As I was prepping for a recent demo-slam event, I took some time to explore and rediscover some cool voice features on your Mac and iOS device. In this post, I’m going to highlight six cool things with you can do just by talking nerdy to your computer. System requirements: Mac with Mountain Lion 10.8.x;…
Category: middle
A Question of Colour
The Grade 5 team was lucky enough to have Noah Katz (Digital Literacy Coach at Dover) speak to them about Visual Literacy last week. He spoke about the elements of Graphic Design, referring to the acronym:CRABContrastRepetitionAlignmentBalance Before Students had the opportunity to design a poster, then give it a makeover. We saw some really interesting…
5 Minutes to Safer Searching & Viewing
We always want to help our students find the most relevant information when searching or viewing content online. Here are two great suggestions which can lead to a safer online experience for our students. 1. View Purewww.viewpure.com is a site which allows you to ‘purify’ YouTube videos by stripping away the comments section and the…
Four assessment tools you’ll flip over.
“White Men by David Reeves“ The “flipped classroom” is a way of describing instructional methods that invert the traditional model of learning where the teacher dispenses content to her or his students during lessons and then sends them on their way to complete problems and meaning-making at home. In flipped instruction, students front-load the content…
Massively Misunderstood Minecraft
Overheard in the lab: “My Mum says she can’t believe UWC is offering a Minecraft activity. She says it’s a waste of time.”Me: <breathe> DM from @jplaman: Me: <breathe> I guess it’s time! This blog post is proving hard to write. I have rewritten this paragraph about 14 times, mostly because I am trying…
Getting Connected – the Why and How
Why? Screenshot via sxoop.com/twitter/mosaic.pl The question of why connect is an important one for us to consider. Of course, being connected can lead you to lots of great resources and ideas for lessons, but what we are really talking about here is connecting with people. It is through these personal connections that you can build…
Great IWB Resource
Noah Katz, one of the Digital Literacy Coaches at Dover came across this fantastic resource which he shared with me. Triptico (designed by David Riley) is a FREE download which works very nicely in conjunction with IWBs. The free download gives you a number of desktop resources which are fully customizable. What I love about them…
Learning about blogs through blogs.
If you’re thinking of starting a blog for yourself or with your students, there are lots of good resources available. In this post, I’m going to draw upon some of the resources from other blogs in an attempt to structure a “blogging 101” guide for UWCSEA teachers. What is a blog? A blog is short…
Parent Coffee Morning 1: Social Networks
The Digital Literacy Team at East is pleased to welcome parents to our first Coffee Morning – this time focusing on: Social Networks: Why they matter, and how you can help your child develop a positive online presence. We looked first at what was worrying you about Social Networks. Here is a wordle which shows your…
Changing Your Password
Please see the screencast below to show how to change your password via the school website www.uwcsea.edu.sg