by David | Apps, Gear, Technology, Tips
Today, I want to share some of my experience in using Google Chromecast in the EFL very young learner classroom. For a long period of time, in my private classes, I was mirroring the screen on my Mac to a television monitor via an HDMI cable in order to play YouTube...
by David | Software, Technology, Tools
In the next few articles, I’m going to outline the simple consumer hardware, technology, and workflows I have been using to create my own ‘interactive white board’ (IWB) for the classroom, without any of the cost of actually buying one. For me, it...
by David | Apps, Reviews, Technology, Tools
Readers of this website will know that I’m a BIG fan of fonts. Beyond simply making your worksheets, presentations and other materials more attractive, appropriate font selection, can make it easier for very young learners to read printed text for the first...
by David | Games, Phonics, Tips
When I first started teaching phonics, the teachers were given a small games bank of ideas for using in our phonics lessons. Later, I realised that, whilst some games (like duck duck goose) are really good for teaching phonics, the secret to expanding your phonics...
by David | Technology, Tips, Tools
Many EFL and ESL very young learners workbooks include within them, images for children to trace in order to develop their pencil control skills. It’s actually quite easy to create this art yourself, all you need is a vector image you like, and then software (or...
