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Popplet. SlidesCarnival - Free Powerpoint templates and Google Slides themes for presentations. My SITE: e-learning - 21ST CENTURY LEARNING IN AOTEAROA. Technologies. Education Technologies. Inclusive learning resources. Digital citizenship modules / Professional learning. Staying safe online: 2018 Quick reference guide NetSafe's guide provides practical advice, tips, and how-to guides for social media, online shopping, safe search and more.

Digital citizenship modules / Professional learning

The NetSafe Kit for schools The NetSafe Kit helps schools to address student cybersafety and support digital citizenship. The NetSafe Kit 2018 details three steps required to produce a cybersafe learning environment with digital citizenship at its core. Animate Your Life. <span class="enable-js"><font class="red">&#9888;</font> Javascript is currently <strong>disabled</strong> in your browser.

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Please enable Javascript to view the site properly. </span> "Check out this Gami! " Get the App Learn More. Video Game Design. LearningWorks for Kids - Playing Smarter in the Digital Age. Apps for Kids with Special needs and Learning Differences. Ipad apps to support creativity. Using the ipad to support learners with physical difficulties. Using book creator. Interactive Whiteboard App. Ipad Apps for Learning. I love it when I come across such educators curated lists of apps because I know since these apps are reviewed by fellow teachers then there is a high possibility that they will work for other teachers in different settings too.

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For instance, the wonderful work embedded below and which has been created by the folks in St.Plunkett Oliver Primary School is a great library of apps that every teacher should have the chance to explore. It contains a set of useful apps pertaining to different categories. Most, if not all of these apps, have been already reviewed here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning before but it is much more practical to see them compiled and organized all in one page.

I wish the titles of these apps were clickable so that it saves you time when trying to access them but given the way they are now, you will have to type in the name of the app and Google it to access it in iTunes app store. Chromebook Apps and Extensions for Learners with Dyslexia. Download Published: 2016Revision: 1.0Format: A3File type: pdfFile size: 8Mb Following on from the evident world-wide success of our iPad and Android App Wheels for learners with dyslexia, we have been encouraged to produce a similar poster for ChromeBooks, which have become very popular in the USA and are starting to make inroads into schools in the UK.

Chromebook Apps and Extensions for Learners with Dyslexia

In view of the distinction between Apps and Extensions in the Chrome operating system, we quickly realised that a 'wheel' would not work, so we opted for a 'wall', with Apps represented by yellow bricks and Extensions by red. As with the app wheels, we have attempted to categorise the apps, but this has not always been easy. In the case of some of the multi-function extensions and apps, e.g. WriQ – Google Docs add-on. Color Code and Organize Your Google Drive - Ladybug's Teacher Files. It seems like I rely more and more on my Google Drive each year of my teaching.

Color Code and Organize Your Google Drive - Ladybug's Teacher Files

I upload my favorite resources to folders, create docs for my students to use in Google Classroom, store maps for Social Studies, upload photos of our Science experiments...there is just so much you can do with the drive. And I really love how easy it is to organize your files. But, truth be told, I was never a big fan of the layout and colors. A sea of gray folders is never really helpful when you are a busy teacher trying to find docs on the fly. And, while you can colorize the folders, there is only so much control over the order they can be displayed. Posters and Leaflets. Ict to support learners with dyslexia. Using the ipad to support dyslexia. Speak selection and speak screen.

Reading and writing support on a mac. Using the ipad to support learners with visual difficulties. Using siri speech recognition. 10 Additional Things You Can Do With Google Classroom. Continuing the list of ways to utilize Google Classroom here are 10 more ways to use Google Classroom.

10 Additional Things You Can Do With Google Classroom

Link to “20 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom” Link to “15 More Things You Can Do With Google Classroom” Book: “50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom” now available on Amazon. Student Projects: Google Classroom allows students to attach multiple artifacts when submitting. 10 tips to use Google Classroom effectively and efficiently. Google Classroom can be even more powerful with a few tips and strategies to make it efficient and effective.

