3 Fears About Screen Time for Kids and Why They’re Not True This is a great TED talk about some worries that some people have about screen time. Sara DeWitt doesn’t say that all screen time is the same. We need to look for balance and how we can engage with the students around the…
Author: dac
Digital Bytes – 9th October, 2017
Amplify Last May, Kristin Ziemke’s visit to our school inspired many of us to try using different digital tools to support our students. With the upcoming half term break, you might want to check out Kristin’s book Amplify available in our library or as an ebook. Kristin does an amazing job sharing ideas that…
Digital Bytes – 2 October, 2017
InternetMatters.org Internet Matters is a good resource for parents who would like some support with talking to their children about issues around internet safety. There is an app which is designed for the parent and child to use together and a downloadable PDF. The key thing is for parents to open up lines of…
Digital Bytes – 25th September, 2017
Using the iPad Camera … for more than Photography The amazing Cathy Hunt has written this blog post about how she uses the camera on the iPad for a wide variety of purposes. From using the camera as a compositional tool, to using live filters to show tones and lines or creating tessellations…
Digital Bytes 11 September, 2017
5 Great Podcasts for Kids (That Parents Will Love Too) Whether it is for your classroom or for your own kids or kids you know, there is something for everyone in this list of podcasts for kids. From Tumble, a science based podcast, to the Stories Podcasts and Mars Patel (Likened to a…
Digital Bytes – 4 September, 2017
Book Creator on Your Computer One of our favourite iPad apps, Book Creator is now available on your computer. You can sign in with your gmail account and start creating books right away! You can even create libraries of books that can be shared and accessed by students and other teachers. To start…