Digital Literacy Dover

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Take a peek at our new Learning Platform....

Andrew McCarthy Tuesday, February 25, 2014 0

Over the next couple of years, our school will be introducing a new online Learning Platform to support learning in the Middle and High S...

padlet

Padlet - for collaboration and low stakes formative assessment

Andrew McCarthy Tuesday, February 25, 2014 0

I strongly I encourage every teacher I work with, to develop a toolkit of digital tools that the use in the classroom. I see Padlet as on...

Sunday, 23 February 2014

Video Games

Gaming Education - Narrated

Anonymous Sunday, February 23, 2014 0

Gaming Education - Narrated This narrated version of my presentation of Gaming: the Good, the Bad and the Glorious, is in 8 parts, so you...

Friday, 7 February 2014

Music

Free Audio Library on your Mac

Anonymous Friday, February 07, 2014 0

When you find yourself in a situation where you need your kids to have easy access to a collection of useful audio samples, it's wort...

Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Safe Search

Anonymous Tuesday, February 04, 2014 0

Grade 5 are currently in the middle of a unit focusing on conflict; its causes, perspectives and the responsibilities of those associated...

Friday, 31 January 2014

T2T

Anonymous Friday, January 31, 2014 0

T2T is a new and ambitious service initiative that we established this year, supported by the college to create an opportunity for teac...

Thursday, 30 January 2014

tips

FOCUS Lessons

Anonymous Thursday, January 30, 2014 0

Having just returned from a few days of training teachers in Phnom Penh, at the magnificent CCF I have to confess that within 15 mins o...

Tuesday, 14 January 2014

technology

Teaching Teachers Tech Integration – 4 Fantastic Strategies

Anonymous Tuesday, January 14, 2014 0

I have recently completed my Practice Based Enquiry as the final element of a Master's in Teaching (MTeach) for the Institute of Edu...

Thursday, 12 December 2013

primary school

Learning Journals in the Early Years

Anonymous Thursday, December 12, 2013 0

It's early days but our concerted efforts to realise the first examples of ePortfolios AKA Learning Journals in the Early Years are star...

Monday, 9 December 2013

iOS Devices

Kill your Calendar (over the Holidays)

Anonymous Monday, December 09, 2013 0

I don't know about you, but I don't particularly appreciate it when my iPhone AND iPad AND MacBook bleep in cacophonous union to...

Monday, 7 October 2013

tips

Batch Rename FIles

Anonymous Monday, October 07, 2013 0

Or, in plain English, rename loads of files at once. So you have a load of files, maybe images or video, with obscure, automated titles...

Wednesday, 2 October 2013

SAMMS

A Framework for Transformational Technology - SAMMS

Anonymous Wednesday, October 02, 2013 1

Five Transformational Triggers for the Integration of Digital Technology Transformative applications of digital technology ar...

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

UWCSEA profile

UWCSEA Profile (online)

Anonymous Tuesday, October 01, 2013 0

While students and teachers alike are anxious to integrate new learning tools into the classroom, it is our responsibility to empower our...

Monday, 16 September 2013

Tech Support

Printing and Constipation

Anonymous Monday, September 16, 2013 0

If you are having problems printing out files, the chances are the culprits are all those MASSIVE images you are squeezing into those docu...

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

digital literacy

HELP! Tech support?

Anonymous Wednesday, September 11, 2013 0

Tech support issues are by often by their very nature really frustrating. You might prefer one of those within easy reach of your desk,...