by Sandy Phillips | May 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
The editors at TeachThought have complied and presented this collection of 50 educational apps for android devices. Particularly handy for schools getting started with such devices. The list includes learning simulations to organizing tools for project-based learning....
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 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...
by Sandy Phillips | Mar 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
During the week I presented ed.ted.com/ as a resource for teachers. Here I have selected a great resource – How to build a fictional world created by Kate Messner. It is a high quality resource that within the context of ed.ted, 462 teachers have taken and...
