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Preparing Kids to Code - Apps for all Ages 26 Aug 2013 | 06:48 am
You know what I love about these apps. Often I show a kid one of these apps and away they go. There is no instruction, they just go for it. These apps are good for all kids. They develop logical think...
Keyboard Shortcuts for Sign-on Environments 23 Aug 2013 | 12:29 pm
As I was moving around the classroom yesterday Nathan a Yr 4 student wanted to show me a shortcut he had designed for his login procedures. Our whole system has gone Google Apps for Education and we h...
Hyperlinks in Book Creator 22 Aug 2013 | 02:10 pm
I had a great day today in a 4th grade classroom of over 70 students working on a guided inquiry task. Each time I have had the pleasure to be invited into this class the students have taught me new t...
Real-time Collaborative Whiteboards for Distance Education 19 Aug 2013 | 08:07 am
I was discussing a situation with a school the other day where they want to implement a virtual class in order to offer courses across a number of campuses. They will use Video Conferencing in order t...
Music Apps for the High School Classroom 13 Aug 2013 | 10:11 am
I was lucky enough the other day to sit in on a local network meeting of Creative and Performing Arts teachers in one of our regions. As always I was impressed by the way they freely shared the lesson...
iPad Apps Art eBook - Van Gogh 25 Apr 2013 | 07:25 am
An Art eBook on Van Gogh was one of the first ebooks I did with a group of students. I wanted to give them the opportunity to contribute to their own learning so we threw out the old unit of work and ...
ArtSet - Great for building confidence in young artists 22 Apr 2013 | 05:24 pm
ArtSet was an impressive app that I was introduced to last week. I was presenting at a conference and one of the organisers asked if a number of the presenters could go through a workflow to illustrat...
IWB, Mirroring Apps or Apple TV? Big iPad Decisions 10 Mar 2013 | 07:42 am
There has been a great discussion forum within our school system about iPads, Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) and sharing student's work. It started with a question from a teacher just wanting to conne...
Skitch Primary Poster 22 Feb 2013 | 05:32 am
This is the second in a series of posters for supporting Primary students in an iPad environment. I love Skitch as a tool for my students to show me what they have learnt. I know a lot of the students...
iPad Poster for Primary School 17 Feb 2013 | 09:03 am
It has become increasing clear that many primary or elementary schools are moving into the touch and swipe environment in a big way. This is sometimes part of a system wide decision but many times thi...
