Educational Technology

May 7, 2011

Solihull teacher takes his YouTube hit idea into the iPhone app market

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:39 am

By Kat Keogh, Birmingham Post

A pioneering Solihull-born teacher who taught millions how to read is now helping people to learn while on the move. Christopher Thorne became an internet sensation with a series of spelling videos for pupils which he posted on YouTube last year. More than two million people have since tuned into the teacher’s “phonics” classes, which use the sounds of groups of letters to help with reading and writing.

http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2011/04/29/solihull-teacher-takes-his-youtube-hit-idea-into-the-iphone-app-market-65233-28602447/

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