Digital Literacy Dover

Friday, 8 September 2017

Quizlet Diagrams - revise knowledge with clever visuals

Andrew McCarthy Friday, September 08, 2017 0

Quizlet remains as one of those Swiss Army knife style apps that you end up repurposing and going back to time and time again. Last year ...

Monday, 4 September 2017

passwords

Passwords - @re y0urs awes0me or awfu1?

Anonymous Monday, September 04, 2017 0

The longer the password, the harder it is to 'guess.' But the easier it is to type incorrectly... Many systems require password...

Monday, 28 August 2017

weekly digital bytes

Posting tips for better formative assessment

Andrew McCarthy Monday, August 28, 2017 0

The Online Learning Platform in Middle and High School is our key tool to both share resources and communicate with students. The post o...

Saturday, 1 July 2017

reports

Report Writer

Anonymous Saturday, July 01, 2017 0

Everyone knows that writing reports is one of the highlights of every teacher's academic year, and while this may be hard to believe, ...

Wednesday, 7 June 2017

high school

Digital Approaches to Activating Prior Knowledge

Andrew McCarthy Wednesday, June 07, 2017 0

In our staff meeting we explored ways that technology can really enhance our ability to activate and assess prior knowledge and to intr...

Sunday, 7 May 2017

Writing

21st Century Spelling

Anonymous Sunday, May 07, 2017 1

Spilling had never bin maw impotent Spelling has never been more important, as my example above attempts to illustrate. In an age dom...

Thursday, 2 March 2017

screen time

iPads, Radiation & Airplane Mode

Anonymous Thursday, March 02, 2017 0

From time to time articles or videos appear with alarming headlines that connect mobile devices with harmful effects on children. It ...

Monday, 27 February 2017

mathematics

Coding, Integrated: Shape & Scratch

Anonymous Monday, February 27, 2017 1

It won't come as a surprise to discover that there is a lot of talk these days about coding, and to hear the calls in panicked tones...

Sunday, 26 February 2017

progamming

Should all Children Learn to Code?

Anonymous Sunday, February 26, 2017 1

That is a good question—one I am commonly asked by both parents and teachers, but mainly parents. The answer is no ; not all. Should all c...

Monday, 20 February 2017

screen time

Video Games & Playgrounds

Anonymous Monday, February 20, 2017 0

One of the most profound shifts in terms of childhood in a digital age, is the rise of online gaming. Once the preserve of teenage and tw...

Friday, 23 September 2016

Video Games

Protection, Paranoia & Parenting

Anonymous Friday, September 23, 2016 0

Some articles I read years ago, and this one from Common Sense Media more recently have a habit of continually popping back into m...

Monday, 19 September 2016

parents

Maths, Automaticity & iOS Devices...

Anonymous Monday, September 19, 2016 0

Using iOS devices such as iPads for 'skill+drill' is something we generally discourage in school, where we would rather these tec...

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