Ukedchat Archive 9 September 2010

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dughall 19:49 Just over 10 mins to go before #ukedchat Do join us.
#ukedchat gets underway in 10 minutes - "Making learning fun."

ukedchat 19:52 #education #edchat #teachers hosted by @dughall
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RT @ukedchat: #ukedchat gets underway in 10 minutes - "Making

ianaddison 19:52 learning fun." #education #edchat #teachers hosted by @dughall
RT @ianaddison: What is #ukedchat? Let my blog post explain it for

dughall 19:52 you http://ianaddison.net/?p=288
RT @ukedchat: #ukedchat gets underway in 10 minutes - "Making
learning fun." #education #edchat #teachers hosted by @dughall <~
dailydenouement 19:53 Have coffee!
dughall 19:53 @mr_chadwick Would be great to have you along :-) #ukedchat
5 mins till #ukedchat - are you man/woman enough to enter the

johnmclear 19:54 cage?
#ukedchat part timer tonight: just in from long long day. Hope it goes
familysimpson 19:55 well!! I'll drop in if I can put my wine down for long enough!!
RT @dughall: RT @ianaddison: What is #ukedchat? Let my blog

lordlangley73 19:55 post explain it for you http://ianaddison.net/?p=288
#ukedchat certain elements of my s2 class today would have said

familysimpson 19:56 "climbing a tree" ... Sigh...
RT @dailydenouement: RT @ukedchat: #ukedchat gets underway in
10 minutes - "Making learning fun." #education #edchat #teachers
Iris_Connect 19:56 hosted by...
coffeeandpupils 19:57 #ukedchat Too tired tonight, really sorry !
ukedchat 19:57 #ukedchat "Making learning fun."
iteachyear4 19:58 Wow - after that Eastenders, time for #ukedchat
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Frankly sir, you are boring the hell out of me http://bit.ly/dm21lu
briankotts 19:59 #ukedchat
Hint: On twitter no-one can see you enter, leave or lurk. You don't
cleverfiend 19:59 have to announce these to all ..... #ukedchat
PriGamesArena 19:59 Fun learning is the topic for tonight - Helllllllllllllllls yea! #ukedchat
I'm ready for the chat! So is my 7 yr old who says "I love learning!" 4
KnikiDavies 19:59 days in to new school that's got to be good. #ukedchat
Hoping to actually participate in tonite's #ukedchat rather than just

mrswaustin 19:59 downloading it the day after. Fingers crossed I can keep up!
RT @dughall: All you #ukedchat lurkers... Why not join in with a
tweet or two tonight. You *have* got something useful to say! Gooo
LibWithAttitude 20:00 on!
Ding ding! And they're off! Welcome to tonight's #ukedchat The topic
dughall 20:00 is 'Making Learning Fun'
which way to #Ukedchat #Justwondering http://yfrog.com/6btnhmj

EddieGouthwaite 20:00 may be late :-) Started
Hola tweeps. I may have to drop in and out of thread as I have to

lordlangley73 20:00 look after my children. #ukedchat
RT @PriGamesArena: Fun learning is the topic for tonight -

dughall 20:00 Helllllllllllllllls yea! #ukedchat
Please don't forget to use the #ukedchat hashtag or your valuable

dughall 20:01 tweets may get lost.
dailydenouement 20:01 So, what makes a lesson fun then? #ukedchat
dughall 20:01 @mrswaustin Please do join in! #ukedchat
Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests,

Mrrainford 20:01 which aren't always what you think ! You need their input #ukedchat
RT @mrswaustin: Hoping to actually participate in tonite's #ukedchat
rather than just downloading Fingers crossed I can keep up! -> Me
gceyre 20:01 Too!
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#ukedchat my first contribution for fun fun fun is
ianaddison 20:02 http://www.poissonrouge.com perfect for Year R/KS1, it's amazing :-)
RT @dailydenouement: So, what makes a lesson fun then?

rmsimonwilliams 20:02 #ukedchat
dughall 20:02 So, who has anything to say about making learning fun? #ukedchat
@Belinda2425 RT @dughall: Tonight's topic on #ukedchat is 'Making

carolinebreyley 20:02 Learning Fun' Join us at 8pm uk time.
RT @wjputt: #ukedchat If one gets absorbed in something - flow -

dughall 20:02 you'll have real fun & you'll learn.
Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in. If
lordlangley73 20:02 you're enthused in the first place it can be contagious #ukedchat
@dailydenouement #ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of

ForesterJo 20:02 humour and can laugh at themselves always helps!
I think the most important aspect in fun lessons is making them

gceyre 20:02 relevant to pupils. #ukedchat
raff31 20:02 play games have fun #ukedchat
#ukedchat I think Brainpop is really good, my class have really

KnikiDavies 20:02 enjoyed it so far!
dughall 20:03 What can we, as educators, do? #ukedchat
#ukedchat Which century was Conisborough castle built

EddieGouthwaite 20:03 http://yfrog.com/mjsxgj making learning fun grade yourself :)
RT @Mrrainford: It is about it being relevant to student interests,

dughall 20:03 which aren't always what you think ! You need their input #ukedchat
RT @mathchat: #mathchat Today 23:30GMT Time:
http://bit.ly/clfFoR Prep: http://bit.ly/a7h7Ae #elemchat #ukedchat
Giftedkidsie 20:03 #edchat #ntchat #scichat...
RT @ianaddison: #ukedchat my first contribution for fun fun fun is

dughall 20:03 http://www.poissonrouge.com perfect for Year R/KS1, it's amazing :-)
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RT @briankotts: Frankly sir, you are boring the hell out of me
pwardle0910 20:03 http://bit.ly/dm21lu #ukedchat
#ukedchat when do you enjoy learning? When you have fun. Its the
didactylos 20:03 way we are programmed to learn
Make sure you're enjoyig it yourself. Teacher enthusiasm is

SusanElkinJourn 20:03 infectious. #ukedchat
Tonight's #ukedchat is on 'Making Learning Fun' just started, why not

EvolveLeeds 20:03 join in the conversation
RT @lordlangley73: If *you're* enthused in the first place it can be

dughall 20:04 contagious #ukedchat
#ukedchat @dailydenouement encourage play - even (especially) in

duckinwales 20:04 adults.
#ukedchat making learning fun. Competition using personal bests or

esoldaveglasgow 20:04 against peers in a 'safe' way. No triumphalism or put-downs.
As long as they are clear on the benefits of playing them RT @raff31

Mrrainford 20:04 play games have fun #ukedchat
#ukedchat can someone come up with an equation for fun learning?

didactylos 20:04 what does it comprise?
@dughall as per so many debates, comes down to how much
teacher's at the centre- they're better at creating their fun than we
ChrisFullerisms 20:04 are! #ukedchat
RT @ForesterJo: @dailydenouement #ukedchat I think a teacher
who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always
dughall 20:04 helps!
saraloisstanley 20:04 are lessons more fun when problems are solved together ?#ukedchat
dawnhallybone 20:04 fun can be - frenetic, unpredictable and natural :) #ukedchat
Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun! Does all learning

tonycassidy 20:04 have to be fun... #ukedchat
#ukedchat Hands-on problems in groups can often be fun. Even if it's

KnikiDavies 20:04 just sorting cards or pictures it's a fun way to do it.
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@Belinda2425 RT @ianaddison: What is #ukedchat? Let my blog
carolinebreyley 20:04 post explain it for you http://ianaddison.net/?p=288
Anyone want to collaborate on Scalextric? - design, commentary,
ICT, peer coaching: http://frogphilpscalextric.posterous.com
frogphilp 20:04 #ukedchat
RT @SusanElkinJourn: Make sure you're enjoyig it yourself. Teacher

Mrrainford 20:04 enthusiasm is infectious. #ukedchat
My pupils say being involved in the planning process makes lesson

mr_chadwick 20:04 more fun and relevant #ukedchat
RT @duckinwales: #ukedchat @dailydenouement encourage play -
even (especially) in adults. < Yes gd point. They forget sometimes
dailydenouement 20:05 we're human!
dughall 20:05 So 'Relevant', 'Fun' what else? #ukedchat

@dughall I feel that the fun is in the teacher regardless of topic I
used to make learning tables fun :) Most primary teachers do
carolrainbow 20:05 #ukedchat
Make learning fun by being enthusiastic. It seems to rub off on the

mark_howell101 20:05 kids and get them excited about what they are doing #ukedchat
RT @didactylos: #ukedchat when do you enjoy learning? When you

dughall 20:05 have fun. Its the way we are programmed to learn
#ukedchat come at it from another angle, when do you learn best,

didactylos 20:05 what are the conditions you need - never mind other people
The best learning comes from children's questions, however
apparently irrelevant. It's what s/he WANTS to know NOW.
SusanElkinJourn 20:05 #ukedchat
RT @duckinwales: #ukedchat @dailydenouement encourage play -

dughall 20:05 even (especially) in adults.
iteachyear4 20:05 When the children don't realise they're learning #ukedchat
#ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children
ForesterJo 20:05 can make it fun - letting them be the experts ;)
The best lessons I find are when you don't know the answer to a
question but would like to know. How do we get the answer?
lordlangley73 20:05 #ukedchat
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#ukedchat Game-playing. Allows students to step outside their
esoldaveglasgow 20:05 normal selves; overcoming embarassment or fear of failure.
Absolutely! RT @SusanElkinJourn: Make sure you're enjoyig it

Smichael920 20:06 yourself. Teacher enthusiasm is infectious. #ukedchat
scottjacques01 20:06 suprising approaches and challenging concepts #ukedchat
@didactylos One pupils idea of fun may not be the same as another
PriGamesArena 20:06 pupil so I doubt there is a formula for fun? #ukedchat
dughall 20:06 @didactylos Go on Roger. You give us an equation! #ukedchat
@tonycassidy I am not sure all learning can be fun ... nor do I think it
gceyre 20:06 should be ... everything in moderation #ukedchat
RT @SusanElkinJourn: best learning comes from children's
questions, however irrelevant. It's what s/he WANTS to know NOW.
dailydenouement 20:06 #ukedchat
relevant and engaging for all learners - including me the teacher:) fun
dawnhallybone 20:06 can also come in small packages does not have 2 b big #ukedchat
Sometimes it is fun just to see the teacher out of their comfort zone,
PriGamesArena 20:06 the tension can be enthralling! #ukedchat
#ukedchat I sing times tables to tune of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

KnikiDavies 20:06 and tomorrow we are marching around chanting them in playground!
#ukedchat Spongebob definition of FUN: F-is for friends who do stuff

duckinwales 20:07 together
@dawnhallybone I agree. Can all teachers cope with fun,

dughall 20:07 unpredictable & frenetic? #ukedchat
#ukedchat does fun have an agreed set of learning objectives? Is it a

didactylos 20:07 three part experience?
RT @scottjacques01: suprising approaches and challenging
concepts #ukedchat << Yes - allowing them to get "stuck" can be
dailydenouement 20:07 fun.
RT @iteachyear4: When the children don't realise they're learning

raff31 20:07 #ukedchat
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@iteachyear4 Yes that was one of my favorurite quote from ipod
carolrainbow 20:07 touch trial - the games were fun - not like learning #ukedchat
SusanElkinJourn 20:07 @esoldaveglasgow Absolutely no put-downs - ever. #ukedchat
Get children to plan a lesson with a learning outcome given to them.

lordlangley73 20:07 Takes some organising but it's FAB! #ukedchat
is there a difference between making learning fun for the learner and
cleverfiend 20:07 fun for the teacher? #ukedchat
#ukedchat Not all learning is fun, we often tackle weighty topics that
KnikiDavies 20:07 need a serious approach, but a good dose of fun is always good.
#ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play. At any

Smichael920 20:07 age!
Give space in lessons for children to show talent for drama, story
geraldhaigh1 20:07 telling, mimicry. You'll be surprised and delighted. #ukedchat
RT @iteachyear4: When the children don't realise they're learning

dughall 20:07 #ukedchat
dawnhallybone 20:08 @dughall should try - feel #ukedchat
To make learning fun have an analogue day ban all tech for a day
deerwood 20:08 then blog about it or make a website the next day #ukedchat
We like to think Primary Games Arena is whole lot of fun, I guess we

PriGamesArena 20:08 sort of know its fun because kids want to use it at home #ukedchat
RT @mr_chadwick: My pupils say being involved in the planning

duckinwales 20:08 process makes lesson more fun and relevant #ukedchat
RT @Smichael920: #ukedchat never underestimate the importance

dailydenouement 20:08 of role play. At any age!
#ukedchat make it challenging Tour De Cleethorpes

EddieGouthwaite 20:08 http://yfrog.com/3dragnj
RT @cleverfiend: is there a difference between making learning fun

dailydenouement 20:08 for the learner and fun for the teacher? #ukedchat
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@dughall @dawnhallybone not at all- teachers have such a variety of
ChrisFullerisms 20:08 personalities but wld u want every1 to be the same? #ukedchat
dughall 20:08 @carolrainbow Agree! #ukedchat
@dughall feel that fun is summed up in that sense of awe and

dawnhallybone 20:08 wonder that children have adults shld foster it too #ukedchat
A little competition always adds to the fun.
http://markhowell101.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/the-os-premier-
mark_howell101 20:08 league/ #ukedchat
dughall 20:08 @dawnhallybone Absolutely :-) #ukedchat
#ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of
didactylos 20:08 achievement+play+emotion+imagination
Is there something wrong with the question perhaps? I don't need to

fkelly 20:09 'make' learning fun for my 1 year old, it just is #ukedchat
@Smichael920 To add to that the integral importance of role play at

Joga5 20:09 all ages is ignored by too many #ukedchat
@KnikiDavies Love those singing/marching ideas! Very multi-sensory

dughall 20:09 :-) #ukedchat
Not sure that you can be presciptive about fun. And certainly not
SusanElkinJourn 20:09 quantifiable. #ukedchat
tonycassidy 20:09 Disasters- relevant, but fun? #ukedchat
@ChrisFullerisms not not all same and fun comes in a variety of

dawnhallybone 20:09 formats - bit like pick n mix :) #ukedchat
deerwood 20:09 Making learning fun is not an objective; it is a resource. #ukedchat

RT @didactylos: #ukedchat
fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of
chrisrat 20:09 achievement+play+emotion+imagination
andyjb 20:09 RT @dughall: So 'Relevant', 'Fun' what else? #ukedchat
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@dughall lots of apps and games are educational or can be
carolrainbow 20:09 incorporated with a little planning - guaranteed fun :-) #ukedchat
let students do the work! Let them learn, not be told what to know.
john_at_muuua 20:09 #ukedchat
RT @dailydenouement: RT @Smichael920: #ukedchat never

dughall 20:09 underestimate the importance of role play. At any age!
if some learning is not fun then maybe we should not be learing?

didactylos 20:10 #ukedchat #devilsadvocate
tonycassidy 20:10 @gceyre agreed #ukedchat
Never dismiss the simple tools - I've had adults who have never
duckinwales 20:10 attempted a crossword. #ukedchat
RT @KnikiDavies: #ukedchat Not all learning is fun, we often tackle
weighty topics that need a serious approach, but a good dose of fun
tonycassidy 20:10 is always good.
where there are no limits to where the learning takes you - fun seeing
rmsimonwilliams 20:10 where you end up :) #ukedchat
#ukedchat Drama is really good too! Very engaging and motivating.

