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ukedchat Archive 13 Dec 2012Hosted by @ICTEvangelist &@ICTmagic

If a Roman soldier was a biscuit, whatbiscuit would they be and why?(An exploration of using thinking skills)

taxonomy. It's about biscuits people.

20:04:12 theLKgeek

RT @ICTmagic: Looking for edu Tweeps near you?Check out the UK & Ireland PLN map at

http://t.co/XpknIRWE & even add yourself#ukedchat

20:04:13 C_Farr0w

Classic starter for me is Think, Pair, Share. Assessstudents knowledge of prior learning. Bring findingstogether as class #UKEdchat

20:04:15 ICTEvangelist

RT @aknill: #UKEdchat love to start with imagesenlarged - maybe reveal using spotlight - how does itlink to topic? What is it?

20:04:17 eyebeams I had come prepared http://t.co/FNBiWZjg #UKedChat

20:04:23 RobAnthony01 #ukedchat No biscuits? ... Crumbs!

20:04:29 Fatfonzi#ukedchat you can dunk one of those M&S biscuitsfor ages before they get soft.

20:04:31 Sarah__wright1

#UKedchat @ICTEvangelist I love starting with thesenses, an unusual sound or smell gets them beforethey even get to a Thunk!

20:04:32 smanfarr

#ukedchat juxtapose two seemingly randoms ( Banksyand William Blake) let em run at how they could belinked. Deep thinking from the start

20:04:34 ICTmagic

Interested to know if anyone has actually ask their classthe 'If a Roman soldier was a biscuit, which would theybe?' thunk? #ukedchat

20:04:43 FatfonziRT @oldandrewuk: #ukedchat Just saw the firstreference to SOLO taxonomy. It's about biscuits people.

20:04:43 timbuckteeth I want biscuits #ukedchat

20:04:52 ChrisChivers2


20:04:57 oldandrewuk @tweetingteach #ukedchat I prefer sharing thechocolate digestives.


Has anyone done any research in to the best ways toget lessons off to a flying start? Would you mindsharing? #ukedchat

20:05:17 tweetingteach @oldandrewuk they are good for dunking #ukedchat

20:05:17 futurebehaviour#whatif we all looked the same but smelt differently?(Not mine, a student's...) #ukedchat

20:05:24 Nelkcarps

RT @TeamTait: If youre a new teacher on Twitter,make sure u follow the #ukedchat hashtag from 8-9pmtonight. Tonight is about starter ...


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20:05:26 TeamTait

#ukedchat Use interesting photos to provoke deepthinking. Dont allow statements, only questions. I usedthis last week http://t.co/yFdLA6hr

20:05:37 aknill

@MrsPrentice11 @tweetingteach #ukedchat expectedto have LO avail throughout lesson means no need tocarry info but I want them to learn to!

20:05:42 oldandrewukRT @eyebeams: I had come preparedhttp://t.co/FNBiWZjg #UKedChat

20:05:43 Soarpoints

RT @oldandrewuk: @eyebeams #ukedchat Yes. Wouldhave been quite happy to rant about idiotic thinking skillsstarters. But this just take ...

20:05:46 lisajaneashes

#UKEdChat "Why does a burglar use the back door?" -

how can you link this to creative writing. Started writingCA unit with this question

20:05:55 GoldfishBowlMM

RT @smanfarr: #ukedchat juxtapose two seeminglyrandoms ( Banksy and William Blake) let em run at howthey could be linked. Deep thinkin ...

20:05:58 PEeducator#UKEdchat QR codes linked to a question or video thatsets the seen for the lesson #instantengagement

20:05:59 tweetingteach

@futurebehaviour I use a wall of wisdom for when pupilssay anything insightful. Can be referred back to for

starters #ukedchat

20:05:59 ICTmagic

RT @ICTEvangelist: Has anyone done any research into the best ways to get lessons off to a flying start?Would you mind sharing? #ukedchat

20:06:07 commaficionado

RT @Sarah_Cunnane: Was going to #ukedchat thiseve, but @oldandrewuk says it's no longer aboutbiscuits. Forget GCSEs, THIS is the great ...

20:06:12 informed_edu You can't beat a good custard cream #ukedchat

20:06:20 oldandrewukRT @informed_edu: You can't beat a good custardcream #ukedchat

20:06:22 Debsgf#UKedchat I love looking at an evocative image ormusic to get pupils enthused!

20:06:31 Soarpoints#ukedchat I like custard creams best @oldandrewukhow about you?

20:06:31 FatfonziRT @eyebeams: I had come preparedhttp://t.co/FNBiWZjg #UKedChat


RT @TeamTait: #ukedchat Use interesting photos toprovoke deep thinking. Dont allow statements, onlyquestions. I used this last week ht ...

20:06:32 DHESolutionsLtd @tweetingteach Students know it's a drill. Clarity &

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involving students? Good. Sounding like an objectivespouting robot? Bad. #ukedchat

20:06:34 oldandrewuk

RT @Fatfonzi: #ukedchat you can dunk one of those

M&S biscuits for ages before they get soft.

20:06:44 PeterSpencer88@oldandrewuk M&S do a lovely range of chocolatesolo taxonomies #ukedchat

20:06:48 TeacherToolkitRT @stupotwakefield: @teachertoolkit #ukedchat Anyschools out there use PiXL? Is it any good?

20:06:50 nightzookeeper@tweetingteach agreed, sometimes it just creates a flatlesson. Make the children discover the LO! #ukedchat

20:06:53 Debsgf

RT @ICTEvangelist: Has anyone done any research into the best ways to get lessons off to a flying start?

Would you mind sharing? #ukedchat

20:06:55 Wonderacademy

#ukedchat Let's put an end to sharing objectives and the3-part lesson tonight- interest,engagement, inspirationand passion take many forms

20:06:57 oldandrewukRT @Soarpoints: #ukedchat I like custard creams best@oldandrewuk how about you?


