Fastest Line at the Supermarket This is a great example of how computational thinking in mathematics is all around us. This post clearly explains the steps of taking advantage of a trip to the supermarket to challenge kids to use what they know about a situation and make predictions about which line will move…
Category: Digital Bytes
Digital Bytes – 11th December, 2017
2017 Holiday Gift Guide Ready for some perfect tech gifts that will bring you back to your youth? Check out Common Sense Media’s 2017 Holiday Nostalgic Gift Guide. There is something for every kid (or adult) on your Christmas list. I know the Vintage 3 speed bluetooth turntable and the Polaroid camera are on my…
Digital Bytes – 4th December, 2017
What is Going on in this Graph From The New York Times, who brought us “What is Going on in this Picture?”, comes “What is Going on in This Graph?” Ask your students to look at the data displayed and interpret what they see. Carrot2 Something that can be very helpful when we search…
Digital Bytes – 27th Nov. 2017
How Social Media Can Help Teach Good Writing Micro writing for social media is a powerful tool for students to learn. The limiting of number of characters of many social media platforms forces students to learn brevity and to condense their thoughts. Watch Later Playlist in YouTube Patrick Green takes us through a great feature…
Digital Bytes – 20th Nov. 2017
Hour of Code Hour of Code is just around the corner and it is never too early to start exploring their website. New activities this year include designing your own Google logo and participating in the Hero’s Journey in Minecraft. Mindfulness and Movement Go Noodle is a resource for teachers to help them use more…
Digital Bytes – 13th Nov. 2017
Be Inspired by Learning 2.017 Talks The theme of Learning 2.017 was Illuminate the Next Decade and there were a number of amazing educators who took to the stage to share their stories and ideas. UWCSEA East’s Tricia Friedman used the metaphor of a nightlight to share her message. Reading epubs on Your Computer Students…
Digital Bytes 30th, October 2017
3 Fears About Screen Time for Kids and Why They’re Not True This is a great TED talk about some worries that some people have about screen time. Sara DeWitt doesn’t say that all screen time is the same. We need to look for balance and how we can engage with the students around the…
Digital Bytes – 2 October, 2017
InternetMatters.org Internet Matters is a good resource for parents who would like some support with talking to their children about issues around internet safety. There is an app which is designed for the parent and child to use together and a downloadable PDF. The key thing is for parents to open up lines of…
Digital Bytes – 25th September, 2017
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…