KnikiDavies 20:10 Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about, they love that.
SusanElkinJourn 20:10 How are we defining 'fun'? #ukedchat
#ukedchat making learning fun- if you enjoy your subject & the
marketspi 20:10 resources then everyone will enjoy it, pupils & teacher!
RT @carolrainbow: @iteachyear4 Yes that was one of my favorurite
quote from ipod touch trial - the games were fun - not like learning
iteachyear4 20:10 #ukedchat
dughall 20:10 @didactylos Like it! #ukedchat

RT @didactylos: #ukedchat
dughall 20:10 achievement+play+emotion+imagination
Sometimes it is forgotten that children are children and not adults in

raff31 20:10 little bodies #ukedchat
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#ukedchat Take up Mr Gove's over #FreeSchools if you are that
EddieGouthwaite 20:10 good at making learning fun
When a teacher plans a 'fun' lesson, it almost certainly isn't!!

mr_chadwick 20:11 #ukedchat
We r trying to make something that allows kids to "measure"
achieving through having "fun" - Read moer here: http://ow.ly/2BVqs
johnmclear 20:11 #ukedchat
Get a colleague in to model a two-hander role play -- for example,

geraldhaigh1 20:11 "Why were you late in last night? Don't you lie to me......." #ukedchat
@tonycassidy agree not all learning can be fun - need empathy as

dawnhallybone 20:11 well in lots of real life situations #ukedchat
Agree that fun for pupil vs fun for teacher can be an issue. Different
CharHarAgain 20:11 jobs/roles for different pupils helps to avoid "forced" fun #ukedchat
#ukedchat simulation gaming is often fun because of the emotional

didactylos 20:11 buy in
Role play in Math to make it more real, also makes it more fun!
#ukedchat Think you need clear behaviour expectations before you

KnikiDavies 20:11 can have too much fun or some will take it too far.
RT @john_at_muuua: let students do the work! Let them learn, not
be told what to know. #ukedchat << Indeed. Too often taught to test
dailydenouement 20:11 etc
@fkelly I agree. Question not perfect. More of a stimulus for general

dughall 20:11 discussion. #ukedchat
lordlangley73 20:11 @mrswaustin Yeah it works really well at KS2. :) #ukedchat
RT @didactylos: if some learning is not fun then maybe we should

john_at_muuua 20:11 not be learing? #ukedchat #devilsadvocate
colport 20:11 Learning should be fun for all learners, including teachers #ukedchat
RT @EddieGouthwaite: #ukedchat Take up Mr Gove's over

dailydenouement 20:11 #FreeSchools if you are that good at making learning fun << Ha!
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@deerwood agree. Don't turn fun into a curriculm requirement. 'Now
SusanElkinJourn 20:11 it's time for fun.'
RT @deerwood: Making learning fun is not an objective; it is a

didactylos 20:11 resource. #ukedchat
RT @john_at_muuua: let students do the work! Let them learn, not

dughall 20:11 be told what to know. #ukedchat
Could I be honest & admit that I struggle at times with the use of the
Joga5 20:11 word 'fun' when it can mean unplanned & little learning? #ukedchat
RT @dughall: RT @didactylos: #ukedchat
KnikiDavies 20:11 achievement+play+emotion+imagination
RT @SusanElkinJourn: The best learning comes from children's
questions, however apparently irrelevant. It's what s/he WANTS to
fullonlearning 20:12 know NOW. #ukedchat
RT @duckinwales: #ukedchat Spongebob definition of FUN: F-is for

SkoorBttaM 20:12 friends who do stuff together
Don't get me wrong- learning is fun, but not at the expense of

tonycassidy 20:12 learning- risk is edutainment #ukedchat
RT @dughall: RT @duckinwales: #ukedchat @dailydenouement

fullonlearning 20:12 encourage play - even (especially) in adults.
johnmclear 20:12 @didactylos agreed #ukedchat

@altrudrama Exactly. When they ask when they're going to be doing
Math that day, when they've actually spent the last hour on it!
Enthusiasm from you - translates into enthusisam from them we

altrudrama 20:12 usually find. LOVE your subject and love teaching it. #ukedchat
RT @deerwood: Making learning fun is not an objective; it is a

Iris_Connect 20:12 resource. #ukedchat
dughall 20:12 RT @SusanElkinJourn: How are we defining 'fun'? #ukedchat
@tonycassidy often in weighty subjects humour and sense of

dawnhallybone 20:12 togetherness gets people through #ukedchat
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SusanElkinJourn 20:12 Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly. #ukedchat
@altrudrama a sense of 'danger', not just following the beaten path

john_at_muuua 20:13 to exams, but really learning with a passion #ukedchat
RT @Giftedkidsie: RT @mathchat: #mathchat Today 23:30GMT
Time: http://bit.ly/clfFoR Prep: http://bit.ly/a7h7Ae #elemchat
LesLinks 20:13 #ukedchat #edchat #ntchat #scichat...
marketspi 20:13 @iteachyear4 in what way do you role play in maths? #ukedchat
RT @mr_chadwick: When a teacher plans a 'fun' lesson, it almost
certainly isn't!! #ukedchat (Not sure I completely agree but v.good
dughall 20:13 point).
RT @SusanElkinJourn: Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons

Laura_987 20:13 unexpectedly. #ukedchat
RT @colport: Learning should be fun for all learners, including

didactylos 20:13 teachers #ukedchat shame it often isn't
RT @ianaddison: What is #ukedchat? Let my blog post explain it for

PeterT 20:13 you http://ianaddison.net/?p=288
@altrudrama enthusiasm which comes from really understanding our

john_at_muuua 20:13 clients, i mean students. #ukedchat
RT @ianaddison: #ukedchat my first contribution for fun fun fun is
http://www.poissonrouge.com perfect for Year R/KS1 <also great 4
jowinchester 20:13 ks2 mfl
Need as much laughter as possible. Doesn't detract from

SusanElkinJourn 20:14 seriousness of learning,#ukedchat
@KnikiDavies I agree about clear expectations. Very important.

Making learning fun seems to imply that pupils dont enjoy learning, is
deerwood 20:14 that really true? #ukedchat
#ukedchat #mathchat If you're interested in getting early access to
our resources as an Advocate and giving us feedback, pls get in
learnalot_uk 20:14 touch!
Can be taught in a fun way eg.a mock earthquake They will link the
fun to the topic RT @tonycassidy Disasters- relevant, but fun?
Mrrainford 20:14 #ukedchat
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#ukedchat often kids don't know they are learning but it is essential
to remind them that they have learnt... it makes them hungry for
saraloisstanley 20:14 more
RT @rmsimonwilliams: where there are no limits to where the

SkoorBttaM 20:14 learning takes you - fun seeing where you end up :) #ukedchat
RT @wjputt: #ukedchat Maybe the discussion should be about

dailydenouement 20:14 'making learning absorbing'.
dughall 20:14 @Joga5 ABSOLUTELY agree! #ukedchat

RT @KnikiDavies: #ukedchat Think you need clear behaviour
expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it
pwardle0910 20:14 too far. Agree
tonycassidy 20:14 Is there a difference between 'fun' and 'engagement' ? #ukedchat
@dughall 'ok guys today we're going to do Hamlet... as a rap' says

john_at_muuua 20:14 the middle aged white teacher. #ukedchat
@marketspi Setting up shops when doing money works really well.

RT @Joga5: Cd I b honest & admit that I struggle at times with the

dughall 20:15 word 'fun' when it can mean unplanned & little learning? #ukedchat
RT SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons
unexpectedly. #ukedchat < I think that's how it should be - not
aangeli 20:15 'planned'
#ukedchat the more the learning is immersive the more fun, the more
didactylos 20:15 involvement - what's the best way to learn a language?
Have you ever planned a 'fun' lesson that the kids didn't find fun? Or
lordlangley73 20:15 did a lesson ever go in a direction that was fun? #ukedchat
@ForesterJo I absolutely agree about fun being about challenge.

dailydenouement 20:15 Satisfaction gained from solving sthg/figuring things out. #ukedchat
If ne1 is looking for a large selection of fun learning games check out
johnmclear 20:15 http://primarygamesarena.com #ukedchat
dughall 20:15 @john_at_muuua LOL! #ukedchat
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@john_at_muuua - completely agree with this. Too much teaching to
altrudrama 20:15 exam but it's what's expected of us isn't it. #ukedchat.
RT @iteachyear4: @marketspi Setting up shops when doing money

johnmclear 20:15 works really well. #ukedchat <- +1
@carolrainbow @iteachyear4 children at school des learn with

dawnhallybone 20:15 games as 'secret learning' #ukedchat
RT @deerwood: Making learning fun seems to imply that pupils dont

dughall 20:16 enjoy learning, is that really true? #ukedchat
@deerwood Enjoying learning and enjoying school aren't always the

davestacey 20:16 same thing though! #ukedchat
andyjb 20:16 #ukedchat active and often outside

enjoy learning, is that true? #ukedchat < Learning = fun Lessons =
dailydenouement 20:16 dull?
@didactylos frequency. little and often. not double Spanish on a

john_at_muuua 20:16 monday morning. #ukedchat
what about fun learning at 6th form level, anyone have any
Iris_Connect 20:16 examples?? #ukedchat
Check out this SlideShare presentation : Make Learning Fun

deerwood 20:16 http://slidesha.re/96XFa #ukedchat
dughall 20:16 RT @andyjb: #ukedchat active and often outside <- Totally agree!
@Mrrainford Earthquake drills yes, but this is shallow learning,

tonycassidy 20:16 suppose it provides access to deeper concepts- #ukedchat
@dughall that's not fun, that's entertainment - and not very good
didactylos 20:16 entertainment #ukedchat
@tonycassidy in general fun and engagement are hand in hand but

mark_howell101 20:16 not for all students. #ukedchat
RT @tonycassidy:Don't get me wrong- learning is fun, but not at the

SkoorBttaM 20:16 expense of learning- risk is edutainment #ukedchat definitely!
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@iteachyear4 I like it! As secondary teacher that would work well
marketspi 20:17 with low set. Thanks! #ukedchat
Learning is fun when you its yours & you see the point We can
therefore make it fun by involving learners in planning & assessment
fkelly 20:17 #ukedchat
#ukedchat If you go to school in one of these thats fun learning kids

EddieGouthwaite 20:17 are fascinated (read sign) http://yfrog.com/mzl2fkj
Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same - variety is vital
davestacey 20:17 to keep learners engaged #ukedchat
Exactly!! RT @john_at_muuua: @dughall 'ok guys today we're going
to do Hamlet... as a rap' says the middle aged white teacher.
mr_chadwick 20:17 #ukedchat
@altrudrama so we know the syllabus, inside out and back to front...

john_at_muuua 20:17 then put it to one side. #ukedchat
I blogged about a fun maths lesson I participated in yesterday see

malcolmbellamy 20:17 http://wp.me/pKfOP-o8 #ukedchat
@deerwood #ukedchat I think majority of kids enjoy learning - unless

KnikiDavies 20:17 that's just in my experience.
The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of)

Joga5 20:17 playfulness #ukedchat
@tonycassidy I think so. It's got to have purpose. I dn't think you
altrudrama 20:17 need to hide the 'learning' aspect either even if it is fun. #ukedchat
@PriGamesArena in detail no, but like food groups there are

didactylos 20:17 universal needs #ukedchat
RT @davestacey: @deerwood Enjoying learning and enjoying school

dughall 20:17 aren't always the same thing though! #ukedchat
RT @tonycassidy: Is there a difference between 'fun' and

carolinebreyley 20:17 'engagement' ? #ukedchat or fun and enjoyment
RT @raff31: @johnmclear linked in to our blog

johnmclear 20:17 http://primarygamesarena.com #ukedchat
#ukedchat fun is when learning engages both teacher & learner - I

jowinchester 20:17 have a problem with teachers who have a problem with fun ;-)
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#ukedchat sometimes the most 'fun' parts of learning are the things
nellmog 20:17 you can't plan for-those questions only students will ask
RT @john_at_muuua: @altrudrama so we know the syllabus, inside

