I love what Photoshop can do with removing backgrounds from images, but it is complicated to use, and not available on the iPad. I wanted something that even our youngest students could use to level-up the quality of their Book Creator books. Thankfully, my colleague Dave Caleb discovered the iPad app Photoshop Mix. This incredibly…
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Digital Bytes – 31st October, 2016
Technology in the Early Years Anyone interested in integrating technology into a Reggio inspired classroom should read this article. At the core of the article is the premise that we need to look at technology as one of the languages instead of a tool. Debi Keyte-Hartland has 20 years experience working in early childhood. 8…
Designing Effective Presentations
Every educator today needs to learn how to present effectively. But how much do they know about what makes an effective presentation? Garr Reynolds, author of the popular book Presentation Zen Design, notes: “For many of us, there is a hole in our education when it comes to visual communication… In the past, the tools…
Digital Bytes 23 March 2015
In this week’s Digital Bytes, we introduce you to a great new site for finding Creative Commons licensed images with the attribution automatically included upon download – Photos For Class. There are also 3 new tutorials on our iBooks Author Vimeo album, where you can learn some fantastic new tricks. Finally, the iPad version of…
Digital Portfolios using Google Sites
Grade 3, 4 and 5 students in our school are using Google Sites for their digital portfolios this year. One of the ways we can support them is through short video tutorials that break down some of the aspects involved in creating a site. The tutorials have been uploaded to Vimeo and put into an album….
Digital Portfolios using Google Sites
Grade 3, 4 and 5 students in our school are using Google Sites for their digital portfolios this year. One of the ways we can support them is through short video tutorials that break down some of the aspects involved in creating a site. The tutorials have been uploaded to Vimeo and put into an album….
How to Search for Creative Commons Licensed Images
One aspect of the UWCSEA Profile we can develop with our students is being principled by choosing Creative Commons Licensed images in our work. As mentioned in an earlier blog post, at UWCSEA (and many other leading schools), we believe that ethically, we have a responsibility to teach students (and teachers) about academic honesty and what Rodd…
How to Search for Creative Commons Licensed Images
One aspect of the UWCSEA Profile we can develop with our students is being principled by choosing Creative Commons Licensed images in our work. As mentioned in an earlier blog post, at UWCSEA (and many other leading schools), we believe that ethically, we have a responsibility to teach students (and teachers) about academic honesty and what Rodd…
Adding Disclaimer to Blogger
A tutorial to add the disclaimer to your class Blogger page.
Adding Disclaimer to Google Sites
A tutorial to add the disclaimer to your class Google site page.