RT @lisajaneashes: #UKEdChat "Why does a burglaruse the back door?" - how can you link this to creativewriting. Started writing CA uni ...

20:07:19 Fatfonzi RT @informed_edu: You can't beat a good custardcream #ukedchat

20:07:20 vausekatie

RT @Wonderacademy: #ukedchat Let's put an end tosharing objectives and the 3-part lesson tonight-interest,engagement, inspiration and ...

20:07:32 FatfonziRT @Soarpoints: #ukedchat I like custard creams best@oldandrewuk how about you?

20:07:32 Soarpoints #ukedchat shortbread or bourbons? You're choice?

20:07:33 ICTmagic

@Debsgf How do you find your images/music? Just

search or do you have a regular site that you visit?#ukedchat

20:07:33 Sarah__wright1#UKedchat using an object or even a photo, can pupilscome up with their own LO?

20:07:35 tweetingteach@nightzookeeper If only those who set observationguidelines could see that #ukedchat

20:07:36 rlj1981

I start my lessons with loud music. The speakers in myclassroom are ace and it gets the kids going whilst theydo the starter #ukedchat

20:07:39 commaficionado RT @Wonderacademy: #ukedchat Let's put an end tosharing objectives and the 3-part lesson tonight-

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interest,engagement, inspiration and ...


RT @smanfarr: #ukedchat juxtapose two seeminglyrandoms ( Banksy and William Blake) let em run at how

they could be linked. Deep thinkin ...20:07:51 oldandrewuk @Soarpoints #ukedchat More of a bourbon man myself.



20:07:57 TeacherToolkit

RT @Johnpaulmacca: @TeacherToolkit anyone useoutdoor learning to energise studentscan they pointme in the right direction #ukedchat

20:07:59 timbuckteeth

If Microsoft designed biscuits, the packet would take 5

minutes to open. #ukedchat

20:08 theLKgeek

RT @Wonderacademy: #ukedchat Put an end tosharing LOs & 3-part lesson tonight:interest,engagement, inspiration &passion takemany forms

20:08:05 EYTalking

@ukedchat join #EYTalking on a Tuesday eveningBetween 8:00pm - 9:00pm for everything Early Years,Childcare & Education #ukedchat


@rlj1981 any particular tunes? Lots of people use

mission impossible theme #ukedchat

20:08:08 PEexpert

#ukedchat Create a Podcast to play as soon as studentsenter, outlining objectives and starter task.#instantengagement

20:08:12 C_Farr0w

@nightzookeeper @tweetingteach but it is equallyimportant that students understand what the point oftheir learning is. #Ukedchat

20:08:15 ICTmagicRT @timbuckteeth: If Microsoft designed biscuits, thepacket would take 5 minutes to open. #ukedchat

20:08:18 oldandrewuk @Debsgf #ukedchat An image of a biscuit?

20:08:20 nightzookeeper@TeamTait Nice idea! I bet that sparked quite a debate#ukedchat

20:08:22 aknill

@Sarah__wright1: #UKedchat using an object or evena photo, can pupils come up with their own LO? Likethis

20:08:33 Soarpoints@oldandrewuk remember # all the way eh? Chewycookies or crumbling ones #ukedchat

20:08:35 nightzookeeper


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20:08:39 TeamTait

#ukedchat If you still get students to write down LOs atstart, u must read this 58Hrs Writing LearningObjectives http://t.co/MNyzizlX

20:08:45 ellysandbrook


20:08:54 commaficionado #ukedchat Can't beat a Viscount.

20:09:05 SwayGrantham@PEexpert this is a fab idea, love it! Have you got anyexamples that you've created? #ukedchat

20:09:06 futurebehaviourIf your #ukedchat tweet isn't that helpful could youplease tag it #unhelpful. (Like I have.)

20:09:23 nightzookeeper @rlj1981 what tunes do you usually go for? #ukedchat

20:09:27 rhythminside


20:09:29 Pekabelo

#UKEdchat magic tricks involving money to sparkcreative thinking works a treat! Have to save them for achallenging lesson...

20:09:45 BrightAire@ukedchat #biscuitchat is the new #pencilchat#ukedchat

20:09:47 Soarpoints

@Fatfonzi @oldandrewuk oh yes Dunkers all the way

#ukedchat M&S often make the best20:09:47 futurebehaviour @tweetingteach What is wisdom? :-)#ukedchat

20:09:50 unionmonkey@tweetingteach @oldandrewuk Gove's reforms will seethe end of biscuits #ukedchat

20:09:52 tweetingteachCan`t beat a classic crunch for dunking, or a biscotto#ukedchat

20:09:59 oldandrewuk RT @timbuckteeth: I want biscuits #ukedchat

20:10:05 headguruteacher

Interested in co-construction? Read these posts:http://t.co/mOZVINdr and how to get started

http://t.co/x3Ior6iw #ukedchat #TMLondon...

20:10:07 PEeducator#UKEdchat examples here! Have a gohttp://t.co/sgAjTaAE

20:10:13 nightzookeeper what's with all the biscuit talk this evening? #ukedchat

20:10:15 kiritunks@tweetingteach @rlj1981 music is brilliant for starters -link to lesson theme #ukedchat

20:10:15 PeterSpencer88@timbuckteeth the Michael Gove biscuit: insubstantial,soggy and limp #ukedchat


Display one word on the board. children concept mapthings they could learn relating to it... they'll think of oneyou didn't! #UKedchat

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20:10:22 PEeducator #UKEdchat and another http://t.co/QCgx0Ubc

20:10:23 Fatfonzi

RT @Soarpoints: @Fatfonzi @oldandrewuk oh yesDunkers all the way #ukedchat M&S often make

the best

20:10:24 SwayGrantham

@TeamTait it's not an option for us :( everything inbooks must have a handwritten learning objective#ukedchat

20:10:26 ICTmagic

Does anyone 'teach' thinking skills as a separatelesson. Would be interesting in views either way.#ProsCons #ukedchat

