Easy Portfolio is an app for collecting and storing student portfolio. It’s a good start but unfortunately it’s not quite ready for intense classroom use. The good You can add portfolio names (probably one per student / one per project. You can add a range of document types namely video, photos, documents, urls, notes
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Zite
I’ve tried a stack of news aggregators – Flipboard, Pulse, Currents, NewsMix, Hitpad and more – but Zite’s the only one that stays on my home page and the only one I open and read every day. So what make’s Zite my personal favourite? It’s not the layout (Flipboard is better), the interface (HitPad rocks)
Picasa Tutorials
Picasa’s been a permanent part of my PC since it first came out many years ago. It’s easy to use, has plenty of tools for photo manipulation, a (relatively) easy to operate filing system and it’s free. So what’s not to like? One of the gems of flash features which your students (and probably you
Tags: Picasa, picture pile, tutorialMarionettes – take two
The marionettes the year 6/7 students are making are nearing completion. This project has certainly captured their interest and I think the combination of tools use (pliers, side cutters, knives, hot glue guns etc), technical issues (stringing, balance, weight distribution) and aesthetics (painting, costume making and props) has meant there’s been something for everyone. I’m
Tags: art, marionette, puppets, tools6/7 Tech Crew Triumph
There are teaching days when … sigh. Ah well, there’s always tomorrow. Then there are days – or at least moments when … sigh. Are these kids amazing or what? The R-2 class taking the weekly assembly were pretty amazing. Some are only in their first few weeks at school, and there they are, using
Tags: ICT, mixer, PA, Year 6, Year 7How does your skill set compare?
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has a very informative and practical list of skills for the 21st Century Teacher. Although it’s tempting to scan the list with a ‘yes, yes, no, maybe’ attitude the collected resource links are amazing and more than worth a browse. So … what did you score? Skills for the 21st
PDF Expert
iBooks is a good way to store and organise your pdfs. PDF Expert is a much better – in fact a great way – to store, organise, annotate and share your pdfs. Example: Whole day Australian Curriculum T & D, English / History focus (not my teaching areas). Download curriculum documents from the Australian Curriculum
Tags: iPad, manuals, pdf, pdf expert, viewerMaking Radio Programs
Making a radio program? An ideal project for my mixed-ability Year 9 Music class; creating and producing a radio program is an open-ended task that combines ICT skills, creativity, media and music. You beauty! What they had to do… The brief was to create a radio program with the following features: A station ident Top
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