Recommended apps
You may choose the etools/software to suit your child, your device and your budget - these can be apps, or web tools.
The apps need to be able to share or export finished products via email and/or upload to Google Drive and to the student's personal digital learning blog (using Blogger - a school account). The ability to save/export to the Camera Roll on iPads is particularly important.
Apps and devices need to be kept updated - eg Google updates the apps we use in Google Apps for Education every week or two. New features and improvements regularly become available.
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Here are some examples of the sorts of tools that we use to support learning:
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Creativity
Productivity
The apps need to be able to share or export finished products via email and/or upload to Google Drive and to the student's personal digital learning blog (using Blogger - a school account). The ability to save/export to the Camera Roll on iPads is particularly important.
Apps and devices need to be kept updated - eg Google updates the apps we use in Google Apps for Education every week or two. New features and improvements regularly become available.
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Here are some examples of the sorts of tools that we use to support learning:
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Creativity
- Photography - digital camera and video
- Video-editing - eg iMovie, WeVideo or similar
- Drawing - eg Drawing Pad app or similar online sites
- Posters - eg Pic Collage app, LucidPress, Canva, Piktochart
- Word-processing - eg Google Docs, LucidPress (account through school), note making apps
- Slideshows - eg Google Slides, Keynote, Powerpoint
- Explanations - eg Explain Everything, Educreations or ShowMe apps
- Audio recording - eg Voice Record Pro app or Garageband app
- eBook Creation - eg Book Creator app
- Comics - eg - Comic Touch app, Comic Life, or other online tools
- Music creation - Garageband app, Incredibox
Productivity
- Word processing and editing - eg Google Docs, LucidPress, Word, Pages
- QR Code reader - eg i-nigma app
- Blogging - (access via the Blogger website) or See-Saw app currently for Years 1-3
- Google Drive - app or via website
- Google Chrome web browser (most suited to the school's use of GSuite)
- Spreadsheet - Google Sheets app or via website, or Excel, or Numbers app
- Brainstorming - eg Popplet app