Iris_Connect 20:17 out and back to front... then put it to one side. #ukedchat
#ukedchat I prefer the term 'delight' see

richardmillwood 20:17 http://blog.richardmillwood.net/2008/05/15/an-analysis-of-delight/
#ukedchat All my lesson reviews this year have said they enjoyed the
KnikiDavies 20:17 lesson - even the one I thought was boring, just ordering numbers!
@mark_howell101 I'm not sure fun and engagement are necessarily

tonycassidy 20:18 constant partners- I can be engaged and interested #ukedchat
RT @Iris_Connect: what about fun learning at 6th form level, anyone

dughall 20:18 have any examples?? #ukedchat (No age-limit on role play...)
forcing the fun in can detract from learning. Lessons which are clear
CharHarAgain 20:18 and include all are so satisfying. more than chaotic "fun" #ukedchat
@john_at_muuua. absolutey. My fondest memories of my own study

altrudrama 20:18 at A Level are when we were learning 'around' the subject. #ukedchat
john_at_muuua 20:18 should teachers be entertainers? #ukedchat
malcolmbellamy 20:18 Pupils enjoy learning when it is fun! #ukedchat
RT @dughall: RT @SusanElkinJourn: How are we defining 'fun'?

tonycassidy 20:18 #ukedchat
#ukedchat a danger that 'fun' becomes a demand. "If it isn't fun then
cjs76 20:18 I'm not doing it." Learning should be engaging and relevant.
RT @nellmog: #ukedchat sometimes the most 'fun' parts of learning
are the things you can't plan for-those questions only students will
aangeli 20:18 ask
@john_at_muuua even better live in the country of the language -

didactylos 20:18 immersion - failing that use imagination to 'live' there #ukedchat
You can't plan fun it either happens or doesn't. A class will be fun to
kvnmcl 20:18 be with if you're the type of teacher to let it happen #ukedchat
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@davestacey #ukedchat agree. variety of location, place, duration
curricadvocate 20:18 and strategy is essential
can fun only happen when assessment is thrown out the window?
RT @Joga5: The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a

didactylos 20:18 sense of) playfulness #ukedchat as in experimentation
Does 'fun' require a lot of energy from the teacher for motivating
colport 20:18 pupils? #ukedchat
being challenging, giving pupils something to get their teeth into can
carolrainbow 20:18 be fun - topic about a current topic, country study #ukedchat
RT @didactylos: #ukedchat the more the learning is immersive the

SkoorBttaM 20:18 more fun, the more involvement
@john_at_muuua My dear mentor used to say teaching was like

altrudrama 20:19 doing stand up for 6 hours a day. #ukedchat
@fkelly learning can also be fun when we've left the syllabus behind
john_at_muuua 20:19 and are heading in an unexpected direction. no script. #ukedchat
RT @jowinchester: #ukedchat fun is when learning engages both
teacher & learner-I have a problem with tchrs who have a problem
ianaddison 20:19 with fun ;-)
Surely some lessons make children smile and some make them think
by nature of the subject. I often do the same watching the news.
chrischeetham 20:19 #ukedchat
#ukedchat @IRIS_Connect yesterday the students (& staff) had

LlandrilloRhyl 20:19 great fun building & device to clean a ceiling window 3 stories up
RT @kvnmcl: You can't plan fun it either happens or doesn't. A class
will be fun to be with if you're the type of teacher to let it happen
Laura_987 20:19 #ukedchat
Sometimes learning is difficult, hard, not fun... the outcome is

tonycassidy 20:19 delayed gratification... #ukedchat
@didactylos Fair enough. Just need to be wary that 'fun' may hide
dughall 20:19 poor practice. #ukedchat
RT @cjs76: #ukedchat a danger that 'fun' becomes a demand. "If it
isn't fun then I'm not doing it." Learning should be engaging and
Laura_987 20:19 relevant.
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RT @tonycassidy: @mark_howell101 I'm not sure fun and
engagement are necessarily constant partners- I can be engaged
Joga5 20:19 and interested #ukedchat
#ukedchat the preparation going into the planning of a sequence of

curricadvocate 20:19 work pays dividends. even better when collaborative
@rmsimonwilliams No. I think formative assessments can be done

colport 20:19 with reactions and learning within fun situations. #ukedchat
@john_at_muuua Teachers have to be reflective of society and
generally, outside of school life is pretty fun/engaging (sort of)
RT @Joga5: The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a

dughall 20:19 sense of) playfulness #ukedchat
#ukedchat sometimes we are so constrained by the curriculum &
paperwork we forget learning should be enjoyable that's why we
jowinchester 20:19 need fun
When engaged in 'fun' learning, what aren't the pupils doing? Maybe
DeputyMitchell 20:19 easier to look at it that way! #ukedchat
There's a lot of things in my formative years that weren't fun to learn,

Kenny73 20:19 but I'm glad I know & understand them now #ukedchat
@dawnhallybone I love that - "secret learning" from game playing!!

carolrainbow 20:19 Great!#ukedchat
@malcolmbellamy Can they learn if they're not enjoying it?

@john_at_muuua I often think Early Years teachers are entertainers

ForesterJo 20:20 #ukedchat
chrisrat 20:20 The #ukedchat tonight is really amazing... I could even say 'fun'!
#ukedchat @IRIS_Connect using a cloth, newspapers, sellotape,

LlandrilloRhyl 20:20 straws & household objects.
@lordlangley73 it was a maths -solving puzzles with matchsticks &
being frogs on lilipads moving across the pond. ch loved it
mrswaustin 20:20 #ukedchat
@dughall we do not disagree, authentic fun is what we look for

didactylos 20:20 #ukedchat
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cjs76 20:20 #ukedchat
I guess the question is: Is what goes on inside the school as fun as
PriGamesArena 20:20 what goes on outside of school? #ukedchat
@rmsimonwilliams assessment IS fun! (just re-designed our

john_at_muuua 20:20 coversheets! Woo-hoo!) #ukedchat
RY @ForesterJo: #ukedchat does 'fun' mean engaged? << To me it

wildelycreative 20:20 does.
@colport #ukedchat it can be intensive in the planning, but need not

curricadvocate 20:20 be in delivery. guide on the side not sage on the stage
competition is always fun - competing to save lives, diagnose

cleverfiend 20:20 illnesses, get the 'best' results etc. #ukedchat
Does anyone really set out to plan a 'fun' lesson? Or is this a

tonycassidy 20:20 byproduct of the learning? #ukedchat
NEEC2011 20:20 Make fun things learning? #ukedchat

RT @didactylos: @dughall that's not fun, that's entertainment . Need
to draw line between fun entertainment or dreaded edutainment
deerwood 20:20 #ukedchat
RT @DeputyMitchell: When engaged in 'fun' learning, what aren't the

eScholasticUK 20:20 pupils doing? Maybe easier to look at it that way! #ukedchat
@marketspi Great :-) It can be a whole unit relating to percentages

iteachyear4 20:20 etc for sale prices, as well profit. #ukedchat
@tonycassidy a 2 min bit of fun in the midst of an hour of theory

Mrrainford 20:20 often anchors the whole lot, especially for exam recall #ukedchat

tonycassidy 20:20 enjoy learning, is that really true? #ukedchat
a child at the maths lesson I witnessed yesterday was so enjoying his

malcolmbellamy 20:20 investigation he wanted to continue in his break! #ukedchat
Assessment & fun are incompatible when the fun is actually chaos.
Fun should be a natural thread in the lesson not a replacement
CharHarAgain 20:20 #ukedchat
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Do schools take the enjoyment (fun) out of learning? Do they make
SkoorBttaM 20:20 it too linear? #ukedchat
@lordlangley73 think the best bit for them was that I didn't have a
mrswaustin 20:20 'right' answer, they could all find one of their own! #ukedchat
RT @john_at_muuua: should teachers be entertainers? #ukedchat
(Big danger in this! Can encourage learners to be passive receivers
dughall 20:21 IMO)
@dailydenouement #ukedchat Photographer

EddieGouthwaite 20:21 http://yfrog.com/2ofmzwj
RT @esoldaveglasgow: #ukedchat Game-playing. Allows students to
step outside their normal selves; overcoming embarassment or fear
CrumpledLecture 20:21 of failure.
RT @rmsimonwilliams: can fun only happen when assessment is
thrown out the window? #ukedchat not when pupils are involved eg
carolinebreyley 20:21 peer and self
@rmsimonwilliams Learning and assement & learning intimately
intertwined. Assmnt (esp. formative assmnt) needn't spoil the fun.
DavidDMuir 20:21 #ukedchat
RT @cjs76: #ukedchat a danger that 'fun' becomes a demand. "If it
isn't fun then I'm not doing it." Learning should be engaging and
dughall 20:21 relevant
@tonycassidy #ukedchat good point, I can be very engaged by
something horrific - if my emotional and imaginative faculties are
didactylos 20:21 connected
I think projects that @dawnhallybone and others have done w/
familiar home tech have made learning more "fun" / "appealing"
@tonycassidy yes boy in striped pyjamas is engaging but not fun

dawnhallybone 20:21 #ukedchat
john_at_muuua 20:21 are some subjects more 'fun' than others? #ukedchat
Talking off piste about books and stories (own recommendations and
SusanElkinJourn 20:21 theirs) generally enjoyable for all. #ukedchat
#ukedchat should we also be thinking about the skills that are being
curricadvocate 20:21 developed by 'fun' - e.g. collaboration, writing for audience
RT @tonycassidy Does anyone really set out to plan a 'fun' lesson?

duckinwales 20:21 Or is this a byproduct of the learning? #ukedchat <- good question
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dughall 20:21 thrown out the window? #ukedchat (Opinions?)
@tonycassidy I think that the delayed gratification can b fun - lot of

ForesterJo 20:21 children thrive on personal challenge - that to them is fun #ukedchat
RT @CharHarAgain: Assessment & fun incompatible when fun is
actually chaos. Fun should be natural thread in lesson not
dailydenouement 20:22 replacement #ukedchat
@curricadvocate Don't want tobe "on the side" want to be in the

DavidDMuir 20:22 class with the mass! #ukedchat
RT @carolinebreyley: RT @rmsimonwilliams: can fun only happen
when assessment is thrown out the window? #ukedchat not when
chrisrat 20:22 pupils are involved eg peer and self
jowinchester 20:22 #ukedchat imagination is more important than knowledge - Einstein
@didactylos So playfulness, experimentation, engagement are

Joga5 20:22 coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon #ukedchat
RT @esoldaveglasgow: #ukedchat making learning fun. Competition
using personal bests or against peers in a 'safe' way. No
CrumpledLecture 20:22 triumphalism or put-downs.
Something about the term fun disturbs me... I like engaged better
dsugden 20:22 #ukedchat
Is it possible to make learning 'fun' all the time, or does there have to
iteachyear4 20:22 be a time for 'serious' learning? #ukedchat
@tonycassidy often set out on a lesson hoping to achieve fun. But

mark_howell101 20:22 never at the expense of learning. #ukedchat
RT @DeputyMitchell: When engaged in 'fun' learning, what aren't the

dughall 20:22 pupils doing? Maybe easier to look at it that way! #ukedchat
RT @nellmog: #ukedchat sometimes the most 'fun' parts of learning
are the things you can't plan for-those questions only students will
SkoorBttaM 20:22 ask
ForesterJo 20:22 @DeputyMitchell Looking bored!!!!!! LOL #ukedchat
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Should we give students the impression that the world is 'fun'?
john_at_muuua 20:22 danger of being misleading perhaps? #ukedchat
its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere

malcolmbellamy 20:22 and approach to learning that counts #ukedchat
#ukedchat fun is often down to the personality of teacher and ethos

2SimpleAnt 20:22 they create - children thrive in an environment of fun
#ukedchat @skoorBttaM - no, the problem is the way we measure

duckinwales 20:22 learning success doesn't allow for fun : (
Can fun be planned for or, for that matter creativity? Been on
raff31 20:22 courses.."Today we are going have fun!" Oh yes???? #ukedchat
RT @carolrainbow: @dawnhallybone I love that - "secret learning"

dughall 20:22 from game playing!! Great!#ukedchat
Give them a challenge - hard stuff is fun (if you have control/agency,
PeterT 20:22 time to engage, and make progress). #ukedchat
RT @Sandratweet: @colport I entirely agree with you! If you have

colport 20:23 fun, youÂ´ll transmit it : ) #ukedchat
Worry that fun lessons aren't memorable. Do learners leave having
played a game, won the most but without understanding why/what?
@Joga5 plus personality and confidence at letting go of that old

ChrisFullerisms 20:23 control word again #ukedchat
jowinchester 20:23 #ukedchat fun is an attitude not a subject or topic or age group
RT @tonycassidy: Something about the term fun disturbs me... I like

dailydenouement 20:23 engaged better #ukedchat
RT @SusanElkinJourn: @malcolmbellamy Can they learn if they're

dughall 20:23 not enjoying it? #ukedchat (Yes IMO)
RT @tonycassidy: Sometimes learning is difficult, hard, not fun... the

dawnhallybone 20:23 outcome is delayed gratification... #ukedchat
I hated maths and didn't understand a lot of it but I'm glad now I was
SusanElkinJourn 20:23 forced to do some & am not totally innumerate. #ukedchat
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RT @PeterT: Give them a challenge - hard stuff is fun (if you have
control/agency, time to engage, and make progress). #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:23 <Absolutely
@john_at_muuua my year 1 kids used to say that ICT is the funnest

2SimpleAnt 20:23 subjects #ukedchat
#ukedchat enquiry, inquisitiveness, thirst for more, all are developed

curricadvocate 20:23 during 'fun' learning.
SkoorBttaM 20:23 #ukedchat
#ukedchat Even when you know you have an assessment like Sats
coming up, learning can still be enjoyable.No need to be slave to
KnikiDavies 20:23 past papers.
@colport I wonder if it is more about the relationship between pupil
and teacher - even teaching teachers it is necessary to have
RT @Joga5: @didactylos So playfulness, experimentation,
engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon
#ukedchat maybe what we are looking for is engagement not fun -
learning about concentration camps is NOT fun but very emotionally
didactylos 20:23 engaging
colport 20:24 'Risk taking' is fun. Have you tried it recently? #ukedchat
carolrainbow 20:24 @colport un to engae some reluctant learners t #ukedchat

