Digital Bytes – May 30, 2016

Adobe Spark This is the moment you have been waiting for. Many of us have used Adobe Slate on the iPad for Visual Storytelling. Adobe Slate has been transformed into Adobe Spark. Now you can do all the things you once did with Slate but on your computer. The bonus? You can even log in…

Digital Bytes 23 May

Google Cultural Institute Some of you may be familiar with the Google Art project which gives everyone access to the details of amazing pieces of art. It is part of a larger project called the Google Cultural Institute which includes Historic Moments and World Wonders. Tech Tools to Help you Relax Report writing, exhibition and…

Digital Bytes – May 16, 2016

Great Apps for Book Creator Book Creator is a fantastic app and one that we use across many of our grade levels. This page shares 11 great apps that you can use in conjunction with Book Creator. There are some great examples like creating animations in Explain Everything and then importing those movies into Book…

Digital Bytes – May 9, 2016

Live Slides Live Slides is a great tool for embedding live webpages into your Keynote presentations. You could include an internet based poll like Poll Anywhere, a Prezi or any number of live webpages. Livbits A fantastic example of someone who wants to share her passion for books with the world is Livbits. She has…

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 – 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…