Apple Teacher Apple recently launched their Apple Teacher programme – a series of self-paced professional development modules for educators. Gain badges which help move you to becoming an Apple Teacher for Mac and/or for iPad. Commenting in Google Docs Take your commenting in Google Docs to the next level. Many people know that you can…
Category: Digital Bytes
Digital Bytes 6th February, 2017
Teaching Reading and Thinking Skills with Photographs Take a look at the 10 photographs in this New York Times article and the accompanying mini lessons to help build your students reading and thinking skills. After you take your students through the lessons you can share more images from the New York Times section, What’s Going…
Digital Bytes 23rd January 2017
Piktochart Piktochart is a fantastic free tool that allows you to create infographics and posters very easily. Students can easily sign in with Google Drive. There are searchable icons and images you can use. This is perfect for a mathematics class or anyone presenting information or research (hint, hint … grade 5 exhibition). 18 Digital…
Digital Bytes – 12th December, 2016 – Holiday Edition
Santa Tracker Santa Tracker is a fantastic site by Google. In advent calendar style, each day a new activity gets uncovered. Present Bounce is a neat game, but there are also opportunities to learn about traditions and translations from other countries. Younger children will enjoy Santa Selfie, a Toca Boca style game where you give…
Digital Bytes – Dec 5th, 2016
DK Find Out DK Find Out is a fantastic site for kids to look for age-appropriate information. There are articles, diagrams, videos, fun facts and quizzes. Like the DK books, the website is visually rich and students can use a combination of text, images and video to learn more. How Should Reading be Taught in…
Digital Bytes 7th November 2016
The iPad Conference over the weekend was an action-packed 2 days of fun and learning. We have decided to make this edition of the Digital Bytes have an iPad focus. Enjoy! Visual Thinking Two great apps we love for visual thinking are Adobe Capture & Adobe Illustrator Draw (both free). Create illustrations out of your…
Digital Bytes – 24th October 2016
I See Math Alice Keeler and Diana Herrington uses photos of everyday objects and experiences to teach mathematics in a simple yet effective way. They start with an image and then add a story and a question about the image. This is all put in Google Slides which is then shared with students. Teaching Through…
Digital Bytes – 24th October 2016
I See Math Alice Keeler and Diana Herrington uses photos of everyday objects and experiences to teach mathematics in a simple yet effective way. They start with an image and then add a story and a question about the image. This is all put in Google Slides which is then shared with students. Teaching Through…
Digital Bytes 5th September, 2016
The Zen Art of Managing Smartphone Photos We get a lot of questions about the best way to manage the photos on your phone. Here are 3 ways to backup your photos from your camera roll that will save you time and energy. Calling Screen Time Digital Heroin is Digital Garbage You may have seen…
Digital Bytes 29th August 2016
Not All Screen Time is Equal: Some Considerations for Schools and Parents Jose Picardo provides a balanced look at screen time in this article for schools and parents. He addresses issues such as the media’s propensity for click-bait headlines that don’t advance the conversation, but instead feed the flames. Six Good Places to Find Free…