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Digital Bytes 29th January, 2018

50 Ways to Use Book Creator in the Classroom The Book Creator Team has put together an ebook that shares 50 ways you can use Book Creator in your classroom. The book is full of examples and videos to help you learn how to easily create your own versions of the books. Remember that Book…

Toward a more balanced discussion on ‘Screen time.’

“Are today’s students spending too much time in front of computer screens? The more important question is: are students engaged in powerful learning experiences and, whenever possible, given voice and choice in what, how, and when they learn?” (read more here) The popularity of opinions warning us against the dangers of screen time are nothing…

Portfolios with Purpose

Blogging can create a wonderful environment for growth.  Through feedback from other educators, a community of learners can form, offering support and constructive ideas to aid all parties.  New perspectives and new ideas can develop from this “social cross-fertilization” (full read here) In our recent round of PLP blogging, three teachers here at East demonstrated…

The Bread and Butter edition: Podcast UWCLearn

What does assessment look like, feel like, act like in your context? In this episode of Podcast UWCLearn, Gemma and Georgina offer their thoughts on the changing face of assessment. Check out Gemma’s Paper 1 (IBDP Language and Literature) Whole Class Feedback plan here .*To learn more about ‘The Four Types of Mistakes,’ as referenced…

Digital Bytes – 22nd January, 2018

500 Words 500 Words is a collection of stories written for kids by kids. The stories are 500 words or less and are organized in themes and read in the form of a podcast. The podcasts can be listened to directly on the website or downloaded. Maybe you would like your students to create their…

Podcast Fever!

Looking for a few great podcasts to share with your students, family, and friends?  Check out our recommendations for High School-Primary School.  If we left your favorite off the list, let us know about it in the comment section below! High School Fiction “The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air)” “Atop the Eiffel Tower, a…

Digital Bytes – 15th January, 2018

Sutori Great news! We have just got a subscription to Sutori. Sutori is a great tool for building interactive timelines with features like images, text, and videos. Dover DLC Sean McHugh has written a blog post with some examples that you will want to check out. 7 Ways For Students to Use Google Drawings Collaboratively…