SkoorBttaM 20:24 thrown out the window? #ukedchat
@dughall #ukedchat yes they can learn if not enjoying, but it is often
curricadvocate 20:24 deeper with enjoyment
Sorry, missed who said it here first but I agree that engaging is more
DavidDMuir 20:24 important than fun. #ukedchat
serious learning can be fun, as if you are enjoying something then its
Iris_Connect 20:24 fun right? #ukedchat
RT @colport: 'Risk taking' is fun. Have you tried it recently?

deerwood 20:24 #ukedchat no because risk assessment aint fun
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tonycassidy 20:24 I was licking rocks today, I found it fun #ukedchat
can it realistically be 'fun' all the time? engaging yes - fun not so sure
dawnhallybone 20:24 - same in life #ukedchat
@rmsimonwilliams Who said assessment can't be 'fun'?- Maybe not

SkoorBttaM 20:24 in it's current form mind #ukedchat
@john_at_muuua Are some subjects better suited more likely to

dughall 20:24 have fun arise? #ukedchat
teachers as entertainers suggests the "sage on the stage" all singing

malcolmbellamy 20:24 and dancing... it shouldn't be that #ukedchat
Fun is different for different pupils. Some love drama, some hate.
LucyW88 20:24 Some like creative writing, some loathe it. #ukedchat
I've observed a number of lesson which are 'fun' but without any
mr_chadwick 20:24 learning taking place #ukedchat
@john_at_muuua if kids have fun learning then naturally they will

PriGamesArena 20:24 expect work to be fun and leaders will make work fun... #ukedchat
@john_at_muuua totally agree. But it doesn't have to be like this to

fkelly 20:25 be fun. You can have fun within a syllabus #ukedchat
RT @jowinchester: #ukedchat fun is an attitude not a subject or topic

2SimpleAnt 20:25 or age group so agree with this
#ukedchat - can be engaged in something emotive, distressing but

ForesterJo 20:25 can you ever have fun WITHOUT being engaged?
@duckinwales #ukedchat E grade if you can cycle to Edale make it

EddieGouthwaite 20:25 a C if you get back to Castleton :) Thats fun
tonycassidy 20:25 @john_at_muuua no, but perhaps entertaining #ukedchat

RT @Joga5: @didactylos So playfulness, experimentation,
engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon
Making learning fun=enjoyable, engaging, enthusiastic learning not

kvnmcl 20:25 just fun as in having a laugh #ukedchat
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@colport that's the 'danger' element i was referring to. rookie mistake
john_at_muuua 20:25 is to follow the script too closely. #ukedchat
#ukedchat emotional engagement is starting to be my watchword in

didactylos 20:25 this discussion, some stuff we have learned is far from 'fun'
#ukedchat Feeling/witnessing improvement. Did u ever practice a
passage of music slowly 20 times then bring it up to speed? Boring
esoldaveglasgow 20:25 then fun
#ukedchat learning IS fun. Isn't experiencing a sense of personal
achievement the most fun we can have? puts a smile on my face,
fullonlearning 20:25 anyway :-)
Does fun mean not working independently? Can pupils still have fun
DeputyMitchell 20:25 whilst learning on their own? #ukedchat
RT @dughall: RT @Joga5: @didactylos So playfulness,
experimentation, engagement are coming out as important parts of
altrudrama 20:25 the fun lexicon #ukedchat
RT @dawnhallybone: can it realistically be 'fun' all the time?

dughall 20:26 engaging yes - fun not so sure - same in life #ukedchat
tonycassidy 20:26 Are we doing something fun today? #ukedchat
DavidDMuir 20:26 I like "playfulness" and "engaged" better than fun. #ukedchat
chrisrat 20:26 So engrossed in #ukedchat I burnt my sausages #notfun
@fkelly exactly. just began the new GCSE English syllabus. fun from
john_at_muuua 20:26 from clarity! (and a change of board) #ukedchat
#ukedchat It's not about being an entertainer,kids tv can do that,it's

KnikiDavies 20:26 about making lessons enjoyable,engaging and interesting.
Descriptive writing today- "What did Jim smell when he entered the
SkoorBttaM 20:26 haunted house?" ...."Nothing, he had a blocked nose!!" =) #ukedchat
fun can be the spark. Forward thinking to follow-up activities, and

andywhiteway 20:26 commitment to anchor it to the learning is what I try to do #ukedchat
@carolrainbow also the confidence to take risks with your teaching.

colport 20:26 #ukedchat
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#ukedchat some poetry is intense and moving - its not fun to learn
didactylos 20:26 about, but wow does it grip you
fkelly 20:26 Perhaps 'enjoy' would be a better word? #ukedchat
@mr_chadwick I've observed numerous lessons that are deadly

malcolmbellamy 20:26 boring with absolutely no learning taking place #ukedchat
RT @Kenny73: There's a lot of things in my formative years that
weren't fun to learn, but I'm glad I know & understand them now
#ukedchat Pupils enjoy success - learning can be seen as fun if

Sport_ed 20:26 students have success especially if it is positively reinforced
@dawnhallybone I agree. Life is *not* all fun. Kids need to learn this.
dughall 20:27 Every lesson shouldn't/can't be a riot of fun. #ukedchat
RT @ForesterJo: #ukedchat - can be engaged in something emotive,

marketspi 20:27 distressing but can you ever have fun WITHOUT being engaged?
RT @malcolmbellamy: teachers as entertainers suggests the "sage

dughall 20:27 on the stage" all singing and dancing... it shouldn't be that #ukedchat
@deerwood LOL - Nice response. I was talking about taking risks

colport 20:27 with pushing the boundaries of learning and pedagogy ;-) #ukedchat
RT @dughall: RT @dawnhallybone: can it realistically be 'fun' all the

2SimpleAnt 20:27 time? engaging yes - fun not so sure - same in life #ukedchat
I think buying 10 Bigtraks could make things fun.. nobody dislikes

deerwood 20:27 Bigtrak #ukedchat
@DavidDMuir 'playfullness' is a nice term - suggests creativity,

altrudrama 20:27 exploration and excitement. #ukedchat
@DeputyMitchell indepdendent learning can be fun, although think

rmsimonwilliams 20:27 that it is fundamentally social #ukedchat
RT @ForesterJo: #ukedchat - " can you ever have fun WITHOUT

dughall 20:27 being engaged?"
@fkelly our development of self and peer assessment has made
learning more enjoyable and engaging and sometimes more fun
carolinebreyley 20:27 #ukedchat
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#ukedchat knowing individual ch. is essential.I've taught children who
cjs76 20:27 thought reams of sums, fun. They may have their own definition.
@john_at_muuua The QCA's have a lot to answer for. And the worry
colport 20:27 of conformity #ukedchat
RT @kvnmcl: Making learning fun=enjoyable, engaging, enthusiastic

alee11 20:27 learning not just fun as in having a laugh #ukedchat
RT @didactylos: #ukedchat maybe... {need} engagement not fun -
learning about concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally
carolrainbow 20:27 engaging
@chrisrat I have burgers under the grill - could pop over after
2SimpleAnt 20:27 ukedchat and feed you #ukedchat #notfun
Fun doesn't equal easy. People do all sorts of difficult & challenging
DavidDMuir 20:28 things for fun. (From Rock climbing to sudoku!) #ukedchat
@dughall no but life can be enagaging and emotional which always =

Iris_Connect 20:28 a learning curve #ukedchat
dughall 20:28 @kvnmcl Agree. Fun isn't just 'having a laugh' #ukedchat
In general if I leave a lesson having had fun and feeling good about
mark_howell101 20:28 my teaching, the students usually have had fun too. #ukedchat
@DeputyMitchell Yes, they can have fun thro indep. learning. Delight
SusanElkinJourn 20:28 doesn't have to be collaborative or shared. #ukedchat
@malcolmbellamy #ukedchat If your still a teacher it cannot be fun

EddieGouthwaite 20:28 can it ? lololol
dawnhallybone 20:28 @kvnmcl and the other e - enhancing? #ukedchat
RT @DeputyMitchell: Does fun mean not working independently?

dughall 20:28 Can pupils still have fun whilst learning on their own? #ukedchat
RT @DavidDMuir: Fun doesn't equal easy. People do all sorts of
difficult & challenging things for fun. (From Rock climbing to sudoku!)
fullonlearning 20:28 #ukedchat
Also, don't think most students look for fun, want to learn and have
the skill &knowledge. "Fun" by product but shouldn't be core
Kenny73 20:28 #ukedchat
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I would rather my students hate a text with a passion and can
john_at_muuua 20:28 articulate it that just have 'fun' with a safe text. #ukedchat
@john_at_muuua #ukedchat the world isn't fun but fun is a essential

jowinchester 20:28 tool to battle the pressures of life with & we can model that
what is fun for some may not be fun for others - you can't please
charliedeane 20:28 everyone! #ukedchat
@DeputyMitchell Do you ever have fun learning on your own? I know

dughall 20:28 I do sometimes. #ukedchat
mark_howell101 20:28 RT @tonycassidy: Are we doing something fun today? #ukedchat

This conversation isn't fun now you've put a strict definition on what
fun actually is #ukedchat Fun and engaging can't be exactly the
chrischeetham 20:28 same?
@didactylos and that stuff is perhaps where we have learned the

dawnhallybone 20:28 most lessons? #ukedchat
#ukedchat children have to be in an emotionally balanced place to

curricadvocate 20:28 learn. when percpetion is environment is fun the learner feels safe
making learning fun, teach about nature - use bat detectors!

mynictle 20:28 #ukedchat going to do this, current passion :-)
RT @DavidDMuir: I like "playfulness" and "engaged" better than fun.

dughall 20:28 #ukedchat (Me too)
@dughall @foresterjo think the pupils can think they're having fun
DeputyMitchell 20:29 without being engaged in the task. #ukedchat
john_at_muuua 20:29 @deerwood fact. Bigtrak is the way of the future #ukedchat
RT @mark_howell101: In general if I leave a lesson having had fun
and feeling good about my teaching, the students usually have had
duckinwales 20:29 fun too. #ukedchat
@chrisrat you see you were engaged but burning the sausages
dawnhallybone 20:29 wasn't funny :) #ukedchat #notfun
Surely if the teacher is inspired then that helps engage the learner so
NickSpeller 20:29 it is more fun? #ukedchat
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fullonlearning 20:29 #ukedchat 'delight' = fun
@malcolmbellamy but teachers must also have an engaging manner

Half way through #ukedchat. Anyone got any actual practical ideas or
dughall 20:29 anecdotes?
@deerwood risk assess isn't fun- risk-taking with kids-FAB-they take
learning where they want 2 - often bettr than way u planned
@colport Yes risk taking is good - sadly, once again, threatened by

carolrainbow 20:29 the thought of Ofsted so people play safe #ukedchat
#ukedchat and when they feel safe they are comfortable to make
curricadvocate 20:29 mistakes and then happy to learn, not feeling under pressure. (2 of 2)
RT @dughall: @DeputyMitchell Do you ever have fun learning on

EddieGouthwaite 20:29 your own? I know I do sometimes. #ukedchat Thats your opinion
not sageon stage but a good host or a good party planner?

didactylos 20:29 #ukedchat
Vital to account for less outgoing learners when planning role play or
CharHarAgain 20:30 more interactive and lively lessons #ukedchat
@tonycassidy Are we doing something fun today? #ukedchat I just

mark_howell101 20:30 hate it when students say that.
RT @kvnmcl: Making learning fun=enjoyable, engaging, enthusiastic

carolinebreyley 20:30 learning not just fun as in having a laugh #ukedchat <totally agree
@dughall No, but laughter is generally good for learning. Not the
SusanElkinJourn 20:30 same as 'having a laugh' #ukedchat
john_at_muuua 20:30 does 'fun' = superficial? #ukedchat
SkoorBttaM 20:30 @duckinwales #ukedchat Completely agree!
@dawnhallybone perhaps, though I have learned a lot when having

didactylos 20:30 pure fun too #ukedchat
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RT @curricadvocate: #ukedchat children have to be in an
emotionally balanced place to learn. when percpetion is environment
KnikiDavies 20:30 is fun the learner feels safe
#ukedchat I try not to use the word 'work' , & try and turn any learning
cerirwilliams 20:30 objective into a game where poss
fullonlearning 20:30 #ukedchat this is fun. and challenging.
dughall 20:30 @SusanElkinJourn Absolutely #ukedchat

RT @john_at_muuua: I would rather my students hate a text with a
passion and can articulate it that just have 'fun' with a safe text.
Some of my most inspired & best received lessons were the ones
NickSpeller 20:31 when I threw away the planning just before the lessons #ukedchat
Absolutely RT @NickSpeller: Surely if the teacher is inspired then

chris_1974 20:31 that helps engage the learner so it is more fun? #ukedchat
RT @mynictle making learning fun, teach about nature - use bat

duckinwales 20:31 detectors! #ukedchat current passion :-) <- PASSION key word here
@didactylos yes agree was thinking lessons through time -

dawnhallybone 20:31 historically speaking #ukedchat
I wish for my pupils to enjoy learning by being engaged in the

fkelly 20:31 process and content. Not so worried about fun actually! #ukedchat
@DeputyMitchell I personally think they are still engaged on some

ForesterJo 20:31 level if chdn having fun #ukedchat
@didactylos #ukedchat - party planner, children's entertainer! the

janwebb21 20:31 whole lot!!!
@dughall @DeputyMitchell #ukedchat Im sure lots of us can have

jowinchester 20:31 fun independently, on our own, alone, in the dark, rocking gently...
in a relaxed and enjoyable environment children are more willing to

malcolmbellamy 20:31 take risks #ukedchat
SusanElkinJourn 20:31 @mark_howell101 Agree with that. #ukedchat
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@EddieGouthwaite Crosswords, sudoku, a musical instrument, from
dughall 20:31 youtube etc etc. #ukedchat
'dangerous' lessons come from the teacher being extremely
knowledgeable, skilled and well training. It's the illusion of danger.
john_at_muuua 20:31 #ukedchat
@didactylos RE poetry - children have a right to be made
uncomfortable by what they read (being shown the power of
Joga5 20:31 literature) #ukedchat
RT @john_at_muuua: I would rather my students hate a text with a
passion and can articulate it... #ukedchat "Passion"! Yes, I like that
DavidDMuir 20:31 too.
Is #ukedchat fun? Are you developing your CPD/pedagogy/thinking
whilst participating? Can this be translated to the classroom
colport 20:32 somehow?
RT @tonycassidy @malcolmbellamy but teachers must also have an

duckinwales 20:32 engaging manner #ukedchat < oh so true!
@john_at_muuua Fun is not always superficial but sometimes people
do 'fun stuff' rather than plan a 'proper' lesson i.e. dvd,games
dailydenouement 20:32 #ukedchat
@EddieGouthwaite @dughall @SusanElkinJourn I'm not sure that I
have 'fun' whilst learning independently,satisfaction maybe & pride
DeputyMitchell 20:32 #ukedchat
#ukedchat learning can be hard, some of my best learning , when i

andreareid 20:32 got in to that deep learning zone was really challenging emotionally
@mynictle Much more likely to be fun if it is something *you* are

dughall 20:32 passionate about! #ukedchat
RT @malcolmbellamy: in a relaxed and enjoyable environment
children are more willing to take risks #ukedchat <-such as forest
iteachyear4 20:32 schools
janwebb21 20:32 @malcolmbellamy #ukedchat HOW TRUE!!
#ukedchat I think the groupworthy tasks from NRich are fantastic!

