Using Google Keep to take notes
I’ve been using Google Keep since day 1 and it has changed the way I record notes and/or keep lists. Before I used to constantly misplace my handwritten lists or post-it and I have tried several note keeping apps and…
Use GAFE (Google Apps For Education) to host and publish a blog and/or Vlog
As a teacher passionate about technology, it’s no secret that I love GAFE!Google apps have changed the way we teach, support and interact with our pupils. It makes it easier to ‘flip’ your classroom and the children love working in…
Dyslexie, a Typeface for Dyslexics
Now we have all heard about different typefaces and Fonts. These are usually used for aesthetic and design purposes, and yes I admit if love FontArt or Typographic design. But this post is not about that. This is all about…
Safer Internet Day 2015 – Let’s Create a better Internet Together
Tuesday 10th February 2015 is Safer Internet Day! The theme for 2015 is ‘Let’s create a better internet together’. Now I know some of you are thinking; What is Internet Safety day? Why do we Need an Internet Safety day? Shouldn’t…
Google Sheets – Conditional Formatting
The more I use Google Sheets, the more I love it.Especially within an educational setting, Google Sheets is a great tool to use when analysing data or simple representing your findings in a visually pleasing way.With the many options such…
Word 2013 – Page borders, colour and images.
Recently our school has upgraded to Word 2013. Now most of us have welcomed this change with open arm, as we are now presented with a more stable and user friendly version of Microsoft Word.Others however, understandably, have been struggling…
Website Review – Online Safety
Another great website we should all know about! ThinkBeforeYouLink provides students, teachers and parent with free lessons and materials about online safety.I highly recommend looking into using this site in class as it provides children with a fun and interactive way to test their…
Website Review – Newsela.com
I have recently discovered an original news website and have fallen in love with it. Not only is it a great resource to find Current Articles from around the word, you can use in class. It has been specifically designed for students and schools.…
1 Minute How To – Google Search – Reading Levels
Did you know you can filter your search result according to their reading level?Here’s how you do it:-Search for a topic.-Click on Search tools.-Under the ‘All results’ drop down menu you select ‘Reading Level’.That’s it!
Google Drawings – Tutorial 01 – Creating a Website Header
Have you ever wondered if you could create a professional looking Website Header using Google products? Well, in this tutorial I will show you just how easy it is to create that header.First think about the desired width and height of…
Scratch – Tutorial 03 – Moving your Sprite
Learn how to make your Sprite move by pressing the up, down, left or right arrow key. The blocks used in this tutorial are: To move leftTo move right To move upTo move down
Scratch – Tutorial 02 – Changing Costumes of a Sprite
In this second Tutorial we do our first bit of programming.We are going to learn 2 different ways of having our Sprite change costumes.The first is a manual change (You press a button the sprite changes costumes).The second an automated…
Scratch – Tutorial 01 – Painting a Sprite
In this first Tutorial we look at how to create our very own sprite.Our first sprite is created from scratch and has 4 costumes (different looks).The creating of this sprite is very similar to using a ‘Paint’ program.
Google Sheets – Tutorial 03 – Template Gallery and Table Styles
This time we learn how to use table styles and professional looking Templates.Not only does this save us time it also looks much better!These two Add-on’s will change the way you use Google Sheets! Add-On used in this Tutorial Are: Template…
Google Sheets – Tutorial 02 – Insert a Chart or Image
Today in Lesson 2 we learn how to insert a Chart or Image into a Google Spreadsheet.