Hi everyone, I was looking this morning and found this web based animated video creation site. I have been playing with the tool and created…
Author: Kelly
Hi I'm Kelly
I was a Pre School Teacher for 7 years and then a Primary School Teacher for 11 years.
I have always loved ICT and have used it extensively in my classroom. My other main interest is literacy development.
I am currently researching the use of i pads in education.
I live with my hubby and two boys, my cat Rufus and my dog Scooby!
Creating multimodal texts
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, General Teacher Apps, infographics, iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, Uncategorized, and Writing Apps
Last week I wrote about the importance of balance between traditional and multimodal texts. This weeks post continues this discussion but focuses on the importance…
Infographic: 15C skills and attributes of 21st century learning
Posted in Classroom, General, and infographics
Whilst writing a post on multimodal texts (which will be posted soon), I slightly digressed and started thinking about 21st century skills. In the info-graphic…
Traditional and Multimodal Versions of Books: Isn’t it all about balance?
Posted in Classroom, Comprehension, iPads and Apps, Literacy, Reading, and Reading apps
Hi everyone, I am intrigued by the use of traditional and multimodal texts in literacy classrooms. These texts are electronic books that incorporate additional features…
Easter
Posted in Celebrations, Classroom, and Easter
Hi everyone, I have previously blogged about Easter websites and apps particularly in terms of games and activities. However I have not blogged about Easter…
Frolyc: create activities for the iPad
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, General Teacher Apps, and iPads and Apps
Today as I looking around the web, I stumbled across Frolyc. This is a FREE web based program where you can search for educational content…
Finally a word cloud app for the iPad.
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, and Uncategorized
I am so excited !! I have previously blogged about word cloud tools which can be found on the internet. Tools such as Wordle and…
Heads Up: A great charade app which you could use for literacy
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, iPads and Apps, Literacy, Literacy Apps, Phonics, Phonics, Speaking and Listening, and Uncategorized
I am sure that many of you have heard of Ellen’s app titled Heads Up. If not the app costs .99c and is based on…
ABC alphabet app
Posted in iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, Phonics, and Uncategorized
Hi everyone, Firstly I would like to apologise for my absence. I have started semester and have been so busy starting the year that I…
Watch Learn Know: Database of educational videos.
Posted in Classroom, General, Humanities/ Topics, and Literacy
It is interesting where the internet can lead you. Today I was searching for and reading the latest early childhood journal articles which looked at…
Ideas for using Lego in the classroom for literacy and maths
Posted in Classroom, Fractions, Literacy, Maths, Measurment, Number, Problem Solving, Reading, Speaking and Listening, and Writing
With the much-anticipated launch of the Lego movie on the weekend, I thought how exciting it would be to use Lego and ICT for learning…
Paper app free
Posted in Art, Classroom, General Classroom Apps, General Teacher Apps, iPads and Apps, and Note Taking
Paper by miSoft which is normally $1.99 is free today! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paper/id510847136?mt=8 Paper is as the name sounds a note taking, drawing app which had a…
Today’s post is a list of websites which are great for whole class, small groups or individual activities to help your students learn their ABC.…
Unfortunately there are not may apps for the winter games, and a few off them have too many adds to navigate (I have only looked…
Hi everyone this is my first post for the year. I hope that you all had a great Christmas and New Year. On Friday 7th…