KnikiDavies 20:32 Really enjoyable and create a sense of satisfaction when complete.
certainly we need to be seen to be having fun. If we don't appear to

chris_1974 20:32 be enjoying it, how can they. #ukedchat
@dughall Read Leon's blog http://www.l4l.co.uk/ #ukedchat How to
create a culture of learning through designing rl world games in
carolrainbow 20:32 education
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RT @malcolmbellamy: in a relaxed and enjoyable environment
children are more willing to take risks #ukedchat < & risk-taking is
dailydenouement 20:32 crucial
@carolrainbow The whole OfSTED process has a lot to answer for

Perhaps I'm a GOM, but fun seems to be an extrinsic motivator,

tonycassidy 20:32 does it help develop an intrinsic love of learning? #ukedchat
RT @andreareid: #ukedchat learning can be hard, some of my best
learning , when i got in to that deep learning zone was really
fullonlearning 20:32 challenging emotionally
RT @didactylos: not sageon stage but a good host or a good party

dughall 20:32 planner? #ukedchat <- I like this!
tonycassidy 20:33 @mark_howell101 yes a test #ukedchat
Fun Learning!! "8 ways to do the same" http://t.co/50kVnvb via

deerwood 20:33 @youtube #ukedchat
@EddieGouthwaite @dughall @SusanElkinJourn I'm not sure I have
'fun' whilst learning independently,satisfaction maybe & pride
DeputyMitchell 20:33 #ukedchat
#ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively
engaged - which requires emotion and imagination and participation
didactylos 20:33 and empathy
aangeli 20:33 challenging emotionally
tonycassidy 20:33 @mark_howell101 I mean a celebration of knowledge? #ukedchat

RT @john_at_muuua: does 'fun' = superficial? #ukedchat - Not
necessarily. E.g. Comic Relief is fun (sometimes) but serious work is
DavidDMuir 20:33 done.
RT @john_at_muuua: does 'fun' = superficial? #ukedchat (One for

dughall 20:33 us all to keep in mind!)
Struggling to keep up with #ukedchat - Information overload, I need

johnmclear 20:33 an upgraded brain :P
Iris_Connect 20:33 what about fun learning for teachers- Andragogy??#ukedchat
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@NickSpeller #ukedchat - it's not just throwing away the plan before
janwebb21 20:33 the lesson, it's following the flow/interests/discussion IN lesson
RT @DavidDMuir: RT @john_at_muuua: I would rather my students
hate a text with a passion and can articulate it... #ukedchat
TrisAPClark 20:33 "Passion"! Yes, I like that too.
ForesterJo 20:33 @iteachyear4 we're converting you then!!!!LOL #ukedchat

Fun is so subjective; we all know that from cpd sessions with
enthusiastic trainers who want us to role play. Do you like it?
@chris_1974 agree. the professional illusion of having 'fun' for the

john_at_muuua 20:34 15th year in a row! #ukedchat
mynictle 20:34 #ukedchat completely agree with passion driving teaching

Practical example of engaged enjoyable learning #ukedchat
http://fkelly.co.uk/2009/04/having-a-bash-at-a-curriculum-for-
fkelly 20:34 excellence/
EddieGouthwaite 20:34 @dughall #ukedchat Fireworks for Bonfire night far more fun
RT @didactylos: #ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our
minds actively engaged - which requires emotion and imagination
colport 20:34 and participation and empathy
@ForesterJo A possibility that they are having fun but with nothing to
DeputyMitchell 20:34 do with what they should be doing lol #ukedchat
blimey! just fell down a virtual manhole into #ukedchat and am

bellaale 20:34 swamped already!
#ukedchat Oo Oo Maths In Motion - fantastic computer programme -

KnikiDavies 20:34 teaching maths through F1 racing! Highly recommended!!!
didactylos 20:34 @Joga5 absolutely!!!!! #ukedchat

@iteachyear4 I think it humour & fun can be interspersed throughout
the learningprocess, it may not be the subject just a response
must be interesting being in students' shoes. How do a group of
teachers in a school strike the right balance for their learning?
andywhiteway 20:34 #ukedchat
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@john_at_muuua doesn't have to be an illusion, I'm still managing to
chris_1974 20:34 enjoy myself - also Y15! #ukedchat
@cerirwilliams: #ukedchat "I try not to use the word 'work'"...

DavidDMuir 20:34 <<SNIP>> Funsheet or Worksheet? Which would you choose? :-)
Must be careful that we as educators aren't so proud of our

CharHarAgain 20:34 innovations that we forget to connect with each learner #ukedchat
@bellaale S'okay, you can catch up with archive later - it's how I
dailydenouement 20:35 survive! #ukedchat
#ukedchat did you know that the sound that bats make when they
mynictle 20:35 catch their prey - eg moths - is a farting sound?
@johnmclear pick a strand & run with it. Don;t expect to keep up. Try
Tweetingeducatr 20:35 to have fun! #ukedchat
dughall 20:35 @EddieGouthwaite Fair dos. Can't argue with that! :-) #ukedchat
So no one has been 'enthralled 'by a teacher playing the sage on the
tonycassidy 20:35 stage? #ukedchat
RT @bellaale blimey! just fell down a virtual manhole into #ukedchat

duckinwales 20:35 and am swamped already! <- yey
@mynictle with that in mind, are the best teachers 'passionate' or

john_at_muuua 20:35 'knowledgeable' (no one can cheat and say 'both'!) #ukedchat
why is so much at Primary 'fun' and so little at Secondary 'fun' - the

didactylos 20:35 systems or the kids state of mind or what? #ukedchat
@chris_1974 (and me in 21st year!) isn't that fun maintained by

janwebb21 20:35 trying new ideas? #ukedchat
I don't think so.... Fun lasts longer. RT @john_at_muuua: does 'fun'

dessa24 20:36 = superficial? #ukedchat
dughall 20:36 @tonycassidy That's ok. But shouldn't be all the time IMO #ukedchat
#ukedchat I wish Ofsted had been in forest 2day. I wud still hv laid in
grass to get measured by 7 chdn! Might have offered them to do
ForesterJo 20:36 same!
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RT @Kenny73: Also, don't think most students look for fun, want to
learn and have the skill &knowledge. "Fun" by product but shouldn't
tonycassidy 20:36 be core #ukedchat
#ukedchat - good point @KnikiDavies - what 'fun' tools/ideas do

duckinwales 20:36 others use?
@DavidDMuir Oh dear. I don't like 'funsheet' Seems apologetic

SusanElkinJourn 20:36 somehow. #ukedchat
DeputyMitchell 20:36 @curricadvocate quite possibly yes! #ukedchat
@didactylos time to build relationships wh enable the fun stuff, more

janwebb21 20:36 flexible/creative curriculum #ukedchat
@CharHarAgain No - i hate role play - but I love having fun :-)

@dughall agreed, but I think all teachers like a bit of performing

@john_at_muuua #ukedchat how about, knowledgeable with

mynictle 20:37 passion
RT @bellaale: blimey! just fell down a virtual manhole into #ukedchat

dughall 20:37 and am swamped already! <- LOL :-)
@chris_1974 Ha! bust what i mean is we have a duty to convey the

john_at_muuua 20:37 same passion to all our students. tricky thing continuity. #ukedchat
#ukedchat The problem is fun to some is boring to others that why
we are not all the same Too many resources and not enough to pay
EddieGouthwaite 20:37 for it
@john_at_muuua: @mynictleThe best teachers are knowledgeable

CharHarAgain 20:37 and able to communicate. #ukedchat
@ForesterJo That sounds like fun ... bury an Ofst*d inspector

mynictle 20:37 @john_at_muuua I cheated #ukedchat
I wish I could find someone that did a keynote talk/presentation on

johnmclear 20:37 fun learning for #bmoble - Any suggestions? #ukedchat
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@tonycassidy #ukedchat of course sage on the stage works and has
curricadvocate 20:37 a place. GOTS is less intensive in input. drama often uses SOTS
@john_at_muuua #ukedchat How can teachers be passionate

mynictle 20:37 without knowledge?
RT @john_at_muuua: are the best teachers 'passionate' or
'knowledgeable' (no one can cheat and say 'both'!) #ukedchat Great
carolinebreyley 20:37 question
@duckinwales puppet for science - he is SO rude to the kids and

janwebb21 20:38 naughty - we all end up giggling #ukedchat
RT @deerwood: @ForesterJo That sounds like fun ... bury an Ofst*d

EddieGouthwaite 20:38 inspector #ukedchat or Op Ted Out :)
john_at_muuua 20:38 @dessa24 but passion lasts longer? #ukedchat
@SusanElkinJourn Like when people call the end of unit test a "Fun
KnikiDavies 20:38 Quiz!" #ukedchat
Thanks @didactylos Is there a difference between Primary &

dughall 20:38 Secondary? If so, why? #ukedchat
cloud_burst 20:38 #ukedchat be unpredictable
@tonycassidy: "...fun [is] an extrinsic motivator, does it help develop

DavidDMuir 20:38 an intrinsic love of learning?" #ukedchat Interesting. PhD in that!
@2SimpleAnt check the burgers before they burn as well! #ukedchat

chrisrat 20:38 #notfun
@johnmclear see if you can get Tony Vincent or Stephen Heppell

tonycassidy 20:38 @colport I think it's engaging, challenging, but fun... #ukedchat
Dipping in & out of #ukedchat - issue seems to be semantics fun =
not dull / a laugh / passion / challenge? Can be all but not at same
davestacey 20:38 time
The lesson I observed yesterday was Year 7 where we had planned

malcolmbellamy 20:38 project based investigative work which was enjoyable #ukedchat
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RT @fullonlearning: #ukedchat learning IS fun. Isn't experiencing a
sense of personal achievement the most fun we can have? puts a
SkoorBttaM 20:38 smile on my face, anyway :-)
dughall 20:38 @tonycassidy Many do, true. #ukedchat

I think adding humour and fun helps children learn - it takes the
pressure off learning if they can giggle - whoever they are :-)
@carolrainbow Me too. Most teachers cringe at forced fun in training.
Makes me careful to check my learners are happy/comfortable.
ForesterJo 20:39 @deerwood or possibly put them in the den! #ukedchat

@carolinebreyley @john_at_muaa passion always breeds
knowledge, knowledge can only sometimes breed passion
janwebb21 20:39 #ukedchat
@janwebb21 agree. Our skill is knowing who we teach. What we

john_at_muuua 20:39 teach and bridging the gap with passion. #ukedchat
RT @tonycassidy: So no one has been 'enthralled 'by a teacher
playing the sage on the stage? #ukedchat < Can be great part of
davestacey 20:39 balanced diet
@carolrainbow I learn most when laughing all the way through!!!

SusanElkinJourn 20:39 Don't think 'fun' is plannable. #ukedchat
#ukedchat Working in HE I think that learning should sometime be

CliveBuckley 20:39 uncomfortable - when it challenges previously held views.
janwebb21 20:39 @carolrainbow so if I do, I'm sure the kids must #ukedchat
@carolinebreyley @john_at_muuua when exams are tests of
knowledge, I would imagine many parents would say the latter
Kenny73 20:39 #ukedchat
#ukedchat isn't it part of adolescence to be seen not to be having fun

rmsimonwilliams 20:40 @ school? #cynic
@DavidDMuir #ukedchat agreed. GOTS still has involvement, just

curricadvocate 20:40 means you are not the fountain of all knowledge in the lesson
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#ukedchat fun or relevant? Does there need to be a difference? If it's
i_am_seamus 20:40 relevant they will engage.
EddieGouthwaite 20:40 @malcolmbellamy #ukedchat what was it making a clinometer :)
@john_at_muuua that's where the relationship building we have at

janwebb21 20:40 primary gives us more scope #ukedchat
#ukedchat More things my class really enjoy: Tagxedo, the blog,
slideshows, Wallwisher, making textease pages, making
KnikiDavies 20:40 powerpoints,cool math
RT @janwebb21: @carolinebreyley @john_at_muaa passion always
breeds knowledge, knowledge can only sometimes breed passion
RT @davestacey: RT @tonycassidy: 'enthralled 'by a teacher
playing the sage on the stage? #ukedchat < Can be great part of
didactylos 20:40 balanced diet
@janwebb21 so passion is the reason we do this. Knowledge is the

john_at_muuua 20:41 by product. I can live with that. #ukedchat
Some profound stuff from @john_at_muuua in tonight's #ukedchat

dughall 20:41 Good stuff! :-)
RT @janwebb21: @duckinwales puppet for science - he is SO rude

duckinwales 20:41 to the kids and naughty - we all end up giggling #ukedchat
RT @colport: @john_at_muuua The QCA's have a lot to answer for.

