Youtube can be a garden of delights or a trash bin of pointlessness. If you are looking to diversify the channels you follow, here are five Youtube channels worth exploring under the common umbrella of the world cup: 1. The Washington Post Channel Why: A great go-to for news and cultural context 2. The…
Month: June 2018
Be a connected service learning leader
Many of our Global Concern and Service teams have taken the plunge into hosting their own portfolio this year. Our Daraja group has explored podcasts and guest posts in their portfolio. Recently Generation Education Period (G.E.P) has started their portfolio (you can see Melanie Wilson’s post here). The thinking and action coming from our groups…
Digital Bytes – 18th June, 2018
Summer Book Creator Journal Revisited This will be the third straight summer that my kids create a journal using Book Creator. We are all looking forward to the process and enjoy looking back on previous year’s journals. I highly encourage the process and I have some top tips to make sure it is a success….
Summer Journal with Book Creator Revisited
For the past two summers, my kids have each created a summer journal using Book Creator on the iPad. I thought it would be a great way for them to remember their summer and do a little bit of writing every day. Last year, when I wrote about creating a Book Creator Summer Journal, I…
Making an intro for your video
Get ready to design your own custom video intro in 20 minutes or less. Here’s what you need to get started: Keynote iMovie Have the following tabs open: Pixabay Bensound Iconfinder Pexels Videos Key pointers to remember: When opening a new Keynote slide deck select ‘wide’ With Pixabay be sure to search ‘color’ then select…
Digital Bytes – June 11, 2018
10 Great YouTube Channels for Teaching Video Essays Communication by video is an essential skill for our students in today’s world. One of the best ways to get your message out to the world is through the use of a video. Sharing sites like YouTube have their own stars who share their thoughts and…
Digital Bytes – 4th June, 2018
How Podcasts Can Improve Literacy in the Classroom Commonsense Media explains how podcasts can improve literacy in your classroom. Emma Rodero says that “Listening to the words puts the visualization in my head.” One of the great things about many podcasts is that they have transcripts. You can use these transcripts with your students so…