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Category: Yacapaca

  • Applied GCSEs Update

    The Applied GCSEs in Business and ICT were a huge hit when we introduced them 2002. Recently, they have languished somewhat as they have moved from the old Paperless School platform to Yacapaca. Now, the move is complete, and I’d like to update you with the resultant changes: Price reduction I have reduced the cost…

  • Sony PSPs better in the classroom than laptops?

    In January I speculated that Apple’s iPhone would soon be seen in classrooms. That post drew such a strong response that I was prompted to go looking for better alternatives that are available now. I think I’ve found one in the Sony PSP, and I am sufficiently convinced that I have approached Sony (via their…

  • Major update to Yacapaca

    This evening we installed a major update to Yacapaca. The new features turn it into a general-purpose assessment platform that does everything paper-based assessment did, only better. We have been working towards this for two long years, and you cannot imagine how happy I am to finally see it come to fruition. You will find…

  • Dave Corbett's great KS3 History course

    Dave Corbett, the author of all these History tests is now setting homework via his blog. What I really love is the way Dave is pulling in resources from all over the web – podcasts from the BBC, Wikpedia pages, other History teachers’ sites, Yacapaca (of course) – and linking them up with minimal text…

  • When is the best time to give feedback?

    We have always put great stress on the formative value of good feedback in Yacapaca quizzes. There is something about getting instant results that really engages the brain, and that creates a fantastic, but fleeting, opportunity to hit the student with an insight or challenge. Sometimes this works, but sometimes it does not. I have…