How to Use Instagram in the Classroom Connecting an idea with a visual is an important 21st Century skill. Instagram is a great platform for the classroom because of its ease of use and ability to be accessed by all. Here are 10 ways of using Instagram in the classroom. Don’t forget to include our…
Breakout EDU – engaging students through collaborative challenges
UWCSEA Tech Mentors collaborate to solve an online puzzle. Photo: Dave Caleb “A black-hat hacker has created code on a USB drive that threatens to destroy all digital mapping and navigation software currently in existence. Just think about that, no Google Maps, no in-dash GPS, no airplane autopilot, no more Uber. His claim is that…
Digital Bytes – November 2, 2015
The haze we have experienced over the past few months in Singapore has brought the conversation of palm oil to the front of everyone’s thoughts. This website does an amazing job of exploring the use of palm oil and uses a variety of media such as videos, infographics, sounds, text, photos and interactive elements. We…
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 October 5, 2015
This week’s Digital Bytes will change your life! There are 3 fantastic articles: Converting photos of text into actual text using Google Drive, the importance of school leadership understanding the digital world and 33 digital tools for formative assessment.
Approaches to Learning: Looking for evidence on the OLP
The Online Learning Platform provides our students with opportunities to exercise their approaches to learning: collaboration, communication, and self-management. If you’ve got healthy discussion going in the posts on your class feeds, you may wish to check on the contributions of individual students. Here’s a few approaches… Class Stats You can click on the chart…
Digital Bytes 28th September 2015
This week we have an article about how multimedia storytelling can change people’s perception and develop empathy, a post on a hybrid model of assessment, blending analog and digital tools, and a response to the OECD article that made the rounds a couple of weeks ago. Enjoy!
A Response to Recent News Articles on the OECD Report “Students, Computers and Learning: Making The Connection”
Many people have seen news articles about a new report from the OECD in recent days. A typical article and headline is this one from the BBC – “Computers ‘do not improve’ pupil results, says OECD” This headline is followed by the opening line: “Investing heavily in school computers and classroom technology does not improve…
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 Sept. 14, 2015
We have a fantastic set of articles in this week’s digital bytes. The first short yet extremely useful article is about using art to start student’s reading. The second article is about new features in Google Drive and the third is about what digital storytelling is and isn’t.