20:10:27 taskmagic(Archive) Getting them settled... (ideas for settleractivities): http://t.co/6419Xq2p #ukedchat

20:10:28 oldandrewukRT @tweetingteach: Can`t beat a classic crunch fordunking, or a biscotto #ukedchat

20:10:28 futurebehaviour Name 10 things you can't clean. #ukedchat

20:10:31 smartcardriver

@ieshasmall @ictevangelist @syded06 cheers. So guyswill reflection app work on new iPad minis? They'recheaper so could get more #ukedchat

20:10:32 aknill@MrAWebb use IWB tools if have or zoom in / out liketv quizzes of old #ukedchat

20:10:34 DHESolutionsLtd

@C_Farr0w @nightzookeeper But they have to engage

- if it's formulaic every chance they'll take in less than ifjust swept along! #ukedchat

20:10:37 s_armitage

@wonderfrancis looking forward to podcast interviewtomorrow for @_futurelearning - Escaping the matrix?http://t.co/vl8tppeX #ukedchat

20:10:38 MrsVargas45RT @timbuckteeth: If Microsoft designed biscuits, thepacket would take 5 minutes to open. #ukedchat

20:10:41 oldandrewukRT @unionmonkey: @tweetingteach @oldandrewukGove's reforms will see the end of biscuits #ukedchat


RT @Soarpoints: @Fatfonzi @oldandrewuk oh yesDunkers all the way #ukedchat M&S often makethe best

20:10:47 adamcreen

If we are making international comparisons in education,we need to remember an American Biscuit is actuallyjust a bun #ukedchat #biscuit

20:10:47 tickyteckyRT @timbuckteeth: If Microsoft designed biscuits, thepacket would take 5 minutes to open. #ukedchat

20:10:54 oldandrewukRT @BrightAire: @ukedchat #biscuitchat is the new#pencilchat #ukedchat

20:10:56 Soarpoints @Wonderacademy yes - lets share bourbons instead?

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Biscuits won the vote - we want biscuits #ukedchat

20:11:03 SoarpointsRT @informed_edu: You can't beat a good custardcream #ukedchat

20:11:13 textivate

[Your text] + [textivate] = [multiple instant interactiveactivities] > http://t.co/CmFO5KuW < #edtech#elearning #ukedchat #literacy

20:11:16 FatfonziRT @tweetingteach: Can`t beat a classic crunch fordunking, or a biscotto #ukedchat

20:11:16 oldandrewukRT @commaficionado: #ukedchat Can't beat aViscount.

20:11:17 futurebehaviour Name 10 things you can't destroy. #ukedchat

20:11:19 sezl

Right. I prefer the ones wrapped in foil. It's the

experience rather than the taste. #ukedchat #biscuits

20:11:23 oldandrewukRT @Soarpoints: @oldandrewuk remember # all theway eh? Chewy cookies or crumbling ones #ukedchat

20:11:24 tweetingteachAs long as it`s not a rich tea- they`re pointless#ukedchat

20:11:33 Soarpoints@informed_edu they both melt & maintainconsistency #ukedchat

20:11:36 s_armitage

What if Steve Jobs had designed education systems?http://t.co/tm6qbmzn "Insanely great"? #ukedchat

@_futurelearning

20:11:37 SwayGrantham@kiritunks @tweetingteach @rlj1981 i never know whatmusic to use though? any suggestions? #ukedchat

20:11:47 oldandrewukRT @Soarpoints: @informed_edu they both melt &maintain consistency #ukedchat

20:11:51 C_Farr0w

@DHESolutionsLtd @nightzookeeper I introduce whennecessary not first thing. Link the objectives after starter.#Ukedchat


RT @sezl: Right. I prefer the ones wrapped in foil. It's

the experience rather than the taste. #ukedchat#biscuits


RT @smanfarr: #ukedchat juxtapose two seeminglyrandoms ( Banksy and William Blake) let em run at howthey could be linked. Deep thinkin ...

20:12:01 SoarpointsRT @oldandrewuk: #ukedchat is brought to you tonightby Robert Mugabe


@ICTmagic we have 'initiative' sessions, reflecting onwhere it could be used in their learning & what it is#UKedchat

20:12:12 day_tom @C_Farr0w @nightzookeeper @tweetingteach Or

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share them in different ways - Ive done mine in binarybefore for computing #ukedchat

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RT @TeamTait: #ukedchat If you still get students to

write down LOs at start, u must read this 58Hrs WritingLearning Objectives http ...

20:12:14 PeterSpencer88@tweetingteach definitely the Michael Gove of biscuits!#ukedchat


@SwayGrantham Depends on the subject. I wentthrough a thing of using lyrics relating to the topic of thelesson #ukedchat

20:12:21 miketually

RT @TeamTait: #ukedchat If you still get students towrite down LOs at start, u must read this 58Hrs Writing

Learning Objectives http ...20:12:24 davidhunter #ukedchat sounds like you lot need to go on a diet

20:12:27 commaficionado #ukedchat sucking tea up a twix, nibbled at both ends...

20:12:29 adamcreen

Belgian biscuits are called 'speculoos' and taste malty.Not for nothing is Belgium doing well in teacher training.#ukedchat #biscuit

20:12:32 Soarpoints @Fatfonzi @oldandrewuk hahah #ukedchat oh yeeees

20:12:33 sezlAnd if a Roman soldier was a biscuit, it would be ashortbread. #ukedchat #biscuits

20:12:40 DrDav

@tweetingteach @rlj1981 Play songs and ask what thelesson is about. Some suggestions for science on myblog http://t.co/e2Hdbrfj #ukedchat

20:12:51 hardy_alison

RT @TeamTait: If youre a new teacher on Twitter,make sure u follow the #ukedchat hashtag from 8-9pmtonight. Tonight is about starter ...

