You can customize your class Google Site banner to personalize your site for your class. Here you will find instructions as to how to customize your banner using a Keynote template, or using iPhoto. Here’s how to use the Keynote template. Follow these steps to customize your site banner using iPhoto
Customizing your Blog header
You can customize your blog header in Blogger to have a more personalized picture to represent your class. Follow the steps below to change your header.
Getting Started with your Class Blogs
Each infant class has been set up with a class blog accessible from the school website (www.uwcsea.edu.sg). The purpose of the blog is to share the learning that is happening in the classroom with parents and the wider community. 1. Log in to the school website and click on the East Learning (Note: The left…
Adding a Picasa Slideshow to your Blog
Follow these instructions to embed a Picasa Web Album to your blog. 1. Select the photos you would like to share from your iPhoto Library. 2. Click on File -> Export 3. Click on Picasa and make sure you have Better Quality selected. 4. Sign in to Picasa with your Google Apps account. 5. Click Allow access….
Getting Started with your Class Google Site
This year, each class has been set up with its own Google Site. The purpose is to keep our parents informed about specific goings on in each class, and to host weekly homework. Below is a screencast showing how to navigate to and get started with your class Google Site. Each grade has been set up…
Creating Announcements for Your Grade Level Page (HoG)
Each grade has been set up with a grade level page accessible from the school website (www.uwcsea.edu.sg). 1. Log in to the school website and click on the East Learning (Note: The left hand side of the icon) 2. Select Infant or Junior as needed 3. Select your grade level 4. This will take you to…
This is how we roll (out)
Happy Girls photo by @klbeasley This is the third rotation of handing out laptops to our families. Our process has evolved quite a bit from it’s inception in August 2011. Here are is an outline of what we do, why we do it, and how it’s working. Context: We are an independent international school with around 4,000…
Getting Started With Your iPad
The Early Results of an iPad Classroom Initial Steps to Get Your iPad Ready 1. Accessing Your Personal and School Gmail 2. Install Google Drive and DropboxInstalling and using Google Drive and Dropbox makes getting creations (photos, videos, iBooks etc) off your ipad easier. You can set them up using your school Gmail account, a…
Learning with games, a visit to the 3DHive
I had a chance to spend an afternoon with developers and researchers from Playware Studios, a Singapore based company that includes UWCSEA Dover alumna Akshay Maliwal as Head of Strategy. I really enjoyed the experience for a few reasons: -The team that went included myself (Digital Literacy Coach), the High School Principal, and a Middle…
Three things Turnitin can tell you about your writing
Photo Credit: lanuiop via Compfight Our students are just submitting a draft of their Extended Essays to the Turnitin database. Turnitin is a writing tool that we’re beginning to use in our secondary school as a way to support student writers. It includes an easy way to have students peer-review each other’s writing, a nice…