10 tips to use Google Classroom effectively and efficiently

Google Classroom streamlines the management of student work — announcing, assigning, collecting, grading, giving feedback and returning. It has certainly saved many teachers hours of work. Without a solid workflow and some strategy, grading digital work can be cumbersome. Google Classroom does make working with student work more efficient — but only if you understand how Classroom works and how to use it to your advantage. Sometimes, a few quick tips can make all the difference. 8 Things You Didn’t Know Google Classroom Can Do. By Shawn Beard Digital Learning has revolutionized the way teachers do business in education.

8 Things You Didn’t Know Google Classroom Can Do

Teachers now have the ability to communicate, plan, and teach more efficiently than ever before. One advancement that has allowed this type of change is Google Classroom. 20 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom - Teacher Tech. Google Classroom ( is available to schools with a Google Apps for Education (GAfE) domain.

20 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom - Teacher Tech

Classroom is a way to get all of your students in one place and allows you to easily assign work and for students to turn it in. Book: “50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom” now available on Amazon. For a tour of Google Classroom visit 50thingsbook.com. New Updates for the Google Classroom Mobile App! The Google Classroom mobile app for Android and iOS received 4 desperately needed updates today, all for the teachers!

New Updates for the Google Classroom Mobile App!

Continue reading for complete details and break downs of the new features and access to my FREE student and teacher guides for the iPad app (updated today!). Teachers Can Create & Edit Assignments Now any teacher that is part of a Classroom has the ability to create and edit Assignments in the mobile app. Animate Google Classroom! – Be your best teacher! Google Classroom comes alive! Customize and Glitter your Google Classroom theme with an animated gif. We have so many great header/borders available in our Teachers Pay Teachers store here! NoFiredrills store We even offer bundles so you can bring your Google Classroom to life or spice it up for the holiday season! If you are looking for ways to make your own theme: A Step By Step Guide on How to Locate and Add Add-ons to Your Google Drive. October 12, 2014 It seems from the emails we keep receiving from some of our readers here that they still did not grasp the concept of add-ons that Google released a few months ago.

In a nutshell, add-ons are third party tools created to add capabilities to your documents and spreadsheets.The majority of these add-ons are created by independent developers not affiliated with Google. Since the release of this new feature that supports third party extensions in Google Drive, the add-ons store is now teeming with all kinds of applications to use on your documents and spreadsheets. These tools cover a wide variety of services and enable users to perform some enhanced functionalities on their documents and spreadsheets. Here some good add-ons we have previously reviewed for teachers: Here is how to locate and install an add-on on your document or spreadsheet. How to Create a Rubric in Google Sheets - Video Demonstration. Teachers Easy Guide to Creating Quiz Shows on Google Drive. January 3, 2015 Flippity is a powerful web tool that you can use with Google Spreadsheets to perform a variety of tasks.

In the last post we published here we talked about how to use Flippity to create Flashcards and we visually demonstrated how teachers can go about creating their own flashcards using this tool. Today, we are sharing with you another great functionality provided by Flippity. 10 Ways to Use Google Drawings in the Classroom. Pinterest Here are 10 Fantastic Ways for Teachers and Students to Use Google Drawings in the Classroom! At first glance, it can be easy to dismiss the Google Drawing tool.

It does seem rather simplistic. However, it is actually a VERY powerful image creator and editor! Add in the fact that you can collaborate on a drawing, and it’s too awesome to be ignored! 37 ideas para usar Google Drive en clase #infografia #infographic #education. The Comprehensive Google Drive Guide for Teachers and Students. January 26, 2014 Google Drive is one of the fundamental tools in our digital toolkits as teachers and educators. Whether you want to compose a document, create a presentation, design a sheet, or share a beautiful drawing you made, Google Drive provides you with the tools to do that on any device and anywhere you are with an internet connection .

Given this huge importance of Google Drive for teachers, I have created an entire section here packed full of tips, tricks, ideas, and third party tools to enable you to better tap into the full educational potential of this platform. Inov8 Educational Consulting - Innovation in special education for 21st Century Learning. Empowering The BYOD REVOLUTION.