I had a chance to spend an afternoon with developers and researchers from Playware Studios, a Singapore based company that includes UWCSEA Dover alumna Akshay Maliwal as Head of Strategy. I really enjoyed the experience for a few reasons: -The team that went included myself (Digital Literacy Coach), the High School Principal, and a Middle…
Month: May 2013
Three things Turnitin can tell you about your writing
Photo Credit: lanuiop via Compfight Our students are just submitting a draft of their Extended Essays to the Turnitin database. Turnitin is a writing tool that we’re beginning to use in our secondary school as a way to support student writers. It includes an easy way to have students peer-review each other’s writing, a nice…
Obvious to you, amazing to others: iPhone as a wireless document camera
Today I had one of those “why didn’t I think of that?” moments as I was visiting a teacher. He asked me about a way to allow a student or two to mirror their screens through his laptop to project to the class. We tried a couple of options including Reflector and Airserver without great…