SkoorBttaM 20:41 And the worry of conformity #ukedchat - definite understatement!!
Ha ha, that sage tweet has resulted in four diet spam tweets- that
tonycassidy 20:41 was fun #ukedchat
@john_at_muuua but passion without some spadework is

janwebb21 20:41 meaningless - bridges without solid foundations fall down #ukedchat
RT @didactylos: RT @davestacey: RT @tonycassidy: 'enthralled 'by
a teacher playing the sage on the stage? #ukedchat < Can be great
SusanElkinJourn 20:41 part of balanced diet
RT @CliveBuckley: #ukedchat Working in HE I think that learning
should sometime be uncomfortable - when it challenges previously
dughall 20:41 held views.
#ukedchat think @danpink Drive provides good insight on fun

fullonlearning 20:41 (autonomy, mastery & purpose needed in all we do)
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RT @janwebb21: @carolrainbow I learn most when laughing all the
way through!!! #ukedchat and me!! There is learning power in that
carolrainbow 20:41 laughter
Joga5 20:41 I am drawing up questions for next week's #ukedchat - any requests?
janwebb21 20:41 @duckinwales #ukedchat -puppet gets all the concepts wrong
curricadvocate 20:42 @john_at_muuua #ukedchat but can our secratary of state?
I used to think it was about my perfomance now I know it about their

malcolmbellamy 20:42 learning #ukedchat
EddieGouthwaite 20:42 #ukedchat Party in the Park 4 pack and a pack of 20
#ukedchat do you do a dis-service to your learners if everything is

cjs76 20:42 'fun'?
Best is both RT @i_am_seamus: #ukedchat fun or relevant? Does

chris_1974 20:42 there need to be a difference? If it's relevant they will engage.
@CharHarAgain I like role plays! Suggested yesterday we do Barry
Snigglesworth and the Assessment of Doom as sketch for students!
@janwebb21 So Does 'relationship building' make fun more likely to

dughall 20:42 occur? #ukedchat
#ukedchat passion & knowledge & energy learning is made 'fun' by

mynictle 20:42 having passion for knowledge that you deliver with energy
duckinwales 20:42 #ukedchat - some great ideas - What 'fun' tools/ideas do others use?
Making Learning Fun - It's as though BBC2 knew about this

colport 20:43 #ukedchat ready for 9pm programme!
#ukedchat you can try and promote a fun atmosphere but not always
i_am_seamus 20:43 plan a fun lesson nor should you?
#ukedchat can "Pure research" be fun. Investigating for the pure fun
chris_1974 20:43 of "playing with Algebra", for example? I'd say so.
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sellyeve 20:43 @Joga5 Problem/project based learning please! #ukedchat
@john_at_muuua is knowledge the by-product or the cement?

Kids love stories - especially when told by teachers. Great vehicle for
SusanElkinJourn 20:43 conveying information & learning. #ukedchat
RT @malcolmbellamy: I used to think it was about my perfomance

dughall 20:43 now I know it about their learning #ukedchat
SusanElkinJourn 20:43 @dughall Yes. #ukedchat
Irelevant chat today w/ Y10 about infinite hotels and infinite coaches
chris_1974 20:43 defientely fun - me and them. #ukedchat
@dughall doesn't it mean you can get past the crowd
control/distractions/short time span/take opps to follow pupil interests
RT @cjs76: #ukedchat do you do a dis-service to your learners if

dughall 20:44 everything is 'fun'? (Yes IMO. It sets unrealistic expectations).
used to think it was about my perfomance now I know it about their

malcolmbellamy 20:44 learning #ukedchat
shame i missed #ukedchat - looked fun.. but was ESSENTIAL to tidy

cliffmanning 20:44 up before gf visits!
#ukedchat Just thought of a great example - Trips! Often supremely

KnikiDavies 20:44 enjoyable and children learn a huge amount!
@dughall Think the risk-taking element more likely to take place if

ForesterJo 20:44 time spent on building the relationships #ukedchat
RT @colport: Making Learning Fun - It's as though BBC2 knew about

janwebb21 20:44 this #ukedchat ready for 9pm programme!
#ukedchat what could/ would your learners do if you gave them 20%
fullonlearning 20:44 autonomous time choose who with, when, what & where to learn?
#ukedchat teachers who break the (perceived) lesson/teaching rules

rmsimonwilliams 20:44 can be fun :)
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RT @malcolmbellamy: used to think it was about my perfomance
CharHarAgain 20:44 now I know it about their learning #ukedchat
SusanElkinJourn 20:44 @cjs76 Well certainly not preparation for later life! #ukedchat
@didactylos my secondary lessons were fun and caused me

simfin 20:44 problems from the 'a quite lesson is a good lesson' camp. #ukedchat
#ukedchat what role should the learner have in defining the learning.
curricadvocate 20:44 does increased involvement = more fun?
@colport bugs me that it's supposed (by others) that our classrooms
john_at_muuua 20:44 ain't fun. I suspect we're role models of 'fun' #ukedchat
RT @SusanElkinJourn: Kids love stories-esp when told by teachers.
Great vehicle for conveying information & learning. #ukedchat <-very
iteachyear4 20:45 true
RT @sellyeve: @Joga5 Problem/project based learning please!

CliveBuckley 20:45 #ukedchat Yes!
dughall 20:45 @ForesterJo Absolutely! #ukedchat
@colport Do ask yourself why this class was picked when you watch
Joga5 20:45 it and where the progress in LKS2 was!!! #ukedchat
@dughall having a bit of a moan at them can work wonders

raff31 20:45 #ukedchat
#ukedchat Thank-you for tonight. I had fun and I learned something.

esoldaveglasgow 20:45 Tweet dreams everyone!
RT @KinkiDavies #ukedchat Just thought of a great example - Trips!
Often supremely enjoyable and children learn a huge amount!
Laura_987 20:45 >exactly!
RT @sellyeve: @Joga5 Problem/project based learning please!

dughall 20:45 #ukedchat (Yep!)
GrahamCarterGC 20:46 RT @cloud_burst: #ukedchat be unpredictable

@duckinwales with Infants we use alot of songs / also sign support -
muti-sensory approach - you can make a song about anything!
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SkoorBttaM 20:46 challenging emotionally
RT @raff31: @dughall having a bit of a moan at them can work

dughall 20:46 wonders #ukedchat (Balanced diet again)
RT @cjs76: #ukedchat do you do a dis-service to your learners if

tonycassidy 20:46 everything is 'fun'?
Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go
altrudrama 20:46 together it can be brilliant. #ukedchat
RT @dughall: RT @sellyeve: @Joga5 Problem/project based

malcolmbellamy 20:46 learning please! #ukedchat (Yep!)
@simfin thankfully we seem to have laid that ghost to rest.

didactylos 20:46 #ukedchat (fingers crossed)
dughall 20:46 @janwebb21 Absolutely #ukedchat
RT @malcolmbellamy: I used to think it was about my perfomance

DavidDMuir 20:46 now I know it about their learning #ukedchat
RT @curricadvocate: #ukedchat does increased involvement = more

carolrainbow 20:46 fun? Yes passion & enthusiasm are the drivers imho :-)
RT @dughall: RT @sellyeve: @Joga5 Problem/project based

KnikiDavies 20:46 learning please! #ukedchat (Yep!)
@Laura_987 #ukedchat residentials are one of the most engaging
experiences, remembered 4ever. can't be much deeper learning than
curricadvocate 20:46 that?
@john_at_muuua My philosophy is that if you make yourself and
your classroom fun, then the learning comes along a lot easier
@cliffmanning Not over yet! Anything to say about learning/fun?

RT @altrudrama: Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding

Laura_987 20:46 and when the two go together it can be brilliant. #ukedchat
#ukedchat the word fun - the word itself to me is wrong, enjoyable is

mynictle 20:47 better
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SusanElkinJourn 20:47 Remember to smile. #ukedchat

DeputyMitchell 20:47 and when the two go together it can be brilliant. #ukedchat *Agree!*
didactylos 20:47 @fullonlearning the google model? #ukedchat
@Joga5 I have only glanced at the trailer - but do respect Gareth's

colport 20:47 work. #ukedchat
@JamiePortman #edchat everyone is on #UKedchat tonight except

EddieGouthwaite 20:47 U
glaciers may not be very relevant for my students- but awe and
wonder created engagement- why belittle everything to utility?
Check this video out -- Math is Fun 1 http://t.co/TFtm57k via

deerwood 20:47 @youtube #ukedchat
janwebb21 20:47 @mynictle @john_at_muaa Naughty! #ukedchat
john_at_muuua 20:48 RT @SusanElkinJourn: Remember to smile. #ukedchat
@curricadvocate I agree. Brilliant fun for everyone involved

Laura_987 20:48 #ukedchat
we are not Victorians and do not have to have our children in silence
malcolmbellamy 20:48 , never smiling #ukedchat
@fullonlearning Just introduced this in forest school - within every
session chdn have free time - AMAZING LEARNING going on!
Trying to engage in #ukedchat but my boys are having too much fun
2SimpleAnt 20:48 upstairs when they should be in bed
fullonlearning 20:48 @didactylos #ukedchat yes indeedy!

RT @DeputyMitchell: RT @altrudrama: Fun is fantastic but challenge
is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant.
malcolmbellamy 20:48 #ukedchat *Agree!*
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. @johndavitt 's Learning Event Generator can lead to fun
dughall 20:48 http://bit.ly/zCzU3 #ukedchat
RT @EddieGouthwaite: @JamiePortman #edchat everyone is on

fullonlearning 20:48 #UKedchat tonight except U
I think you plan a lesson with effective learning in mind, with the aim
tonycassidy 20:49 of engaging #ukedchat
RT @SusanElkinJourn Remember to smile. #ukedchat >> Brilliant

Laura_987 20:49 point. You really notice when someone never smiles. :-)
RT @curricadvocate: @Laura_987 #ukedchat residentials ... most
engaging experiences, remembd 4ever. can't be much deeper
dughall 20:49 learning than that?

tonycassidy 20:49 now I know it about their learning #ukedchat
@carolrainbow #ukedchat some of the best units we designed last

curricadvocate 20:49 year came from pupil ideas. all were enthusiastic and engaged!!
dughall 20:49 @mynictle Agree. 'Fun' not the perfect word. #ukedchat
@simfin interesting Ofsted lesson grading guidelines refer to buzz in

MoodleMcKean 20:49 good sessions buzz=fun? #ukedchat
Just realised I'm missing #ukedchat again thanks to

JamiePortman 20:50 @EddieGouthwaite and @fullonlearning
@DavidDMuir Sure. A matter of attitude. It you're positive & upbeat

SusanElkinJourn 20:50 about the worl they are likely to catch it from you. #ukedchat
@GeoBlogs I used so many oblique activities sometimes a bright kid

simfin 20:50 would ask 'can I not just write the essay?' #ukedchat
#ukedchat Outdoor learning is fun. We found parallel and

KnikiDavies 20:50 perpendicular lines on our trim trail, more fun than in a textbook!
@ForesterJo #ukedchat OUTSTANDING great to hear. Ofsted would

fullonlearning 20:50 grade such autonomous learning in the sane way;-)
RT @MoodleMcKean: @simfin interesting Ofsted lesson grading

colport 20:50 guidelines refer to buzz in good sessions buzz=fun? #ukedchat
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@colport I will be watching - very interested to see what / how he
ForesterJo 20:50 does it! #ukedchat
What do you all think of the Gareth Malone activity being shown on
JaneDavis13 20:50 Beeb 2 tonight? #ukedchat
10 minutes left in #ukedchat What are you going to take away from
dughall 20:50 tonight's discussion?
@dughall Yes - a mixture of the challenge and John's passion

carolrainbow 20:50 maybe? #ukedchat
@dughall is it the tool that CAUSES the fun? tech tools, fun tools -
janwebb21 20:50 it's not what you use, it's the way that you use it #ukedchat
@DeputyMitchell last year: 'dangerous' challenging and fun lessons.

john_at_muuua 20:51 often off the syllabus. best results ever! 3D teaching. #ukedchat
fullonlearning 20:51 @JamiePortman #ukedchat we're having lots of fun ;-)

#ukedchat to get pupils to have fun requires planning really-what
they consider fun changes with age and availability of tech in their
Cgeo28 20:51 lives
carolrainbow 20:51 @curricadvocate Sounds perfect to me :-) #ukedchat

misslpitkethly 20:51 and when the two go together it can be brilliant. #ukedchat
janwebb21 20:51 @JamiePortman how to have fun with learning!!! #ukedchat
dughall 20:51 @MoodleMcKean Yes! Buzz=fun IMO #ukedchat
@KnikiDavies #ukedchat anyone signed up to Learning Outside the

curricadvocate 20:51 Classroom manifesto?
Ten minutes remain for this #ukedchat session (Where does the time
ukedchat 20:51 go?) Is the session fun?
Is class that is noisy always not engaged? I don't think so! They're
iteachyear4 20:51 just enthusiastic about what they're learning :-) #ukedchat
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RT @KnikiDavies: #ukedchat Outdoor learning = fun. We found
parallel and perpendicular lines on our trim trail, more fun than in a
dughall 20:51 textbook!
RT @janwebb21: @dughall it's not what you use, it's the way that
johnmclear 20:51 you use it #ukedchat - you been listening to my gf again?
DeputyMitchell 20:51 @john_at_muuua Similar story for me too! #ukedchat!

