Hi everyone, Just a reminder that next week is National literacy and Numeracy week The website where you can access resources for this event is…
Month: July 2013
Hi everybody. I thought that today’s post I would blog about contractions and different tools which are available to help to consolidate this concept. I…
Stixy colloboration board
Posted in Classroom, General, Humanities/ Topics, Literacy, and Web 2.0 tools
I posted previously about a website called Wall Wisher where you can add videos, text and pictures onto a virtual pinboard This tool stixty is similar…
colAR app makes coloring pictures come alive
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, and iPads and Apps
This app just blew my mind. Does it have any education value, well maybe a little if you were looking at augmented reality but I…
Thinglink app
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, and Speaking and Listening Apps
I have recently blogged about thinglink using the internet, but they have now released an app for the iPad. This app is FREE and if you…
Create you own interactive story app
Posted in iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, Reading apps, and Writing Apps
This app titled Fairy Tale is a FREE story creation app . You can download it from itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/app/id432391841?mt=8 This app is interesting it offers…
Toontastic App creativity comes alive
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, Reading apps, Speaking and Listening Apps, Uncategorized, and Writing Apps
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/toontastic-free/id404693282?mt=8 Toontastic is another fantastic FREE app. I LOVE IT !!!!!!! This app is open ended and can be used across a variety of…
iMotion HD: Create stop motion movies
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, Speaking and Listening Apps, and Writing Apps
https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/imotion-hd/id421365625?mt=8 iMotion app is a FREE app which allows you to make stop motion movies. It is lots of fun and allows for endless creative…
ALEA conference and musings about how we use iPads with children.
Posted in Research and Readings, and Thoughts
Sorry for my absence over the last week. I was attending the Australian Literacy Educators Association annual conference (ALEA) in very sunny Brisbane. The sun…
Reinventing maths instruction using technology
Posted in Maths, Thoughts, and Uncategorized
This is a great you tube video by ISTE (international Society for technology education). It was part of their 2013 conference. This video is quite…
Scribble maps
Posted in Classroom, Geography, History, Humanities/ Topics, Literacy, and Maths
The website scribblemaps is fantastic. It allows you to access any Google map and then add icons, lines, shapes, information onto the map. These maps can…
Websites for 3D shapes
Posted in Classroom, Maths, and Shape and Space
Todays post follows on from the last two posts but this time focusing on 3D shapes http://www.starrmatica.com/standalone/starrMatica3DEarthExploration.swf – I used this is on the whiteboard as…