Monthly Archives: January 2015

Google Apps on the iPad

Google has a range of different apps available for the iPad. During this week’s tech training session we took a look at the following apps (all are available in the Self Service on your iPad and it is recommended that you … Continue reading

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Grade 6 & 7 Science – 3D Biomes in Sketchup

In grade 6 & 7 Science a recent project was to create biomes in 3D using SketchUp. The class was split into groups of two and three and each randomly allocated a different biome, from desert to tundra. After several … Continue reading

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iPad Photo, Video & Audio Basics

Another great use of the iPad is as a camera, whether it’s as a mobile document camera (just open the Camera app when the iPad is connected to your MacBook via AirSever), or to take, export, store and share photographs and videos of … Continue reading

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Jot! & Notability iPad Apps

Jot! and Notability are two great apps available to all faculty that can turn your iPad, when used with Air Server, into a mobile interactive white board for your classroom. Hand draw sketches, words, diagrams and graphs, import pictures or … Continue reading

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Grade 6 & 7 History – Epic Poem Google Sites

Grade 6 & 7 students wanted a different way to publish the epic poems and associated artwork they had created last semester in History. We decided on Google Sites with each student’s site having the following layout: Page 1 – … Continue reading

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