by admin | Aug 19, 2013 | Technology
I was sent a link to this useful Guide to Using Skype in the Classroom and thought that it was worthwhile giving it a mention as it may be something that teachers might consider for the forthcoming school year. The Guide gives a step-by-step explanation on how to set...
by admin | Aug 18, 2013 | Apps
Visual Poetry from Image Chef is an app for iPhone and iPad which will transform a poem or phrase into a very pleasing visual image. Quite similar in many ways to Wordle and Tagxedo, this app allows pupils to insert text, which can be a short phrase or a complete...
by admin | Aug 14, 2013 | Apps
I recently was made aware of a relatively new iOS app called “Tellagami” and became intrigued by its possibilities in an educational setting. The app allows the user to create short animated videos (each called a “Gami”) to tell a story, give a...
by admin | Aug 14, 2013 | Technology
I don’t usually promote individual products on this blog, but this is something that I think will be interesting to schools and teachers. Microsoft has a limited pricing offer for educators for their new Surface RT Tablet. Included with the Surface RT is...
by admin | Jul 25, 2013 | Apps
Little Writer is a tracing app for younger pupils from developers Alligator Apps. It is used to support younger learners who are at the initial stages of writing. This app helps such pupils to correctly write upper and lower case letters, numbers, words and shapes. It...
