by Sandy Phillips | Apr 13, 2015 | Digital Literacy, Uncategorized
Following Nik Peachey on Scoopit I came across this handbook created by David Mcgillivray. The handbook was initially designed for a Commonwealth Games Project but is relevant to educators using digital media (blogs, audio, video and social media).. It has a great...
by Sandy Phillips | Apr 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Thinking about contemporary learning skills, the ability for our students to be able to create and present their ideas in a way that engages an audience has to be a pretty important skill to support their future. Some people seem to have a natural gift for it. But how...
by Sandy Phillips | Apr 8, 2015 | Digital Literacy
We see them everywhere on the web. Infographics are used to communicate ideas, products and instructions across the web. Getting students to create one around a topic of interest or a project they are undertaking requires some pretty detailed literacy skills. Some...
by Sandy Phillips | Apr 7, 2015 | Digital Learning, Programming, Uncategorized
Robot School presents like a good option for schools with access to iPads to introduce coding to young children. Has any one tried it out?
by Sandy Phillips | Apr 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Photos for Class is a simple to use tool to access and download properly attributed, Creative Commons photos for school. In my testing I tried out some not so savory search terms – the ones students are likely to try out! and was presented with photos of...