20:12:51 ICTEvangelistRT @kiritunks: @tweetingteach @rlj1981 music isbrilliant for starters - link to lesson theme #ukedchat

20:12:54 ICTmagic

Seems to me that the most creative thinking happens in

the youngest children before they are taught that each Qhas an A. #ukedchat


@SwayGrantham @kiritunks @tweetingteach @rlj1981Rise of the Valkyries always a goodie!http://t.co/mAWP8fY9 #ukedchat

20:13:10 RobAnthony01#ukedchat So democracy is ignored ... that's the way thecookie crumbles.

20:13:15 JOHNSAYERS

#ukedchat label a picture on the whiteboard. Then turnprojector off. What could/might the image be of whenthey walk in?

20:13:16 wclou RT @TeamTait: #ukedchat If you still get students to

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write down LOs at start, u must read this 58Hrs WritingLearning Objectives http ...

20:13:18 aknill

@kiritunks @tweetingteach @rlj1981 #ukedchat or short

video clip might even be extract to return to ... Whathappened next..?

20:13:30 C_Farr0w

@day_tom @nightzookeeper @tweetingteach now thisis a great idea. Actually hook the learning through theLO.s #Ukedchat

20:13:30 Mrcjhewitt

#ukedchat last starter was picture of a nice dog with theq "why is a nuclear reactor like a dog" wonderfulanswers - not sure its a thunk?

20:13:32 commaficionado

RT @RobAnthony01: #ukedchat So democracy is

ignored ... that's the way the cookie crumbles.

20:13:33 tweetingteachPity that music and arts subjects are being sidelined bythis government though #ukedchat


If you're always flitting around from room to room withyour teaching load, how do you get in and get studentsworking quickly? #ukedchat

20:13:58 jackdisco

RT @JOHNSAYERS: #ukedchat label a picture on thewhiteboard. Then turn projector off. What could/mightthe image be of when they walk in?

20:14:01 oldandrewuk @Johnpaulmacca @TeacherToolkit How about apicnic? Preferably with some biscuits. #ukedchat

20:14:02 Debsgf

@ICTmagic I use google, has tolink with specific topic, really extends & support.Would love to know if there was specific site #ukedchat

20:14:03 Mr_Chas

LISTEN UP ! Teas coffees and BISCUITS on the e-trolley. Custard creams, double choc chip cookies,shortbreads. Order now #ukedchat

20:14:11 callmepolly

@ICTmagic have done so on occasion but currentlydont have the time. Pick up on relevant skills as andwhen. #ukedchat

20:14:12 Mrs___F

@oldandrewuk @unionmonkey @tweetingteach#ukedchat Will he? Academy biscuits? Exam biscuits?Can see it now!

20:14:15 PEeducator

#UKEdchat students to use whiteboard markers andwrite a key word linked to the topic been studied oneach table in the room

20:14:17 SwayGrantham

@DHESolutionsLtd @kiritunks @tweetingteach@rlj1981 and when would you use it? just at the start ofany lesson? #ukedchat

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20:15:28 bellaalebit of an "almost end of term" feel to #ukedchattonight! ;) PS what are Singaporean biscuits like?


@KDWScience please tell me you do that lesson on

may 4th #ukedchat

20:15:39 davidhunter#ukedchat creativity = solving a problem in an originalway. Set an original problem.discuss.voila

20:15:41 biggzy89

#UKEdchat I like to release a dozen highly poisonousvipers in to class and hold the antidote on my personuntil the set work is complete.

20:15:44 pee_kay72


20:15:49 ICTmagic@Debsgf Interested in the idea of a skills week. Can yougive more details? #ukedchat

20:15:58 sezlI'm waiting for someone to advocate hexagonal#biscuits. #ukedchat

20:16:02 oldandrewukRT @tweetingteach: @sezl Cheese straws don`t workwith tea though #ukedchat

20:16:04 MrsPTaylor

RT @PEexpert: #ukedchat Create a Podcast to play assoon as students enter, outlining objectives and startertask. #instantengagement


RT @timbuckteeth: I just designed iBiscuits. They areexpensive, have rounded corners, and you can easilypinch or swipe them. #ukedchat

20:16:08 PearsonThinkTk

@ukedchat people please let us know what you thoughtof the #WeTweetEd debate tonight? http://t.co/WivJyS54#ukedchat


@SwayGrantham I try to link to the lesson so music forwalking in and then pass a linked object round then 20Qs about the object. #ukedchat

20:16:10 Fatfonzi

RT @bellaale: bit of an "almost end of term" feel to#ukedchat tonight! ;) PS what are Singaporean biscuitslike?

20:16:14 Fatfonzi

RT @Mrs___F: @oldandrewuk @unionmonkey@tweetingteach #ukedchat Will he? Academy biscuits?Exam biscuits? Can see it now!

20:16:21 ICTmagic

RT @aknill: @JOHNSAYERS like the labels sanspicture - with IWB could just hide picture layer dependswhat you project onto #ukedchat

20:16:22 FatfonziRT @PeterSpencer88: @oldandrewuk M&S do alovely range of chocolate solo taxonomies #ukedchat

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what about those ones with sesame seeds?

20:17:40 DrDav@PeterSpencer88 Cake, because it goes stale notsoggy if left out of the biscuit tin. #ukedchat

20:17:45 ICTmagicWho is using Philosophy4kids or similar in their school?How do you do it? Opinions? #UKedchat

20:18:06 biggzy89

#UKEdchat I often lock my self in the classroom with apolar bear and tell the class if they cannot pick the lock,they are liable to murder

20:18:09 tonyparkin

RT @PearsonThinkTk: @ukedchat people please let usknow what you thought of the #WeTweetEd debatetonight? http://t.co/5LCWSmFp #ukedchat

20:18:11 JOHNSAYERS

A3 pic covered in post it notes in pairs lift post it Write

labels-annotations (pers) pass round room predict imagefrom post its #ukedchat

20:18:16 C_Farr0w

#ukedchat idea for 'everyday' starter; questions andanswers on cards, pupils rotate around room,answeringn swapping . kinaesthetic starter

20:18:17 yesiamemmabSome great ideas already for me to try! Thank you#ukedchat

20:18:18 tweetingteach@ICTmagic I`ve thought about using it but need to workit into SOW #ukedchat


RT @oldandrewuk: @Wonderacademy #ukedchat Whynot vote on how the lesson should be structured andthen do something else entirely? #bisc ...

