IBooks Author is an amazing tool that allows you to create your own multi-touch book that can be viewed on an iPad or an Apple computer that runs the Mavericks operating system. You can create media rich books that enhance the reading and learning experience for your readers. There are a few important things to know about…
Grade 1 Poetry Books using Book Creator
Our Grade 1 students have been thoroughly enjoying their poetry unit. They have looked at the poems of different authors, tried to emulate their style, and have create their very own poems. We wanted to capture the beautiful poems the students had written, so we decided to make an eBook with Book Creator. The added…
Doodlecast in the Infant School
In the Infant school, our youngest students in K1 and K2 have been using Sago Mini Doodlecast to share their thinking about what they are doing in class. The teachers love that the app is easy to learn for both themselves and their students. Here are some samples from some students. The first looked at the…
Drawing Pad
I have been working with K1 students at school on a unit about feelings. One of the projects that we have attempted was for the students to create a self portrait of themselves using an iPad. The K1 team decided to use an app called Drawing Pad as there are a few functions that allowed…
Getting started with photography and iPods
Some simple tips for getting started with photography using iPods with young students.
Exporting from Explain Everything to Google Drive
Explain Everything is a great app on the iPads for students to record their thinking about a particular subject. We have had some problems exporting the movie to the camera roll when the movie gets too long. A solution to this is to export the completed movie to your Google Drive account. You can even export…
Creating QR code with a picture
What is a QR code? You have probably seen them in magazines and posters and even on some of the products you buy. They look like this: They are all individualized and can be created easily (more on that later). What do they do? You can use a QR code scanner app on a mobile…
Problems with Keychain popup boxes that won’t go away!!!
Some students are having difficulty with pop-up boxes asking for a keychain and no matter what students do or password they provide the popup box does not go away. To solve this problem the students must delete their keychains and restart their computers. To do this please check out this video. When they restart their computer they…
Changing Password
Changing passwords can take a while especially if it is your students’ first time to change them.
Mac Basics – Getting Started With Your Mac
Getting a new MacBook Air can be both exciting and daunting, particularly for new Mac users. Apple has a number of tutorial videos and explanations which are designed to make your transition to a Mac easier. An overview of their support materials can be found here, however we have selected a few of our favourites to…