Keynote gives you the ability to control your presentation from an iPhone or an iPad. This allows you, as the presenter, the chance to move around and not have to stand beside your computer. Your notes from your Keynote will be available to you on your iPad. You can tap the screen or swipe from…
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Digital Bytes 7 March
3 Reasons Students should own your Classroom’s Twitter & Instagram Accounts Kayla Delzer (@topdogteaching) puts forward a solid case for students taking ownership of class Twitter and Instagram accounts, citing the huge impact it can have for students in understanding the true meaning of web-presence in a safe environment. Delzer also has a social media…
Digital Bytes – 29 February, 2016
Managing Photos on Your iPad and iPhone Some great tips for working with photos that you have already captured on your iPad or iPhone. Did you know you can quickly select multiple photos by dragging your finger over them? Did you know that you can search for photos by location or date? Have a look…
Digital Bytes – 15th February, 2016
9 Great Tips for Safari on Your iPad Whether it is your own iPad or the iPads that your students are using, everyone can find some useful tips in this article for using Safari. Some of my favourites are being able to find words on a page easily, quickly viewing recent pages and requesting the…
Digital Bytes – January 4, 2016
Pixar in a Box When I think of Khan Academy, I think of lessons for mathematics or science. They also have something called Pixar in a Box. Students can see what they are learning in school helps to creatively solve problems that the people at Pixar face when making films. This is something you might…
Digital Bytes November 30, 2015
flickr photo by rahego http://flickr.com/photos/rahego/5509227208 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license Making Icon-nections – An Inquiry Into Icons Integration Specialist at Taipei American School, Pana Asavavatana, has written an excellent post about getting young students inquiring into common icons across core apps her school uses. Workflows, student samples and clear instructions will help you…
Digital Bytes October 26th, 2015
15 Great Chrome Extensions for Educators Chrome Extensions can help to make our lives easier and there are some great ones available for educators. Have a look at 15 great chrome extensions for educators including Pixlr Editor, Padlet, Exit Ticket, and Multi-Highlight. The Psychology of Selfies Selfies have become part of our lives and our…
Digital Bytes – September 21, 2015
This week’s digital bytes includes articles about a free ebook on capturing digital stories, 11 quotes by famous writers and accompanying writing lessons, and using technology to help students read faster and with better comprehension.
Digital Bytes 7 September 2015
This week’s Digital Bytes features a Chrome extension to remove distracting advertisements and related articles from online reading, a great Stop Motion activity for your students, and a blog post about the wonderful classroom designs on display at UWCSEA East.
Digital Bytes August 31, 2015
This week’s Digital Bytes includes a Google presentation about teaching photography to students, an article on the benefits of using your iPad as a document camera and an article about Reggio Inspired Mathematics.