20:18:27 Jivespin

#ukedchat Giving students anagrams of key words tosolve from a text they have to read is a good starter. Indebrief they explain key word.

20:18:38 edwebb


20:18:46 Soarpoints @JOHNSAYERS a biscuit ? A milk biscuit ? #ukedchat@oldandrewuk

20:18:47 sezl@oldandrewuk or good old Carlisle Car's cheese melts.#ukedchat

20:18:49 Mrs___F@oldandrewuk @sezl #ukedchat Can't go wrong with aRitz Cracker!

20:18:50 ICTmagic@tweetingteach Are they barriers to you doing that?#ukedchat

20:18:51 davidhunter@Teachric erm.. I guarantee that young children copythe LOL without thinking about it #ukedchat

20:18:52 tweetingteach Anybody use works of art in starters? #ukedchat

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RT @Jivespin: #ukedchat Giving students anagrams ofkey words to solve from a text they have to read is agood starter. In debrief they ...


@ICTEvangelist #ukedchat You could try to bribe themto come in with some form of sweet tasting crunchysnack.

20:18:59 yesiamemmabOr a word search or word puzzle related to topic#ukedchat

20:19 J_Loetzerich

RT @ICTmagic: Does anyone 'teach' thinking skills as aseparate lesson. Would be interesting in views eitherway. #ProsCons #ukedchat


@ICTmagic The material we need to get through mainly

#ukedchat

20:19:19 MrsPTaylor

#ukedchat way you share objectives is key - interactivity!Mirror images, anagrams of key skills, pictograms,puzzle pieces, guess the skill

20:19:30 TeachricKinaesthetic - a word which makes me laugh every timeI read it #ukedchat

20:19:33 smanfarr

#ukedchat room cordoned off with tape, outline of bodyon floor and scattered clues. What better way to startteaching crime stories?

20:19:34 Soarpoints @RobAnthony01 Noo - let's down tools and obeyinstructions - only biscuits for us at #ukedchat


@C_Farr0w @nightzookeeper Which is great but that'san Ofsted no-no which is mad. They want you to do therobot. Not that robot. #ukedchat

20:19:40 ICTEvangelist @oldandrewuk can you think of anything? #UKEdChat

20:19:41 RobAnthony01 #ukedchat Why aren't NICE biscuits actually nice?

20:19:44 TeacherToolkit

RT @oldandrewuk: @Johnpaulmacca @TeacherToolkitHow about a picnic? Preferably with some biscuits.

#ukedchat20:19:53 bluemoonjules @tweetingteach #ukedchat yup, and music...

20:19:55 day_tom

#ukedchat someone at our place showed me clustering.Each kid has a card with fact on it and has to find relatedfacts to make a cluster

20:19:56 C_Farr0w

RT @MrsPTaylor: #ukedchat way you share objectivesis key - interactivity! Mirror images, anagrams of keyskills, pictograms, puzzle pie ...

20:20:03 sezl@Pekabelo do they promote higher thinking skills?#ukedchat

20:20:03 Mrs___F @biggzy89 Is this a fetish thing or are the class talented

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in the lock picking department? #ukedchat

20:20:04 LessonHacker

#ukedchat students enter to either read and reply toteacher feedback online or use post it notes to answer

some topical research questions

20:20:10 nmckain

Picked up this book on holiday in US. He's also done akids version. Have them on display in classroomhttp://t.co/FqoFvKub #ukedchat

20:20:14 toppsines

RT @TeamTait: #ukedchat If you still get students towrite down LOs at start, u must read this 58Hrs WritingLearning Objectives http ...

20:20:17 HexagonbotRT @sezl: I'm waiting for someone to advocatehexagonal #biscuits. #ukedchat

20:20:25 tweetingteach@unionmonkey You can sign a petition against theebacc at http://t.co/GENTFjAU #ukedchat

20:20:26 davisonpe

#ukedchat A technique I use to get pupils thinking atstart of lesson.Video loaded but could scan QR codewhen come in http://t.co/0Mdl0epI


@tweetingteach #ukedchat Don't forget cookery. Failureto include that in the Ebacc might undermine the biscuitmaking industry.

20:20:43 Soarpoints

@ian_hedley @oldandrewuk bourbon with whiskey

#ukedchat

20:20:44 eyebeams

@tweetingteach Used to ask the students 2 describe aperson and then draw them down to the minutiae offeatures - then personality #UKedchat

20:20:46 eyebeamsHow about the question lasting the whole lessonhttp://t.co/gWo8YHDc #UKedchat

20:20:47 ICTEvangelistCan technology play a role in helping get your lesson offto a good start? #ukedchat


@MissClark_RE What`s the reaction from pupils?

#ukedchat

20:20:55 GoGo_GadgetGirl

@tweetingteach I used to use them a lot when I taughtfilm studies, going through german expressionism#UKedchat

20:20:59 oldandrewuk @Mrcjhewitt #ukedchat Like a dog biscuit, surely?

20:21:12 davidhunter #ukedchat quiz quiz trade to recap on previous learning

20:21:12 ICTmagicDo you think that 'thinking skills' can be taught? Innateor something to practise and hone? #ukedchat

20:21:13 lornachurms@ICTEvangelist #ukedchat like using things to get themthinking that has no right or wrong answer

20:21:19 oldandrewuk RT @JOHNSAYERS: #ukedchat label a picture on the

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whiteboard. Then turn projector off. What could/mightthe image be of when they walk in?

