Flipgrid Flipgrid is an easy to use video reflection tool. As a teacher, you can post a prompt and your students can respond with a video reflection. Here is an example from Grade 4 teacher, ADE and Flipgrid Ambassador, Andy McGovern. As always, remind your students to use headphones for the best quality recording. Images…
Category: photography
The Power of a Small Idea
I was checking Twitter one day, when this tweet by Anna Davies jumped out at me, with its striking red and black colour scheme and professional-looking images. Anna Davies on Twitter G5 deeply personal hopes&fears on display. Seeing each other from a different perspective #ishcmcib thanx 4 the inspiration @itsallaboutart It turns out that Anna…
Digital Bytes 6th February, 2017
Teaching Reading and Thinking Skills with Photographs Take a look at the 10 photographs in this New York Times article and the accompanying mini lessons to help build your students reading and thinking skills. After you take your students through the lessons you can share more images from the New York Times section, What’s Going…
Digital Bytes – 24th October 2016
I See Math Alice Keeler and Diana Herrington uses photos of everyday objects and experiences to teach mathematics in a simple yet effective way. They start with an image and then add a story and a question about the image. This is all put in Google Slides which is then shared with students. Teaching Through…
Digital Bytes – 24th October 2016
I See Math Alice Keeler and Diana Herrington uses photos of everyday objects and experiences to teach mathematics in a simple yet effective way. They start with an image and then add a story and a question about the image. This is all put in Google Slides which is then shared with students. Teaching Through…
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…
Digital Bytes – 29 February, 2016
Managing Photos on Your iPad and iPhone Some great tips for working with photos that you have already captured on your iPad or iPhone. Did you know you can quickly select multiple photos by dragging your finger over them? Did you know that you can search for photos by location or date? Have a look…
Digital Bytes – September 21, 2015
This week’s digital bytes includes articles about a free ebook on capturing digital stories, 11 quotes by famous writers and accompanying writing lessons, and using technology to help students read faster and with better comprehension.
Digital Bytes August 31, 2015
This week’s Digital Bytes includes a Google presentation about teaching photography to students, an article on the benefits of using your iPad as a document camera and an article about Reggio Inspired Mathematics.
Digital Bytes May 25, 2015
This week’s Digital Bytes has the following articles: 21 Ways to use photography and images in your classroom, Top 6 sites for free videos, photos, and audio, and managing your computer’s linked Google Drive folder.