I’m looking for guest bloggers!I’m an EdBlogsIE Contributor:Visit Seas Suas to keep up with Irish primary school blogs:Creative Commons License:I’m Nigel Lane, thank you for visiting my blog. This work, including all images found, used and created for all posts, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Tumblr (3.0; @theinsidelane)http://www.theinsidelane.net/Head over to the LIT website to register for these excellent events taking place this Friday &amp;...http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/49859750612http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/49859750612Tue, 07 May 2013 16:57:27 +0100cesiconferemcesteachmeeteducationtechnology<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qkAietIUKVU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><h1 id="watch-headline-title"><span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" id="eow-title" title="Learning STEM Skills by Designing Video Games (Is School Enough? Series)">Video Of The Week #7 - Learning STEM Skills by Designing Video Games</span></h1> <p>Here’s another excellent video from <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/" target="_blank">Edutopia</a>. Designing games is something that children and teenagers have huge interest in, I know this from my own students over the past few years. The skills learned when designing and coding are beneficial to many areas of learning.</p>http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/49858618105http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/49858618105Tue, 07 May 2013 16:33:41 +0100votwvideovideosgamesgamingeducationtechnologySTEMmathsLists are a great way to organise your followed streams on Twitter. I&#8217;ve posted about this...http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/49283076989http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/49283076989Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:54:44 +01003pointseducationtwitter<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rNu8XDBSn10?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Video Of The Week #6 - The Difference Between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained</strong></p> <p>An interesting, quick explanation of a somewhat misunderstood region of the world!</p>http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/48855463467http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/48855463467Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:00:42 +0100educationvideovotwgeographyMore and more teachers are creating video content to complement their lessons. With the idea of the...http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/48705014046http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/48705014046Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:00:53 +01003pointstechnologyeducationvideoflipped classroomI&#8217;m currently involved with the LSL project and this is a brief presentation I&#8217;ve put...http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/48527322242http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/48527322242Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:00:52 +0100LSLeducationtechnology<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-O8t__3Vu9I?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><big><strong>Video Of The Week #5 - How To Get Students Ready For Learning </strong></big></p> <p>Another excellent video from Edutopia.</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Teachers at Mount Desert Elementary School in Northeast Harbor, Maine, use proven Responsive Classroom techniques… <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-O8t__3Vu9I" target="_blank">(more)</a></span></p> </blockquote>http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/48371047296http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/48371047296Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:48:00 +0100votwvideoeducationFor this week&#8217;s Three Pointer post, I&#8217;m recommending three iPad apps that can be used...http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/48132194413http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/48132194413Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:00:39 +01003pointsappstechnologyeducation<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/db9df80a1b4278606646a62ad1c182b6/tumblr_mk6hh3aqpT1ryt5plo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>9 Ways a Parent Can Help With Reading</p>http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/48042980517http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/48042980517Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:01:02 +0100Chris Hadfield&#8217;s Twitter account must be the most interesting ever found on the popular social...http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47955662456http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47955662456Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:00:51 +0100scienceastronomyeducation<iframe class="spotify_audio_player" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Atrack%3A5u8SYQeNO8Nc0Y0glB3H9z&view=coverart" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="500" height="580"></iframe><br/><br/><p>I had a teacher in third class, a substitute for the final term as far as I can recall, who taught almost everything to us through music. I have some truly vivid recollections of that time, many more than from other more recent years. This must be down to the music. We had silly little songs and rhymes for maths, Gaeilge and every other subject area. But most of all I remember him for teaching us “real” songs. I don’t think I had learned any songs in school before this that weren’t “school” songs. And the song that I remember most clearly from third class is “Leaving On A Jet Plane”. So thank you, Mr. Fry, for a memorable term and an introduction to a new world of music!</p> <p>Are there any songs that you regularly teach?</p>http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47866671912http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47866671912Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:00:48 +0100musicteaching Digital Art Week 2013 begins on Monday. If you or your students have access to iPads then you might...http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47786614210http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47786614210Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:01:17 +0100appseductaionarttechnologyiPadiOSiPhoneiPodAncient Egypt is a common topic explored by primary/elementary students the world over. Stories of...http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47783511963http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47783511963Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:00:37 +0100historyebookseducation<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Z7geP5ev0VI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span><strong>Video Of The Week #4 - You Don’t Even Know What Big Is</strong></span> </p> <p>I’ve said before on this blog that astronomy fascinates me. I find it mind-boggling, inspiring, belittling and uplifting all at the same time. This week’s video puts into some perspective the size of some satellites, planets and stars. From our moon to VY Canis Majoris, the series of images is enough to make you feel small and insignificant, enjoy!</p>http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47714483129http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47714483129Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:30:47 +0100astronomyvideoeducationvotwscience Fotobabble is a simple app and web interface that allows to record audio to describe photos....http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47703304794http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47703304794Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:00:57 +0100educationtechnologyappsphotosweb 2.0web toolsiOS<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6be6b777888e873fa3377496925b0a72/tumblr_mjv11qGxq31s0tk71o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.</span></p> <p><span>Will Durant </span></p>http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47633612577http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47633612577Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:30:50 +0100educationquotes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/39f18f16bc5c33dad064e32dcad0e562/tumblr_mkty2nwLMM1rcopwio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Does this feel familiar?</p>http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47622581125http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47622581125Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:00:54 +0100For this week&#8217;s Three Pointer let me introduce the following blogs. Ask A Tech TeacherThis...http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47550927066http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47550927066Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:00:51 +01003pointseducationbloggingrssgoogle readertumblrI really like Tumblr as a blogging platform. It&#8217;s not the perfect platform, that just...http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47541628977http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47541628977Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:00:42 +0100tumblrbloggingJust over a year ago (February 2012) I helped redesign our school website. We had been using...http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47458980131http://www.theinsidelane.net/post/47458980131Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:00:41 +0100educationtechnologyappsiOSandroidweeblyweb designwebsites