Using the iPad Camera … for more than Photography The amazing Cathy Hunt has written this blog post about how she uses the camera on the iPad for a wide variety of purposes. From using the camera as a compositional tool, to using live filters to show tones and lines or creating tessellations…
Month: September 2017
The Teacher Portfolio Challenge: so glad you made it!
Fossil flickr photo by Hellebardius shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license Month five of five is through! Congratulations to participants who carved out time to think and share with us over the past five months. Moving forward, I hope this process provided a little motivation to continue doing so. Those of you reading from…
Portfolios as a focus for your 2017-18 PLP?
Interested in starting a portfolio or extending your use of this tool? The Portfolio Workshop Series will be a tri-weekly activity for teachers this year. The “workshops” will be tailored to your level and can be “attended” online or in person. The series will kick off this October, and will run through until April. How…
Digital Bytes 11 September, 2017
5 Great Podcasts for Kids (That Parents Will Love Too) Whether it is for your classroom or for your own kids or kids you know, there is something for everyone in this list of podcasts for kids. From Tumble, a science based podcast, to the Stories Podcasts and Mars Patel (Likened to a…
How can I use Creative Commons Stock Footage on Youtube?
Making a movie? This is going to save you countless hours: Youtube is a wonderful resource for learning, AND you can use Creative Commons Stock Footage to make your own videos look more professional. Here’s how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83kEVaCI4y8&feature=youtu.be Thanks to Flickr for providing the following Featured Image
Capturing the process.
In my classroom – a predominantly blogging classroom – things have to be different. I believe that it is my role as an educator to ensure that my students are given opportunities to grow as individuals, and are not treated as mere pupils who passively receive information. As a result, the traditional approach to teaching…
Digital Bytes – 4 September, 2017
Book Creator on Your Computer One of our favourite iPad apps, Book Creator is now available on your computer. You can sign in with your gmail account and start creating books right away! You can even create libraries of books that can be shared and accessed by students and other teachers. To start…