DIY.org This amazing site is a fantastic starting point for anyone interested in student-driven inquiry. There are over 130 different skills/interests to look through and thousands of projects to try. Everything from animator to gardiner, paleontologist to woodworker and everything in between. What is Media Literacy? This YouTube Video answers the question ‘What is Media…
Category: google docs
Digital Bytes – 6th March, 2017
Google Keep in Google Docs Google Keep is a great note taking app that you have as part of your Google account. Now you can access those notes in Google Docs and even drag them into your document. 10 Meditation Apps for the Classroom There are many benefits of using meditation and mindfulness in our…
Digital Bytes – 13th February 2017
Apple Teacher Apple recently launched their Apple Teacher programme – a series of self-paced professional development modules for educators. Gain badges which help move you to becoming an Apple Teacher for Mac and/or for iPad. Commenting in Google Docs Take your commenting in Google Docs to the next level. Many people know that you can…
A Beginner’s Guide to Google Apps for Education
At a recent parent forum, we had requests for a workshop on Google Apps, so parents can understand what their child is doing at school and support them at home. We focused on Google Docs, Google Drive and GMail. You can see a summary of what we spoke about in the presentation below. We used the…
Digital Bytes 5th September, 2016
The Zen Art of Managing Smartphone Photos We get a lot of questions about the best way to manage the photos on your phone. Here are 3 ways to backup your photos from your camera roll that will save you time and energy. Calling Screen Time Digital Heroin is Digital Garbage You may have seen…
Friendly Friday Tips: Post One for the Year
julochka via Flickr Every Friday, you can find a ‘Friendly Friday Tips,’ posts offering guidance in a flash. For more help, please do see any of the DLC’s. As we get closer to the Google Apps Summit happening at SAS (mark your calendar and get that PD proposal in soon!), the Friendly Friday Tips will focus…
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 – January 4, 2016
Pixar in a Box When I think of Khan Academy, I think of lessons for mathematics or science. They also have something called Pixar in a Box. Students can see what they are learning in school helps to creatively solve problems that the people at Pixar face when making films. This is something you might…
Digital Bytes November 30, 2015
flickr photo by rahego http://flickr.com/photos/rahego/5509227208 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license Making Icon-nections – An Inquiry Into Icons Integration Specialist at Taipei American School, Pana Asavavatana, has written an excellent post about getting young students inquiring into common icons across core apps her school uses. Workflows, student samples and clear instructions will help you…
Writing a Real Book Makes a Difference to Students
I have been lucky enough to work with our Grade 3s in the publishing phase of their informational book writing process. What an adventure! Steve Kay (the Digital Literacy mentor) and I both hoped the team might consider creating digital books with iBooks Author, and were thrilled when all 7 classes got on board. We set…