Monthly Archives: April 2015

Presentation Apps

There are a number of choices on your MacBooks and iPads (and the library for student projects) for creating presentations. 1. PowerPoint. This is installed on all faculty MacBooks and there is now a free app for all iOS devices (although you will … Continue reading

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ESL World Literature & World History – Propaganda Posters

Language has power. It is how information and ideas are shared. Hebron Academy students in the Advanced ESL World Literature and Advanced ESL Modern World History classes grasped just how powerful language can be as they studied the causes and … Continue reading

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Grade 6 Math – Shape Textbooks

The grade 6s have been creating Shape textbooks in their Math classes using Pages. Each student was give a selection of shapes to research and then their books were planned out using a standard structure of: Cover page Contents Introduction Main sections … Continue reading

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Coach’s Eye & Stop Motion Studio

These are two great apps that take a different approach to working with video on the iPad. Coach’s Eye Coach’s Eye is an instant reply and video analysis app that lets you manipulate video at different speeds and record annotations and … Continue reading

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Using Blogs in the Classroom

We recently setup a class blog for the AP Literature and Composition course and they have been using it in their study of poetry, including reflections and discussion on the texts they have been reading, as well as publishing their own original … Continue reading

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Creative iPad Apps

During the technology training sessions this week we took a look at three different creative apps on the iPad. Paper by 53 Paper by 53 is a sketching, note-taking and art app that takes a slightly different approach to creating digital drawings and artwork. … Continue reading

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