Author Archives: Hebron Tech

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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Freshman English & Humanities – Greek Newspaper

A large group project the Freshmen completed this semester in their English and Humanities classes was an Ancient Greek newspaper. The students were split into groups and each was responsible for one section of the newspaper, from World News to … Continue reading

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Grade 6/7 Spanish – Spanish Country Websites

In grade 6/7 Spanish Flex classes this semester we have been creating Spanish Country websites using iWeb. After the students had been allocated a Spanish speaking country to explore, students planned out their sitemap using Google Drawing, researched and collected their content … Continue reading

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Timeline 3D on iPad

Timeline 3D is a great app for creating and presenting timelines on the iPad. From a list of events organized by date the app creates a 3D presentation which can then be navigated through. To start a new timeline click on … Continue reading

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Grade 8 Art – Stop Motion Videos

A technology integration project that was recently completed in 8th grade Art was stop motion videos. This is when you turn a succession of individual still images into a movie by stitching them together and playing them at high speed. … Continue reading

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Book Creator

Book Creator is a great app for creating and sharing interactive (including video content) ebooks right on the iPad which can then be read as a proper ebook using the iBooks app or exported as a PDF. To get started … Continue reading

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Booking Rooms & Labs in Google Calendar

There are a number of rooms and labs around campus that can be booked in advance for an event or for use during one of your classes. Viewing of prior bookings and the ability to create a new booking is … Continue reading

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Dictation & Speech Tools

iPad Dictation Any time the keyboard is open to input text there is a dictation icon next to the spacebar: Simply tap this to start dictation. iPad Text to Speech There are a couple of options you will need to … Continue reading

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