RT @simfin: @GeoBlogs I used so many oblique activities
sometimes a bright kid would ask 'can I not just write the essay?'
tonycassidy 20:52 #ukedchat Ha ha
@JamiePortman #ukedchat Making learning fun with a Mr Gove's

EddieGouthwaite 20:52 #freeschool
fullonlearning 20:52 @ForesterJo #ukedchat that wad 'same' btw oops!
@JaneDavis13 GM v charismatic & certainly knows how to make

SusanElkinJourn 20:52 learning pleasurable. #ukedchat
@fullonlearning Dare I say it - I am bizarrely looking forward to them

ForesterJo 20:52 coming in! #ukedchat
@johnmclear #ukedchat family are wondering why I fell off my chair

janwebb21 20:52 laughing!!!!
RT @janwebb21: @dughall ... it's not what you use, it's the way that
dughall 20:52 you use it #ukedchat (Agree)
I'm finding #ukedchat an interesting read. Will have to tell my

misslpitkethly 20:52 university friends and tutors about this.
#ukedchat education should allow each ind. learner to flourish
naturally. Why box everything (and everyone) into convenient
cjs76 20:53 categories.
#ukedchat what am I taking away - a modified view that distrusts the

didactylos 20:53 word 'fun'
Thanks to @wrangles4477 for this link to fun Science ideas

dughall 20:53 http://bit.ly/akKjoZ #ukedchat
@iteachyear4 When I trained they told us that a quiet class meant

SusanElkinJourn 20:53 not enough activity & we got a black mark. 1960s. #ukedchat
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didactylos 20:53 #ukedchat like the concept of BUZZ
if you want to make learning fun, invite @timrylands to your school

KnikiDavies 20:53 @curricadvocate Bookmarked that to look at later! #ukedchat
@iteachyear4 Think this depends on teacher too - I don't generally

ForesterJo 20:53 have a quiet class - NOT a quiet teacher! LOL #ukedchat
@dughall (bananarama/fun boy 7 song from many years ago)

RT @misslpitkethly: I'm finding #ukedchat an interesting read. Will
have to tell my university friends and tutors about this. <<< Please
dailydenouement 20:53 do!
@misslpitkethly Please do! More information about #ukedchat at

ukedchat 20:53 www.ukedchat.wikispaces.com
@janwebb21 #ukedchat crazy thing is my girlfriend is in #ukedchat

johnmclear 20:53 so I'm in trouble now ;)
malcolmbellamy 20:54 @ukedchat it has been fun for me... thanks #ukedchat
@ForesterJo #ukedchat so you should! Apparently they WANT to
see the extraordinary and autonmous too often only shown 'safe'..so
fullonlearning 20:54 I gather

janwebb21 20:54 have to tell my university friends and tutors about this.>fab!!!
#ukedchat sorry to join late. What's fun for 1 isn't fun for another. So
MattSL 20:54 education can be engaging, enlightening, energetic & might be fun!
JaneDavis13 20:54 @SusanElkinJourn what is his background #ukedchat
@fullonlearning @ForesterJo I loved the use of the word 'sane' LOL!


fullonlearning 20:54 have to tell my university friends and tutors about this.
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@dughall a glass of red wine and a Twitter debate means fun CPD
carolrainbow 20:54 at 8 on a Thursday evening :0) Any good? #ukedchat
janwebb21 20:54 @johnmclear ooops! #ukedchat
RT @deerwood: if you want to make learning fun, invite @timrylands

lordlangley73 20:54 to your school #ukedchat *ABSOLUTELY AGREE*

Paddymcgrath 20:54 now I know it about their learning #ukedchat
@cjs76 #ukedchat agree about individuals. the really skillful teacher

curricadvocate 20:54 identifies the passion in the individuals and makes the most of it
RT @ukedchat: Ten minutes remain for this #ukedchat session
(Where does the time go?) Is the session fun? > lol, no. But I am
cjs76 20:54 engaged ; )
@MoodleMcKean damn that Ofsted and their appropriate turns of

john_at_muuua 20:54 phrase! #ukedchat
tonycassidy 20:54 Thanks an 'engaging' discussion tonight #ukedchat
Rt @cjs76 #ukedchat Why box everything (and everyone) into

Laura_987 20:54 convenient categories >> Agree, all too easy to do sometimes.
Did #ukedchat break Twitter? Everything slowed down and then

DavidDMuir 20:54 TweetDeck wouldn't send. Breaking Twitter - Now that's fun!
@misslpitkethly #ukedchat on every Thursday - a roller coaster ride,

didactylos 20:55 great stimulus to thought plus pick up loads of good ppl to follow
RT @colport: @john_at_muuua My philosophy is that if you make
yourself and your classroom fun, then the learning comes along a lot
SkoorBttaM 20:55 easier #ukedchat
@SusanElkinJourn I was always being asked if I was happy with the

NickSpeller 20:55 level of classroom noise in my room by my HT #ukedchat

dughall 20:55 to your school #ukedchat <- Absobloominlutely!
RT @tonycassidy: glaciers may not be very relevant for my students-
but awe and wonder created engagement- why belittle everything to
Paddymcgrath 20:55 utility? #ukedchat
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RT @dughall: RT @deerwood: if you want to make learning fun,
PriGamesArena 20:55 invite @timrylands to your school #ukedchat <- Absobloominlutely!
@didactylos fun isn't always a giggle a minute, sometimes it's that

janwebb21 20:55 warm satisfied feeling inside #ukedchat
RT @MattSL: #ukedchat What's fun for 1 isn't fun for another. So

dughall 20:55 education can be engaging, enlightening, energetic & might be fun!
#ukedchat my first one. brilliant, can't wait for next week. Thanks
curricadvocate 20:55 everyone
@dughall @foresterjo #ukedchat sometimes typos work in

fullonlearning 20:55 interesting ways. Definitely made me smile!
RT @janwebb21: @didactylos fun isn't always a giggle a minute,

iteachyear4 20:56 sometimes it's that warm satisfied feeling inside #ukedchat
RT @didactylos: @misslpitkethly #ukedchat on every Thursday - a
roller coaster ride, great stimulus to thought plus pick up loads of
duckinwales 20:56 good ppl to follow
dughall 20:56 @carolrainbow Like it! :-) #ukedchat

RT @colport: @john_at_muuua My philosophy is that if you make
yourself and your classroom fun, then the learning comes along a lot
janwebb21 20:56 easier #ukedchat
ForesterJo 20:56 @fullonlearning depends on the team!!!!!! #ukedchat
dawnhallybone 20:56 fun - buzz taking learning to infinity and beyond :) #ukedchat
RT @curricadvocate: #ukedchat my first one. brilliant, can't wait for

dailydenouement 20:56 next week. Thanks everyone << Glad you enjoyed!
Sorry to have missed most of #ukedchat - v. busy :( . Tonight's

bevevans22 20:56 seems brill
@ForesterJo No - I was never a quiet teacher - still not! Not sure that
carolrainbow 20:56 noise makes fun but happy bubbly children make noise :-) #ukedchat
RT @simfin: @GeoBlogs I used so many oblique activities
sometimes a bright kid would ask 'can I not just write the essay?'
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SusanElkinJourn 20:56 Thanks for another stimulating session #ukedchat
@colport what on earth happened 30 years ago? were lessons less

john_at_muuua 20:56 fun? #ukedchat
RT @dughall: RT @MattSL: #ukedchat What's fun for 1 isn't fun for
another. So education can be engaging, enlightening, energetic &
janwebb21 20:56 might be fun!
RT @dughall: RT @deerwood: if you want to make learning fun,

fullonlearning 20:57 invite @timrylands to your school #ukedchat <- Absobloominlutely!
JamiePortman 20:57 #ukedchat

didactylos 20:57 to your school #ukedchat and then use his ideas
dughall 20:57 #ukedchat Last few minutes. Any final thoughts folks?
RT @john_at_muuua: @DeputyMitchell last year: 'dangerous'
challenging and fun lessons. often off the syllabus. best results ever!
SkoorBttaM 20:57 3D teaching. #ukedchat
RT @dawnhallybone: fun - buzz taking learning to infinity and beyond

DavidDMuir 20:57 :) #ukedchat <-- This amused me!
RT @fullonlearning: @dughall #ukedchat sometimes typos work in

ForesterJo 20:57 interesting ways. Definitely made me smile!
@dughall it has been very interesting following the #ukedchat for the
topsurf 20:57 first time, looking forward to many more.
@dughall @Iris_Connect #ukedchat hat game can work 6formers

andyjb 20:57 using at growing greener workshop

dughall 20:57 :) #ukedchat <- Love it!
I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often

lordlangley73 20:57 and tell the staff what they have enjoyed. #ukedchat
SusanElkinJourn 20:57 @JaneDavis13 Sorry. Whose background? #ukedchat
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ForesterJo 20:57 :) #ukedchat LIKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fullonlearning 20:57 @ForesterJo #ukedchat hmmm yes
V interesting tonight @ukedchat. I feel engaged, inspired and

altrudrama 20:58 enlightened...but have I had fun? THAT is the question... #ukedchat
#ukedchat Building bridges is fun take your choice here open a steel
EddieGouthwaite 20:58 works in Middlesborough #Thatslearning http://yfrog.com/06nqsj
RT @lordlangley73: I think children should lead staff meetings at
school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed.
KnikiDavies 20:58 #ukedchat
RT @cjs76: #ukedchat education should allow each ind. learner to
flourish naturally. Why box everything (and everyone) into convenient
SkoorBttaM 20:58 categories.
#ukedchat find other teachers near you on teachmap, get in contact

ianaddison 20:58 with them and share ideas! http://bit.ly/teachmap
RT @carolrainbow: No-I was never a quiet teacher-still not! Not sure
that noise makes fun but happy bubbly children make noise :-)
#ukedchat final thoughts - engagement is the key word. engaged

curricadvocate 20:58 teachers will equal engaged learners. ever the optimist
Join us in 1 hour for #elemchat topic: Closing the "vocabulary gap" in

tcash 20:58 early grades. #edchat #kedu #ukedchat #spedchat #engchat
#ukedchat student comes in having been kept awake all night by his
drunk parents arguing. Do they want fun? Should I provide
cjs76 20:58 something else?
@john_at_muuua 30 years was the revolution of primary 1970's

colport 20:58 style, which were less structured, but politicians didn't like. #ukedchat
#ukedchat another ace session, well done everyone, thanks to

didactylos 20:58 @dughall for hosting
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@dughall ooh - I think I know someone with that for a blog title!!
#ukedchat @dughall Last few minutes. Any final thoughts folks? <-
duckinwales 20:59 Yes - don't forget to have fun teaching, isn't that why we do it?
I would always rather see happy and bubbly classes that are noisy
malcolmbellamy 20:59 than quiet classes with sullen children learning nothing! #ukedchat
RT @dughall: RT @lordlangley73: I think children should lead staff
meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have
john_at_muuua 20:59 enjoyed. #ukedchat
colport 20:59 The archive process starts at 9.15 #ukedchat

RT @dughall: RT @lordlangley73: I think children should lead staff
meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have
janwebb21 20:59 enjoyed. #ukedchat
You lot have been amazing! What a brilliant hour! Haven't had so
dughall 20:59 much fun in ages! #ukedchat
#ukedchat so frustrated by tech fail 2day again but I wanted 2
say...fun dont have 2 B low order thinking(games). Best fun is
Catriona_O 20:59 challenge!
#ukedchat co constructed learning is gr8 fun! Learners love full

Smichael920 20:59 involvement in the process
Mmm, will be chewing over this one for sometime- I think creating the
tonycassidy 20:59 conditions for engagement/flow is important #ukedchat
just worried by one v familiar ICT lesson I often used to see - which
2SimpleAnt 20:59 teacher used to describe as - they r just having fun #ukedchat
ForesterJo 21:00 I just LOVE this hour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #ukedchat
RT @dailydenouement: I'm finding #ukedchat an interesting read.

EddieGouthwaite 21:00 Will tell my university tutors about this have they got a digital device?
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@carolrainbow #ukedchat children learning was an amazing strategy
curricadvocate 21:00 in our school. so honest but fair
Good work by @dughall keeping us in order, we're a disobedient

johnmclear 21:00 bunch at the best of times :) #ukedchat - thanks fella :)
Started a fun eSafety project today (with my Y4s) about false

OhLottie 21:00 information on the Internet #edtech #ukedchat #edchat
Although that officially concludes tonight's #ukedchat . The hashtag

dughall 21:00 never closes. Thanks everyone. That was a blast!
RT @briankotts: Frankly sir, you are boring the hell out of me

kindenberg 21:00 http://bit.ly/dm21lu #ukedchat
lordlangley73 21:00 @dughall Good work hosting young man. :) #ukedchat
dughall 21:00 RT @colport: The archive process starts at 9.15 #ukedchat
Phew - Don't forget to Blastfollow tonight's #ukedchat contributors

duckinwales 21:00 http://www.blastfollow.com/
john_at_muuua 21:00 thanks for a fun evening guys! it's been an education #ukedchat
@didactylos "fun" might not be the right adjective - it's fun to be

janwebb21 21:00 challenged+stretched, emotionally+intellectually #ukedchat
Whether I set out actively to have 'fun', I'm not sure. Fun seems to
be not planned, but a byproduct of engagement/relationship
#ukedchat has a Facebook page. Click 'Like' at http://bit.ly/a3wUt2 to

ukedchat 21:01 receive updates in your news feed.
@2SimpleAnt Hmm - there is a difference between having fun and

carolrainbow 21:01 wasting time... #ukedchat
Thanks everyone, I've lurked a few times but joined in a little bit
Laura_987 21:01 tonight. I enjoyed it and it's given me lots to think about. #ukedchat
@malcolmbellamy I agree wholeheartedly #ukedchat (hello

familysimpson 21:01 everyoe!)
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duckinwales 21:01 Archive of tonight's #ukedchat can be found at http://bit.ly/aj5yZw
curricadvocate 21:01 @carolrainbow - meant leading of course!!! #ukedchat
Funsies forever!! http://primarygamesarena.com -- Blast em, pop em,