20:21:19 smartcardriver

@ICTmagic I use it with yr7 for starters #ukedchat like

thunks.... Also for enquiry skills


RT @LessonHacker: #ukedchat students enter to eitherread and reply to teacher feedback online or use post itnotes to answer some topic ...

20:21:27 Linakerict#ukedchat can't beat a bit of tech powered modellingusing a visualiser. I use the hdhue in my class!

20:21:27 DrDav

@oldandrewuk In science we use Jaffa cakes to modelphases of the moon. So starter is 'how is the moon like aJaffa cake? #ukedchat

20:21:28 sezlDo Tuc biscuits still exist? Or did they die out withSpangles? #ukedchat

20:21:32 JOHNSAYERS

#ukedchat on underside diff pair add critique kind-specific-helpful pass back feedback improve. peel picthen seq as class piece together

20:21:33 unionmonkey@tweetingteach They may try but Gove's ebbac isheading for the rocks #ukedchat

20:21:34 PEeducator

#UKEdchat create a wordle surrounding the lessoncontent, get students to dissect and create a sentence.

#literacy20:21:36 oldandrewuk @JOHNSAYERS Could it be a biscuit? #ukedchat

20:21:41 Soarpoints

RT @oldandrewuk: @Johnpaulmacca @TeacherToolkitHow about a picnic? Preferably with some biscuits.#ukedchat

20:21:45 oldandrewukRT @Soarpoints: @JOHNSAYERS a biscuit ? A milkbiscuit ? #ukedchat @oldandrewuk

20:21:49 smanfarr

@ICTmagic use it quite a bit. Works really well and kidsare great at establishing their own questions to explore

#ukedchat

20:21:51 DrHuxTM@RobAnthony01 Their inventor had a wicked sense ofirony??? #ukedchat #savethebiscuit

20:21:51 PEeducator#UKEdchat off you go kids run through that goal post,that one and then back to me!!

20:21:54 Soarpoints@oldandrewuk @johnpaulmacca @teachertoolkit ohjust the best yet #ukedchat

20:21:58 ICTmagic@smartcardriver What is the difference between'enquiry skills' and thunks? #ukedchat

20:22:02 biggzy89#UKEdchat Starter idea: make them write with bluntpencils and no desks, best writing wins a beer.

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20:22:12 Fatfonzi

@Teachric: Kinaesthetic - a word which makes melaugh every time I read it #ukedchat is that a type ofbiscuit??

20:22:18 RAS1975


20:22:33 C_Farr0w@ICTEvangelist no it takes to bloody long and kills thepace. #Ukedchat


Quite a lot of people using art in starters,this is wherewe can make connections with skills pupils use in art& our subject #ukedchat

20:22:43 MrsPTaylor

#ukedchat Oh and kids setting their own objectives -

they are surprisingly good at it!

20:22:52 oldandrewuk@Soarpoints @JOHNSAYERS Ah, you beat me to it#ukedchat

20:22:59 Pekabelo

#ukedchat I love getting kids to spend 5 minutesdrawing me a picture of their day so far. Can be verytherapeutic and useful.

20:23:05 tweetingteachAs well as defending the future of art subjects. Sign thepetition at http://t.co/GENTFjAU #ukedchat


RT @Pekabelo: #ukedchat I love getting kids to spend 5

minutes drawing me a picture of their day so far. Can bevery therapeutic and useful.

20:23:25 yesiamemmab

I'd like to say that mot things need to be taught..It'spossible to spot the chdn who've had time to developskills #ukedchat

20:23:30 aknill

#UKEdchat key question on board, all entering roomwrite up an answer, make way to groups and discussemerging points #ukedchat

20:23:39 JivespinAngelfire as advocated by @LearningSpy is a greatonline anagram maker. #ukedchat

20:23:44 tweetingteach@MissClark_RE I used to a have a range of religious artaround the whiteboard in my old classroom #ukedchat

20:23:44 oldandrewukRT @Soarpoints: @ian_hedley @oldandrewuk bourbonwith whiskey #ukedchat

20:23:46 Mrs___F#ukedchat Actually you can't beat disseminating aWagon Wheel. Multi layered.

20:23:46 DrDav@sezl No, they still exist, and are lovely with a bit ofgarlic roule. #ukedchat #biscuit

20:23:50 ICTmagic @DrDav @oldandrewuk Ah! I think that Jaffa cakescould be one of the best science demo resources

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available! #ukedchat

20:23:51 Teachric @Fatfonzi kinaesthetic kreams #ukedchat

20:23:53 web20education

#noteshares #startup platform to learn,educate,share

http://t.co/6UyPhWmQ #edchat #elearning #ukedchat#cpchat #tlchat #eddies12 #edtech20

20:23:54 LessonHacker

#ukedchat I like using @polleverywhere so I can dosome student voice / questioning through text message,instant feedback without a PC each


Paired talk on entry with a topic specific image. Post itsto then share within a table group. Jigsaw class.#ukedchat

20:24:03 Fatfonzi

RT @Teachric: @Fatfonzi kinaesthetic kreams

#ukedchat20:24:05 oldandrewuk @ICTEvangelist #ukedchat Stumped.

20:24:14 oldandrewukRT @Mrs___F: @oldandrewuk @sezl #ukedchat Can'tgo wrong with a Ritz Cracker!

20:24:18 oldandrewukRT @sezl: @oldandrewuk or good old Carlisle Car'scheese melts. #ukedchat

20:24:20 smanfarr

RT @day_tom: #ukedchat someone at our placeshowed me clustering. Each kid has a card with fact onit and has to find related facts to m ...

20:24:31 DHESolutionsLtd@LessonHacker That looks good! Thanks for sharing!#ukedchat

20:24:40 tweetingteach@MrsPTaylor this is why we need to defend all subjectshttp://t.co/GENTFjAU #ukedchat

20:24:41 NixStyx

RT @MrsVargas45: RT @timbuckteeth: If Microsoftdesigned biscuits, the packet would take 5 minutes toopen. #ukedchat

20:24:45 DrDav

Ahhh, the simplicity of PE. RT @PEeducator:#UKEdchat off you go kids run through that goal post,

that one and then back to me!!

