Newsletter
January 2014
Welcome back, and a very Happy New Year from the ICT in Schools Team!
E-SAFETY CONFERENCE
Contact julia.small@openzone.org.uk to book your place or find out more.
BIG AMBITIONS?
There’s also a section entitled “Dream Job”, which can be found here: http://www.bigambition.co.uk/games/dream-job/ . This is a quiz that takes about three minutes to complete and its aim is to match youngsters’ individual characteristics to job roles in the digital sector.
App of the Week
Check out this cool app - Stop-Go!
Stop-Go! Really simple app to make progress visible in your lesson. Students can hold up their ipads showing the traffic light highlighted at either red, amber or green depending on their understanding level (similar to the planner pages). Alternatively, it could be used as students progress through the work and they can click on the traffic light to represent this progress. This would then be seen as a teacher just by walking around the class. It could form the basis of hinge or differentiated activities. On the other hand, as a teacher app- it can be used as a simple timer that can be set run red-amber-green or green-amber-red. A bell chimes as each light changes.
Check out these apps ...
Sharing your iPad with your students and much more!
http://www.sparkol.com/products/videoscribe
(costs £3 but well worth a look as a presentation tool)
http://www.explaineverything.com
explain everything - useful as a screen capture tool