Teacher resources
Google apps for education
Here is a link to resources on how to use Google Apps for Education.
activities to do in class
Below are a list of activities that will help teachers design learning in a BYOD environment. The activities are only suggested activities and teachers are encouraged to modify them to suit the needs of their students.
Activities that can be implemented in your class tomorrow
For more information on how to use Edmodo in class, click here.
For more information on how to use Google Apps, click here.
Long term projects
Activities that can be implemented in your class tomorrow
- Internet research
- Students completing online quizzes
- Students creating online quizzes for each other (a good tool to use is Testmoz)
- Students using Edmodo to write a reflection on what has been learnt in class
- Students using Edmodo to ask a question about the lesson
- Students using Edmodo to answer focus question while watching a video
- Students using Edmodo to give feedback to other students during presentations
- Students using Google Apps to complete individual and group activities
- Students using Google Spreadsheet to create a range of charts to represent data
- Students using cameras on their devices to take photos and record videos of their learning (eg. taking photos and/or recording videos of science experiments and physical skills in PDHPE; recording videos when practising for oral presentations)
- Students accessing digital flashcards to help with revision and study (Flashcardlet is a good app for this)
For more information on how to use Edmodo in class, click here.
For more information on how to use Google Apps, click here.
Long term projects
- Students using screencasting apps such as Explain Everything to create digital lessons for other students such as how to use a maths formula or how to use scales on a map
- Students using their devices to create videos
- Students creating websites and wikis (some suggested online tools for these are Weebly Education and Wikispaces)
5 interesting ways to use an ipad in class
Click here to download this poster as a PDF for your classroom.
audio editing & podcasting tools
Have your students record radio commercials or a radio show to explain a concept in a unit of work.
- Click here to find free online tools for students to edit audio files (good for students with laptops)
- For the iPad try Pocket Wavepad.