Talk To Books Have you ever wanted to try to find a quote or explore books in an easier way? A new and interesting way to search from Google is called Talk to Books. Simply type in your question and Talk To Books does the rest. The program works best when you ask questions using…
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Digital Bytes April 16, 2018
Newseum Looking for a great place to find primary resources to support your students’ media literacy and examine current and historical events? Check out Newseum where it is free to sign up and access great content. Free Music A reminder that we have access to all kinds of free music in the Creator Studio part…
Creativity and Creation – My Digital TLR Project
I really enjoyed reading the Photography: The Definitive Visual History and it got me thinking about blending older forms of photography with newer digital equipment. I became obsessed with TLR (Twin Lens Reflex) cameras – not for their ability to view through one lens while capturing an image through the other, but for the style…
Digital Bytes – 26 March, 2018
How to Spot Fake News There is a BBC iReporter Game that is designed to help kids spot fake news. It is designed for kids ages 11-18 but you might want to check it out as the interactive nature of the game is a lot of fun. You can read more about it in this…
Digital Bytes – 19th March, 2018
OK Go Sandbox If you are like me, you enjoy OK Go’s amazing videos like their Rube Goldberg machine and their dance in zero gravity. Now they have teamed up with Google to create the OK Go Sandbox which is designed “to give teachers whatever tools they need to connect the joy, wonder, and fun…
Digital Bytes – March 12, 2018
Digital Childhood If you have time, read this whole PDF. If you don’t, skip ahead to page 14 where they look at the developmental milestones for children of a certain age range and then look at recommendations for digital use, risks & challenges, and impact. They look at 5 different age grouping from 3 to…
Digital Bytes – 5th March, 2018
Pickle Podcast “Explore life’s trickiest questions with curious kids – and the occasional elephant.” Pickle is a fantastic podcast out of NYC studios that explores some fantastic questions. Is it ok to tell a lie? What makes a real friend? Listen with your class, listen with your family, listen on your own. Just listen….
Digital Bytes – 26 Feb. 2018
March Media Mentors Month Keri-Lee Beasley has written a great blog post entitled Media Mentors, Not Media Police. In it, she shares 3 parenting styles, Limiters, Enablers and Mentors. There is also an excellent daily March Media Mentors Month calendar which encourages parents to do a specific small thing each day to be a good…
Digital Bytes – 19th Feb. 2018
How to Make Screens a Positive in Family Life Parents don’t talk about the joy of screens very much unless it is on a long plane journey. This article from The Guardian starts gives excellent advice on screen time. Screen time advice starts with “Enjoy screens. Not too much. Mostly together.” There is great practical…
Digital Bytes – 5th February, 2018
Create Instead of Consume Media It is easy to consume media these days but what we really want everyone to do is to create their own media. This article from Common Sense Media shares ways to get kids creating their own digital media. If you are trying to reach the inner storyteller, artist, game designer,…