PriGamesArena 21:01 build em -- Your secret learning weapon :) #ukedchat
tonycassidy 21:01 Good evening all #ukedchat

RT @tonycassidy: Mmm, will be chewing over this one for sometime-
I think creating the conditions for engagement/flow is important
Off to watch BBC2 see how much fun there is

ForesterJo 21:01 ......................CHEERS @dughall - Fantastic job Sir!!!! #ukedchat
RT @duckinwales: Archive of tonight's #ukedchat can be found at

topsurf 21:01 http://bit.ly/aj5yZw ~ thank you!
RT @lordlangley73: @dughall Good work hosting young man. :)

DeputyMitchell 21:01 #ukedchat **hear hear**!!!
iteachyear4 21:01 And now BBC2 is all about making learning fun.... #ukedchat

dawnhallybone 21:01 #ukedchat
RT @duckinwales: Archive of tonight's #ukedchat can be found at

janwebb21 21:01 http://bit.ly/aj5yZw
RT @tonycassidy: Whether I set out actively to have 'fun', I'm not
sure. Fun seems to be not planned, but a byproduct of
Catriona_O 21:01 engagement/relationship #ukedchat
RT @DeputyMitchell: RT @lordlangley73: @dughall Good work

iteachyear4 21:01 hosting young man. :) #ukedchat **hear hear**!!!
Apologies to my non-teacher followers. #ukedchat is over now so I

Laura_987 21:02 won't be bombarding you with RTs any more :-)
#ukedchat and make sure you've added yourself to

duckinwales 21:02 http://bit.ly/d48Pw8
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RT @malcolmbellamy IÂ´d always rather see happy&bubbly classes
that are noisy than quiet classes w/sullen kids learning nothing!
vickyloras 21:02 #ukedchat
RT @john_at_muuua: thanks for a fun evening guys! it's been an

dughall 21:02 education #ukedchat <- LOL!
RT @ianaddison: #ukedchat find other teachers near you on
teachmap, get in contact with them and share ideas!
fullonlearning 21:02 http://bit.ly/teachmap
Bit gutted to have missed #ukedchat - had cat emergency and had to
go to vet. Think he's fed up of me being glued to laptop on Thursday
katie_hague 21:02 eve!
Can't believe another hour has gone :-) Thanks very much everyone,
carolrainbow 21:02 thanks to @dughall #ukedchat
@2SimpleAnt KS1 embracing purplemash!!! WONDERFUL! using

janwebb21 21:02 for castles topic #ukedchat
@carolrainbow I used to call that sort of ICT baby sitting - some had
2SimpleAnt 21:03 audacity to call it games based learning - it wasn't #ukedchat
#ukedchat is being hosted by @Joga5 next week. Watch out for the
ukedchat 21:03 poll, which will be available soon.
#ukedchat Funnily enough today's blog post asks: 'what are your
expectations of Mr Portman' Guess what they said!
JamiePortman 21:03 http://bit.ly/bmZXpG
@SusanElkinJourn just starting his programme of learning for boys

JaneDavis13 21:03 on BBC 2 ... the literacy gap. Boys say school isn't fun #ukedchat
RT @Laura_987: Apologies to my non-teacher followers. #ukedchat

duckinwales 21:03 is over now so I won't be bombarding you with RTs any more :-)
missed #ukedchat tonight :-( it looked fun ;-) but I was cooking
asober 21:03 Lasagne.
janwebb21 21:03 RT @ForesterJo: I just LOVE this hour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #ukedchat
carolrainbow 21:03 @curricadvocate Great idea - would like to try that :-) #ukedchat

janwebb21 21:04 #ukedchat >absolutely fabulous!!
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I can't wait to read the #ukedchat archive later- sounds like a great
familysimpson 21:04 hour!
@carolrainbow I have seen excellent games based learning and i

2SimpleAnt 21:04 have seen very bad fun ict /baby sitting grrr #ukedchat
RT @ukedchat: #ukedchat is being hosted by @Joga5 next week.

dughall 21:04 Watch out for the poll, which will be available soon.
gitammas 21:04 of failure.
@2SimpleAnt Baby sitting it just about right - but it happens in all

carolrainbow 21:04 subjects - especially used to in Sec school cover lessons #ukedchat
@dughall thanks for a great #ukedchat just sorry to have missed the
janwebb21 21:04 start!
RT @lordlangley73: RT @deerwood: if you want to make learning
fun, invite @timrylands to your school #ukedchat *ABSOLUTELY
digitalmaverick 21:04 AGREE*
RT @john_at_muuua: thanks for a fun evening guys! it's been an

janwebb21 21:05 education #ukedchat
Will catch up on #ukedchat through archive. I trust with the mighty

primarypete_ 21:05 @Dughall leading proceedings it's been a top notch hour
RT @tonycassidy: Whether I set out actively to have 'fun', I'm not
sure. Fun seems to be not planned, but a byproduct of
janwebb21 21:05 engagement/relationship #ukedchat
familysimpson 21:05 of failure.
Right - #ukedchat over - need to start packing for a quick trip to

duckinwales 21:05 Dublin very early tomorrow - night all!
@fullonlearning student 20% time is one of my new school year

MrsThorne 21:05 reslns this year :) #ukedchat
Just taken part (again) in this evening's #ukedchat Twitter debate. Bit
SusanElkinJourn 21:05 frenetic but gd. Give it a whirl if you're in education. Thurs 8-9m.
RT @iteachyear4: And now BBC2 is all about making learning fun....

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Just an extra question out of #ukedchat Do creative curriculum make
iteachyear4 21:05 learning more fun or is it just another way of teaching?
RT @JamiePortman: #ukedchat Funnily enough today's blog post
asks: 'what are your expectations of Mr Portman' Guess what they
fullonlearning 21:06 said! http://bit.ly/bmZXpG
#ukedchat learners could use twitter! #learnchat anyone? We've all

Smichael920 21:06 had fun! Cheers @dughall
RT @Laura_987: Apologies to my non-teacher followers. #ukedchat
is over now so I won't be bombarding you with RTs any more :-)
carolrainbow 21:07 Mine too!
Use www.MrThorneDoesPhonics.com in your classroom to support
your phonics teaching. Follows letters and sounds! Woop Woop!
Mr_Thorne 21:07 #ukedchat
dawnhallybone 21:07 @2SimpleAnt grr indeed #ukedchat
@MrsThorne #ukedchat excellent! Should be compulsory ( or does

fullonlearning 21:08 that go against the spirit of autonomy?!!) :-)
@voigto so sorry network collapse tonight so couldn't GB2U. if u
search #ukedchat you'll get the tweets, Every Thurs 8-9pm. It's
Catriona_O 21:08 brilliant!!
#ukedchat add yourself to the map now! http://bit.ly/9mWiMy
PLEASE, because there's a very big empty space near me and I'm
janwebb21 21:09 feeling lonely!
@dawnhallybone but the best funnest gbl i saw was in your room
2SimpleAnt 21:09 hoorah #ukedchat
RT @janwebb21: #ukedchat add yourself to the map now!
http://bit.ly/9mWiMy PLEASE, because there's a very big empty
fullonlearning 21:09 space near me and I'm feeling lonely!
@JamiePortman #ukedchat The Blog Thats lacking the 'WOW'

EddieGouthwaite 21:10 factor because there is no IPad for each pupil :)
Sorry I couldn't join in #ukedchat but just reading through now and
greeninkuk 21:10 there are some great comments.
my fave example of fun - click on primary video - the kid at 1min 30

cliffmanning 21:11 sums it up for me... http://bit.ly/chstZK #ukedchat
fullonlearning 21:12 #ukedchat great session this evening thx all!
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well done Mr @dughall for #ukedchat tonight, will have a skim
through later. Now make sure you do the evaluation form for Mr
ianaddison 21:12 @colport :-)
@lordlangley73 We used the kids to lead a couple of staff meetings

Joga5 21:12 on ICT - interesting that some staff found it threatening #ukedchat
RT @ianaddison: well done Mr @dughall for #ukedchat tonight, will
have a skim through later. Now make sure you do the evaluation
fullonlearning 21:12 form for Mr @colport :-)
Me 2! RT @janwebb21: #ukedchat add urself 2 the map now!
http://bit.ly/9mWiMy PLEASE, b/c thr's a big empty space near me &
chris_1974 21:13 I'm lonely!
now i have to make up baby feeds and wash up - should've done

2SimpleAnt 21:13 earlier but engaged in #ukedchat
Hey @janwebb21 just in and had a look at your #ukedchat map.
Lovely idea! Can non-contributors add themselves too :)
DavidMiller_UK 21:14 http://bit.ly/9mWiMy
@Joga5 Perhaps the staff present underestimate the children and
felt v uncomfortable because staff don't have high expectations?
lordlangley73 21:15 #ukedchat
@DavidMiller_UK it's a map started by @ianaddison and it was

janwebb21 21:15 before #ukedchat - so I think that might be ok!!!!!!
janwebb21 21:15 @DavidMiller_UK get your flag on there too! #ukedchat

JaneWoods3 21:16 #ukedchat
@Joga5 Or perhaps the staff realised they're inadequacies? Just a

lordlangley73 21:16 thought! :) #ukedchat
Having considered my tweets during #ukedchat i'm going to apply to

cjs76 21:16 be on #grumpyoldmen
RT @cjs76: Having considered my tweets during #ukedchat i'm

iteachyear4 21:16 going to apply to be on #grumpyoldmen <-hahaha
@ianaddison LOL! @colport DMed me the link to the summary form

dughall 21:17 at 7.56 tonight ;-) #ukedchat
@janwebb21 @ianaddison Feeling a bit 'fick' ... can't see where to

DavidMiller_UK 21:17 edit ... [really must get this eye sorted...!] #ukedchat
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dughall 19:49 Just over 10 mins to go before #ukedchat Do join us.

#ukedchat gets underway in 10 minutes - "Making learning fun."

#ukedchat If you *must* lurk, you can follow here: http://bit.ly/bYnJn3

RT @ukedchat: #ukedchat gets underway in 10 minutes - "Making

RT @ianaddison: What is #ukedchat? Let my blog post explain it for

5 mins till #ukedchat - are you man/woman enough to enter the

RT @dughall: RT @ianaddison: What is #ukedchat? Let my blog

#ukedchat certain elements of my s2 class today would have said

coffeeandpupils 19:57 #ukedchat Too tired tonight, really sorry !

ukedchat 19:57 #ukedchat "Making learning fun."

iteachyear4 19:58 Wow - after that Eastenders, time for #ukedchat

Hoping to actually participate in tonite's #ukedchat rather than just

which way to #Ukedchat #Justwondering http://yfrog.com/6btnhmj

Hola tweeps. I may have to drop in and out of thread as I have to

RT @PriGamesArena: Fun learning is the topic for tonight -

Please don't forget to use the #ukedchat hashtag or your valuable

dailydenouement 20:01 So, what makes a lesson fun then? #ukedchat

dughall 20:01 @mrswaustin Please do join in! #ukedchat

Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests,

RT @dailydenouement: So, what makes a lesson fun then?

@Belinda2425 RT @dughall: Tonight's topic on #ukedchat is 'Making

RT @wjputt: #ukedchat If one gets absorbed in something - flow -

@dailydenouement #ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of

I think the most important aspect in fun lessons is making them

raff31 20:02 play games have fun #ukedchat

#ukedchat I think Brainpop is really good, my class have really

dughall 20:03 What can we, as educators, do? #ukedchat

#ukedchat Which century was Conisborough castle built

RT @Mrrainford: It is about it being relevant to student interests,

RT @ianaddison: #ukedchat my first contribution for fun fun fun is

Make sure you're enjoyig it yourself. Teacher enthusiasm is

Tonight's #ukedchat is on 'Making Learning Fun' just started, why not

RT @lordlangley73: If *you're* enthused in the first place it can be

#ukedchat @dailydenouement encourage play - even (especially) in

#ukedchat making learning fun. Competition using personal bests or

As long as they are clear on the benefits of playing them RT @raff31

#ukedchat can someone come up with an equation for fun learning?

dawnhallybone 20:04 fun can be - frenetic, unpredictable and natural :) #ukedchat

Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun! Does all learning

#ukedchat Hands-on problems in groups can often be fun. Even if it's

RT @SusanElkinJourn: Make sure you're enjoyig it yourself. Teacher

My pupils say being involved in the planning process makes lesson

dughall 20:05 So 'Relevant', 'Fun' what else? #ukedchat

Make learning fun by being enthusiastic. It seems to rub off on the

RT @didactylos: #ukedchat when do you enjoy learning? When you

#ukedchat come at it from another angle, when do you learn best,

RT @duckinwales: #ukedchat @dailydenouement encourage play -

Absolutely! RT @SusanElkinJourn: Make sure you're enjoyig it

scottjacques01 20:06 suprising approaches and challenging concepts #ukedchat

dughall 20:06 @didactylos Go on Roger. You give us an equation! #ukedchat

#ukedchat I sing times tables to tune of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

#ukedchat Spongebob definition of FUN: F-is for friends who do stuff

@dawnhallybone I agree. Can all teachers cope with fun,

#ukedchat does fun have an agreed set of learning objectives? Is it a

RT @iteachyear4: When the children don't realise they're learning

SusanElkinJourn 20:07 @esoldaveglasgow Absolutely no put-downs - ever. #ukedchat

Get children to plan a lesson with a learning outcome given to them.

#ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play. At any

RT @iteachyear4: When the children don't realise they're learning

dawnhallybone 20:08 @dughall should try - feel #ukedchat

We like to think Primary Games Arena is whole lot of fun, I guess we

RT @mr_chadwick: My pupils say being involved in the planning

RT @Smichael920: #ukedchat never underestimate the importance

#ukedchat If you must lurk, you can follow here: http://bit.ly/bYnJn3

RT @lordlangley73: If you're enthused in the first place it can be