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Creating iPad Tutorials with Skitch & SnapGuide
Our 1:1 iPad trial is starting soon, more on that another time. I’m determined that devices will be self-managed by staff and students alike, and training time is at a premium. Our Digital Leaders will be doing lots of the work for me but I wanted a way to put together easy to follow tutorials…
Primary Digital Leaders
Primary Digital Leaders Great to hear that the Digital Leaders concept is taking off at Primary level. With Dawn’s enthusiasm this was a given. My own team have been on hiatus as exams have taken over their lives and mine. Time for a relaunch in school and to find a helper or two. The concept…
iPads For All?
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Lions & Tigers & Whales!
The BBC has started making available clips from their thousands of hours of wildlife documentaries. You can choose which clip you want to watch by filtering your search by Animal, Habitat, Adaptation or Location – Geographical heaven, but obviously could be really useful in a number of subjects. There are 5000 clips available on-line already….