MHS ICT Update
Term 1 Week 10 2013
Websites to check out
Scholastic Story Starters - An interactive tool to randomly select themes for narratives. Good for Year 7 and other younger year groups
Scribe posts - Using scribe posts as a strategy to use technology to enhance writing and collaborative learning
The current state of technology in the classroom - an infographic on how technology is used to enhance and transform teaching and learning
Apps of the week
Shakespeare Pro
$10.49 (free edition is available with less features)
Show Me
Free
Geometry Pad
$6.49 (free edition is available with less features)
Shakespeare Pro - Read the complete works of Shakespeare (41 plays, 154 sonnets and 6 poems, including some doubtful works) and search the concordance to find the exact word or phrase you're looking for (with "relaxed" searching to find words close to your search term)
Show Me - an interactive whiteboard app that let's you record lessons and turn your iPad or Android tablet into a whiteboard
Geometry Pad - turn your iPad or Android tablet into an interactive geometry workbook. Students can use this app to measure angles, find mid points, etc