20:24:47 MrG_ICT

Tell children before lesson what they will be learningabout. - Open the lesson by asking what they havelearned. #ukedchat

20:25:06 lamprus


20:25:12 bluewaveswift

Delighted to be chosen by GEMS Education as theirchoice for school improvement management systemhttp://t.co/KHv7BOlI #ukedchat

20:25:15 sezl @DrDav @oldandrewuk and the answer is 'neither of

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them are biscuits' #ukedchat

20:25:18 futurebehaviour#whatif you could taste words? (Well I know what#ukedchat would taste like.)

20:25:34 oldandrewuk#ukedchat How many subjects can be taught viatenuous analogies to biscuits?

20:25:34 frogphilp

Obviously the best way to start any lesson is to getchildren to read the learning objective. And then write itdown. All of it. #ukedchat

20:25:34 ICTmagic

Do we think there are particular subject areas that areeasier to integrate thunks discussions in to? Why?#ukedchat


@MrG_ICT Can use question about what they have

learned previous lesson to differentiate by group#ukedchat

20:25:35 C_Farr0w @PEeducator classic PE starter #Ukedchat

20:25:56 oldandrewukRT @sezl: @DrDav @oldandrewuk and the answer is'neither of them are biscuits' #ukedchat

20:25:58 HenryDorling1

#UKEdchat give students qr code as they enter roomscan and find partner discuss links then use mind mapapp then tweet mmap

20:26:05 Shawbo

RT @Pekabelo: #ukedchat I love getting kids to spend 5

minutes drawing me a picture of their day so far. Can bevery therapeutic and useful.


RT @ICTmagic: @DrDav @oldandrewuk Ah! I think thatJaffa cakes could be one of the best science demoresources available! #ukedchat

20:26:17 KDWScience@davidhunter love QQT #UKedchat the kids like it aswell

20:26:23 ICTmagic@smartcardriver How do they choose? Voting? Naturalflow of discussion? #ukedchat

20:26:43 JOHNSAYERS

Put continuum questions on windows in your room forstudents to pick up as soon as try come back into roomWatch a Q develop #ukedchat

20:26:47 Mrcjhewitt

@oldandrewuk #ukedchat BISCUITS again!!! tomorrowI will ask Y10 what biscuit a double glazing salespersonwould eat

20:26:50 Mrs___F@oldandrewuk @sezl #ukedchat Fig Rolls for a sweetermoment though. Retro bikkie.

20:26:55 jackieschneider When did #ukedchat finally jump the shark?20:26:56 KDWScience RT @PEeducator: #UKEdchat create a wordle

surrounding the lesson content, get students to dissect

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and create a sentence. #literacy

20:27:07 oldandrewukRT @futurebehaviour: #whatif you could taste words?(Well I know what #ukedchat would taste like.)

20:27:09 danielharvey9


20:27:11 sezl@oldandrewuk what a ridiculous question! The answer,Andrew, is all of them! #ukedchat

20:27:12 RAS1975#ukedchat I like to leave something for the children tofind . . . A paw print, half eaten sandwich, note from . . .

20:27:20 sjgorman

RT @ikeontoast: @Matt_Gomez: New App: ToontasticJr. Pirates! http://t.co/Zy84xxn1 Excited to try this

#kinderchat #ukedchat #edchat # ...

20:27:24 derekwingroveI quite like using anagrams of key vocabulary on theboard for them to work out #ukedchat

20:27:26 pault14761

@oldandrewuk @ICTEvangelist #ukedchat thenblindfold them and ask them to eat the biscuit.Genuinely kinaesthetic?

20:27:31 smartcardriver@ICTmagic I use class voting, through justifications#ukedchat


RT @Teachric: @Fatfonzi kinaesthetic kreams

#ukedchat

20:27:44 oldandrewukRT @Mrs___F: #ukedchat Actually you can't beatdisseminating a Wagon Wheel. Multi layered.

20:27:45 timbuckteeth@jackieschneider What exactly does that mean?Jumping the shark? Sounds like fish abuse. #ukedchat

20:27:46 ICTEvangelistAre there any logistical things that could help make yourstarts more efficient? #ukedchat

20:27:50 oldandrewukRT @DrDav: @sezl No, they still exist, and are lovelywith a bit of garlic roule. #ukedchat #biscuit

20:27:52 futurebehaviour #whatif nobody ever died? #ukedchat

20:27:57 kaiako_nz

#ukedchat We have better biscuits in Aotearoa NewZealand ;) #timtam #anzac Thanks @oldandrewuk Kapai kai!

20:28:05 KDWScience

#ukedchat I get kids to reflect on three thing they learntlast lesson, eg the one just before mine. Not my lastlesson. They love this

20:28:12 tweetingteach I miss Yorkshire tea biscuits #ukedchat

20:28:22 Mrs___F@JPAMDG Indeed #ukedchat Jammy Dodger for thosechewing over moments?

20:28:26 frogphilp Tunnocks. I believe that is the answer. #ukedchat

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RT @Fatfonzi: @Teachric: Kinaesthetic - a word whichmakes me laugh every time I read it #ukedchat is that atype of biscuit??

20:28:34 hopkinsdavid


20:28:38 davidhunter@futurebehaviour #whatif there were no earthworms?#ukedchat

20:28:55 JOHNSAYERS

Add Hidden Qs in books to show you look at em eachlesson. Or on windows,ceiling, under table, chair. Createinquisitive students #ukedchat


@frogphilp Used to get tunnocks when I gave blood in

Scotland #ukedchat20:28:58 oldandrewuk @biggzy89 #ukedchat Wins a biscuit, surely?

