Using Google Maps Engine Lite in the classroom – Student Worksheet included
After feeling inspired by completing the Google Mapping course I have created a worksheet that is suitable for Year 8/9 students to use in order to develop their understanding of online mapping and...
View ArticleNZQA Launches a Series of Facebook Pages for each senior subject
NZQA has launched a series of Facebook pages for each senior secondary school subject. Pages can be located by typing the NZQA and subject name into the Facebook search tool. These pages alert people...
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Data Mining Student Learning behaviours through URL Shorteners
URL shorteners such as bit.ly, goo.gl, tinyurl are in the main used to make our use of the web more convenient, especially when it comes to giving out long winded web addresses to our students (and...
View ArticleManaging Collaboration in a GoogleDoc
There are a number of ways of managing collaboration within a Google Doc to help manage the work that your students are producing. Here are some ideas: Insert a table (1 column and multiple rows)...
View ArticleVideo in Google Forms
OK, so there are a few new features that are available in Google Forms and are great at supporting the flipped classroom. The most interesting of which is the ability to add Video into your Google...
View ArticleGreat tip to get more from your Google Quota
OK, so we all get a little concerned when we get close to our limit on our Google drive. It is worth remembering that any content created using a Google product does not count towards your allocated...
View ArticleSelfing Marking quizzes in Google Forms using Flubaroo
Flubaroo is a script for Google Forms (found via the script gallery) for turning Google Forms into Self-marking quizzes. A great tutorial can be seen here: Another great tool is using the FormLimiter...
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Recording Notes to accompany Web Video – great Educator’s tool! Videonot.es
VideoNot.es is a a great tool that lets you take notes and add them to a web video. It is an app that integrates with Google Drive, so is great for all those schools who run a Google Edu Domain, works...
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Google Apps – A reflection on PD: 18/8 Diocesan School for Girls (Auckland)
So, today saw me taking a day out from school to drive up to Auckland for an immersive day with Google Apps. The day was a big success and although I took just a few things away with me it was great to...
View ArticleSchools – be mindful when upgrading to iOS7
Tips for managing School wide updating to iOS7 Having done quite a lot of reading on where things currently lie, schools need to be very careful about whether they decide to update their iOS devices to...
View ArticleSupporting teachers with 3.40 Information Systems External
A number of teachers through the NZACDITT forum have asked for the link to my resources for the delivery of the 3.40 Digital Technologies external so I have hosted all the resources I have on dropbox,...
View ArticleFriday (14/3) is Pi Day – Great resources for Maths TEachers
Yes, this Friday (14 March) is Pi day, where 3.142 gets celebrated in all of its glory. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has put together some great activities and resources that...
View ArticleSupporting Digital Tech Teachers with Database Development – Random Records
Students often find it quite challenging when they are required to provide sample, or test data to populate a database with. This is certainly important at NCEA Level 3, where students are expected to...
View ArticleCreating an informal Back Channel for the classroom
Learning in the 21st Century is seeing more teachers defaulting to the position of facilitator to support and develop the learner. With students embarking on personalised learning pathways with...
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