10 Reasons Every Teacher Needs a PLN Sylvia Duckworth’s illustrations are becoming legendary in the edtech world, and this one about PLNs is no exception! The staff at TeachThought have added some ways of getting started with each of the 10 Reasons Every Teacher Needs a PLN, so why not extend your PLN by trying…
Category: Digital Bytes
Digital Bytes 6th June 2016
Google Drive Templates – Because Caring is Sharing Who doesn’t love a good template? Erifili Davis has collated a post full of excellent Google Drive Templates, including the FakeBook one shown here. Check out her suggestions on timelines, presentations, written projects and social media templates. What Students Feel Learning in a State of Flow “Flow,”…
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…
Digital Bytes 18 April 2016
The Top Google Updates in 2016 You’ll Want to Know About The folks at MakeUseOf have given us a great rundown on everything from Add-ons in Forms to new options in Image Search, with their overview on updates in 2016. Check out the blog post to get the full story! The Minecraft Generation Clive Thompson…
Digital Bytes 11 April 2016
Everybody Panic! 5 Ways Social Media is Changing your Brain Responding to a popular TED talk, Lisa Nielson attempts to debunk some of the myths raised. Some really interesting points! Check it out! The Real Me Prompted by a conversation she had with a group of people who argued it’s impossible to have decent conversations…
Digital Bytes – 21 March 2016
Webucation This 2-minute video packs a powerful punch: a young girl mastered Dubstep Dancing by teaching herself through watching YouTube videos. A great reminder of what a positive influence learning through video can be. Show it to your students! What would they like to learn? 20 Strategies for Motivating Reluctant Learners “If we don’t have…
Digital Bytes 7 March
3 Reasons Students should own your Classroom’s Twitter & Instagram Accounts Kayla Delzer (@topdogteaching) puts forward a solid case for students taking ownership of class Twitter and Instagram accounts, citing the huge impact it can have for students in understanding the true meaning of web-presence in a safe environment. Delzer also has a social media…
Digital Bytes 22 February
Go Noodle GoNoodle is a fun way to get kids moving. From Zumba to Stretching and Mindfulness, GoNoodle will invigorate your Morning Meetings. After an initial sign up, explore the categories and find some places to start. Talk to Keri-Lee if you want some suggestions of great activities (e.g. check out Maximo’s Surfer Dude for…
Digital Bytes – 15th February, 2016
9 Great Tips for Safari on Your iPad Whether it is your own iPad or the iPads that your students are using, everyone can find some useful tips in this article for using Safari. Some of my favourites are being able to find words on a page easily, quickly viewing recent pages and requesting the…
Digital Bytes – January 25th, 2016
Why the 21st Century Classroom May Remind You of Starbucks Think about the places you like to work. Think about places that are comfortable and you enjoy spending time. Everyone wants their classroom to be an inviting place where kids enjoy learning. Have a look at this teacher’s experience where she tried to make her…