Chalkface Blog
The best teaching materials in the most practical format.
Author: Ian Grove-Stephensen
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In 2006 I will… Understand users better Having created something like Yacapaca, you would think we would know why and how people use it. But I am constantly surprised by what is, and is not, important to real users. In 2006 I shall ask more, watch more and listen more. Build friendships It’s amazing the…
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I remain mystified as to why Grids for Learning and Regional Broadband Consortia are so keen to spend huge amounts of money on proprietary VLEs. Ever since I started working in the elearning area, the best services have been free. Not just the Chalkface ones (we charge for content but not service); Think.com is another…
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Blimey, that was quick! We added 50% more schools in just a week. It’s those quizzes wot did it, but the really cheering thing is the number of teachers who are now starting to experiment with quiz authoring for themselves.
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Round about midnight last night we passed 1000 schools landmark on Yacapaca. Approximately 20% of UK secondary schools now have Yacapaca accounts. I’m over the moon.
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This year, Mike and Miranda have replaced Christmas cards with Christmas quizzes, running on Yacapaca of course. They come in three flavours: Easy Difficult Fiendish If you want to run them with your students, and are not already a Yacapaca subscriber, you can sign up here for free. You’ll find some suggestions for using them…
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