Author Archives: Hebron Tech

MakerBot Replicator 3D Printer

Thanks to a generous donation the school now has a MakerBot Replicator 3D printer, which is currently setup in the old Math office. Here is a good overview from the manufacturer of the model we chose: This machine allows us to … Continue reading

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Grade 6/7 Science – Introduction to Presentations

In grade 6/7 Science class students have been creating Mineral presentations, limited to 7 slides and some basic information about their chosen mineral. Before students started their research and creating their slides, we looked at some examples of good and … Continue reading

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Grade 6/7 Spanish – Festival Projects & Blogs

In Spanish Flex class students have been working through a range of technology projects on their MLTI MacBooks. They have been using Word, Pages, Google Drawings and PowerPoint to create a number of different document types. All these projects will be based around a Spanish … Continue reading

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Freshmen Skills – Notability on the iPad

During the Freshmen Skills class this week students were introduced to note-taking on the iPad, with most of the time spent looking at the Notability app. The students were shown a TED talk on YouTube and for 5 minutes they … Continue reading

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Opening Day iMovie Trailers

To kick-off both the start of school and our iPad 1:1 program, on opening day one of the student activities was a scavenger hunt, with various stations setup around campus. As well as figuring out the locations, students had to use the … Continue reading

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iOS 9: Split-screen Multitasking & Picture in Picture

Apple has recently released a major update for the iPad called iOS 9, which includes a number of important productivity improvements. We would like everyone on campus to upgrade to this version by going to Settings: General: Software Update and following the instructions. … Continue reading

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Creating Microsoft Office Documents on the iPad

As mentioned in both faculty training and student orientation we are not subscribed to the Office 365 program so therefore have limited access to Word, PowerPoint and Excel on the iPads. These apps are available but only for viewing files. … Continue reading

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Literature & Composition – Annotated Presentations

Seniors in Elements of College-Level Literature and Composition are tasked with writing a project proposal and researching it using films, video games, books, or music albums. The proposal, once approved, contains what their topic is, what their materials will be, … Continue reading

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iBooks Author

iBooks Author is a free app for the Mac that let’s you (or your students as a classroom project using the iMacs in the library) create professional and interactive ebooks that can be read on the both the iPad and Mac … Continue reading

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Flipped Classroom Workflows

According to Wikipedia: “Flipped classroom is an instructional strategy and a type of blended learning that reverses the traditional educational arrangement by delivering instructional content, often online, outside of the classroom and moves activities, including those that may have traditionally … Continue reading

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