We have chosen to give our students in grade six upwards their own Macbook. This has obvious benefits to their learning allowing them to create, collaborate and communicate with digital tools that they always have at their disposal. However, as Spiderman said: There’s no question that digital tools can be tremendously distracting. Our students have…
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Publishing on the Web
Why?Having a class blog allows us access to added benefits to enhance student learning. Some of them include: Being able to share student learning with extended families/friends around the world. As an International school, our students come from many different places, and being able to share what’s going on in (and out of) the classroom…
The ups and downs of social networks – new research.
Trimpers Cobra Roll by Scott Ableman/ The Pew Research Center, as part of their ongoing Internet and American Life project, have just released a report called Teens, kindness and cruelty on social network sites. As the title implies, the latest research provides us insight into the widely varying experiences that teens have when participating in…
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…
Presentations – design matters
During our Professional Learning meeting in the Primary School, we focused on improving our presentations to parents. Our core message was that less is more. We encouraged teachers to think from the perspective of their audience, and focused on 2 easy ways to improve the design of presentations: Use fabulous images Use less text Fazree…