Making a movie? This is going to save you countless hours: Youtube is a wonderful resource for learning, AND you can use Creative Commons Stock Footage to make your own videos look more professional. Here’s how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83kEVaCI4y8&feature=youtu.be Thanks to Flickr for providing the following Featured Image
Category: video
Digital Bytes – 12th June, 2017
10 Great Places to Find Background Music For Video We all know the difference music can make in video to help set the mood and support the visual component. We have already looked at Creator Studio which is part of your YouTube account and is a great source of free music. Here are 10 more…
Digital Bytes – May 29th 2017
Podcast – WOW in the World Hot off the press is a podcast by NPR is aiming to be “a new way for families to connect, look up and discover the wonders in the world around them.” Scientifically based, WOW in the World is sure to be a winner for your classroom and beyond. Data…
Digital Bytes – 6th March, 2017
Google Keep in Google Docs Google Keep is a great note taking app that you have as part of your Google account. Now you can access those notes in Google Docs and even drag them into your document. 10 Meditation Apps for the Classroom There are many benefits of using meditation and mindfulness in our…
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 – 14th November, 2016
7 Video Writing Prompts for Young Authors Edutopia’s 5 minute film festival is a collection of writing prompts in the form of videos. There are a range of different examples to choose from, and using video as a prompt may just spark the creativity in our more visual learners to produce something beyond their usual…
Digital Bytes 22nd August 2016
10 Reasons Every Teacher Needs a PLN Sylvia Duckworth’s illustrations are becoming legendary in the edtech world, and this one about PLNs is no exception! The staff at TeachThought have added some ways of getting started with each of the 10 Reasons Every Teacher Needs a PLN, so why not extend your PLN by trying…
Digital Bytes – May 3, 2016
The Kid Should See This. This is a fantastic site for inquiry. There is a question a day which is answered with a video and a short piece of writing. Questions are categorized and searchable. Wordless News Each day a photo is posted that relates to one of the stories in the world news for…
Digital Bytes – April 25, 2016
Hot on the heels of a great ReThinking Literacy conference, we have a number of great ideas and resources to share. This week the focus is on Visual Literacy – one of the themes that was highlighted throughout the conference. What’s Going on in this Picture? The New York Times has a great segment in…
Digital Bytes – March 14, 2016 Pi Day
14 March 2016 Pi Day – March 3 Today is Pi Day (3.14)! To celebrate there are some Pi Day activities. Make sure you check out the video about what pi sounds like and other activities. Google Photo Slideshow Picasa photos is slowly being phased out by Google. Those of you who still use Picasa…