteacher

  I must admit being a bit of a geek at home, and trying to bring some of these things into the classroom. After all, we all complain that kids today have always got their nose stuck to their smartphone/tablet/p.c. … Continue reading →

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