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…
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Leaving Well with Google – updated!
[Editor note: We have updated this very important post from our previous 2013 version! The information below is current as of 6 May 2016.] This is always a difficult time of year as we say “see ya later” to colleagues, students and families who are leaving our school. To make the transition a little easier,…
Digital Bytes – 21 March 2016
Webucation This 2-minute video packs a powerful punch: a young girl mastered Dubstep Dancing by teaching herself through watching YouTube videos. A great reminder of what a positive influence learning through video can be. Show it to your students! What would they like to learn? 20 Strategies for Motivating Reluctant Learners “If we don’t have…
Digital Bytes – 2nd March 2015
This week’s Digital Bytes features information on finding global connections for your class, a look at the role of pictures in stimulating real-world problem solving with mathematics, and a tutorial on solving the annoying problem of ‘suggested videos’ appearing at the end of your embedded YouTube videos.
Email, Spam, YouTube Subscriptions and Snopes
One of the many wonderful things about having Google Apps at our school is that our students are able to have GMail accounts. This really does enable them to have the functionality we adults enjoy with having an email, with the added bonus of learning to use it in a supportive school environment. It allows…
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…