20:29:31 C_Farr0w@biggzy89 #Ukedchat is a a good craic to be fair youdirty troll

20:29:31 RAS1975 #ukedchat nah, has to be the chocolate malted milk

20:29:38 derekwingrove 3 wishes for the lesson that is starting #ukedchat

20:29:47 PEeducator

#UKEdchat embrace the power of twitter give student aspecific hashtag linked 2 the lesson, student then tweetcurrent knowledge using the #

20:29:55 ICTmagicA quick unscientific straw poll of who usings the 3 partlesson in *most* of their lessons. Yay or nay? #ukedchat

20:30 oldandrewuk@ICTmagic @smartcardriver #ukedchat Only the latterrhymes with "dunks".

20:30:08 PEeducatorRT @C_Farr0w: @PEeducator classic PE starter#Ukedchat

20:30:08 lornachurms#ukedchat same room to teach in.when changing roomsthe first part is always a little disorientated

20:30:11 CreativeSTAR

@Johnpaulmacca @TeacherToolkit Have a look at I'm a

teacher, get me OUTSIDE here! http://t.co/JB9EjoIz foroutdoor learning #ukedchat

20:30:15 JOHNSAYERS

@ICTmagic have to say Geography is a great subject toimplement thunking. As a naturally inquisitive subjectabout perspectives. #ukedchat

20:30:15 danielharvey9


20:30:18 sezl@Mrs___F @oldandrewuk again, I think fig roll is moreof a cake. #ukedchat

20:30:25 callmepolly #ukedchat love a (relevant) song for a starter - gets

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them totally engaged and enthusiastic

20:30:37 A_Weatherall

@kaiako_nz @oldandrewuk Tim Tams are the superiorPenguin. Bite off alternate corners and suck through tea.

Yummy #ukedchat #biscuit

20:30:42 oldandrewuk@ICTmagic @smartcardriver #ukedchat If they do vote,do you just ignore the result? #biscuitgate

20:30:46 Dragonfly_EduAnyone got some good resources for flipping lessons? Ifnot, how about sone #biscuit advice? #ukedchat

20:30:51 ICTmagic@JOHNSAYERS Can you give an example?#OnTheSpot #Ukedchat

20:31:01 oldandrewukRT @sezl: @oldandrewuk what a ridiculous question!The answer, Andrew, is all of them! #ukedchat

20:31:11 davidhunter#ukedchat do a test.then you'll know what they don'tknow and what they do

20:31:23 ICTEvangelistRT @tweetingteach: Anybody use works of art instarters? #ukedchat

20:31:23 MrsFolkerCES


20:31:33 oldandrewukRT @sezl: @Mrs___F @oldandrewuk again, I think figroll is more of a cake. #ukedchat

20:31:34 biggzy89 @oldandrewuk #ukedchat haha go me!


@ICTmagic I'd say yay but often end up being 2 partwith either starter or plenary! Both can feel a bitformulaic if used always. #ukedchat

20:31:51 KDWScience@kaiako_nz love time tams, ex Ozzie living in uk#UKedchat

20:31:52 lamprus

RT @davisonpe: #ukedchat A technique I use to getpupils thinking at start of lesson.Video loaded but couldscan QR code when come in ht ...

20:31:59 oldandrewuk @sezl @Mrs___F #ukedchat Heresy! It's the prince ofbiscuits.

20:32 sezl I don't even LIKE biscuits all that much. #ukedchat

20:32:05 frogphilpLesson Starter: What are the 6 stages of separationfrom Garibaldi to Actor Simon Pegg? #ukedchat

20:32:10 ICTmagicRT @ICTEvangelist: Are there any logistical things thatcould help make your starts more efficient? #ukedchat


RT @kaiako_nz: #ukedchat We have better biscuits inAotearoa New Zealand ;) #timtam #anzac Thanks@oldandrewuk Ka pai kai!

20:32:22 eyebeams @timbuckteeth @jackieschneider Deeply sad I know

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that http://t.co/iizCZHyq #UKedchat

20:32:27 MrMckyntyre Iced GEMs education? #ukedchat


RT @pault14761: @oldandrewuk @ICTEvangelist

#ukedchat then blindfold them and ask them to eat thebiscuit. Genuinely kinaesthetic?

20:32:30 JOHNSAYERS@ICTmagic rural people are better farmers than urbanpeople #ukedchat

20:32:34 Mrs___F@sezl @oldandrewuk #ukedchat Depends how longyou chew it for.

20:32:34 davisonpe

#ukedchat In pract, use Wordle's of that sport's levels.Stick them on the wall at far side of Gym. Ask pupilwhich words they can see=LO's!

20:32:37 oldandrewukRT @Mrs___F: @oldandrewuk @sezl #ukedchat FigRolls for a sweeter moment though. Retro bikkie.

20:32:39 timbuckteeth@jackieschneider @eyebeams So... fish abuse then?#ukedchat


RT @Mrcjhewitt: @oldandrewuk #ukedchat BISCUITSagain!!! tomorrow I will ask Y10 what biscuit a doubleglazing salesperson would eat

20:32:46 day_tom

@ICTmagic Use it still for coursework / project lessons -set targets as starter, work on them, plenary checking if

met #ukedchat

20:32:50 MrsPTaylor#ukedchat Do people do levelled outcomes for everylesson at their school?


@kiritunks Defend all subjects and the right of pupils toreceive a fully rounded education athttp://t.co/GENTFjAU #ukedchat

20:33:01 biggzy89

RT @Pekabelo: #ukedchat I love getting kids to spend 5minutes drawing me a picture of their day so far. Can bevery therapeutic and useful.

20:33:02 StueytheCoach


20:33:07 ICTmagic @JOHNSAYERS Yeap. Good one. #ukedchat

20:33:07 kiritunks

it's all very well putting creativity into starters but whatabout rest of curriculum? Gove doesn't value arts#ukedchat

20:33:08 MMaryMcKennaRT @tweetingteach: I miss Yorkshire tea biscuits#ukedchat

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