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So, for general editing own the go or combining photos into frames, I've been fond of two apps. The first one I've used is Snapseed, which is a cool photo editing app that lets you tweak pictures quickly and change a good photo into a great one. The second app i've used is Moldiv, which is a great tool for combining several pictures into one. Guide and video help to add...
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Explain EverythingVery heavy on the iPad memory but an amazing teaching and learning tool that allows Pupils to essentially create a whiteboard and record themselves working things out, or simply taking about the content they're showing. This can then be saved as a video, and, accounts permitting, can be uploaded to the web for all to see. EducreationsEducreations allows you to store your content in their space and retrieve it with a unique url address (weblink) Show MeA Simpler tool than Explain Everything and easy enough to use.
A simplified version of Scratch that utilised the drag and drop elements of an iPad and adds a few nice features of its own. I personally love the fact you can create characters with your friends (or even your own) face on them, it's so cool! (I made a guide, look below! and you can click the logo to find out more about Scratch Jr from their website.
Scratch Jr is the perfect introduction to Scratch and begins to stretch the children's concepts and understanding of sequencing, loops and inputs and outputs, in a very intuitive way.
Year 3 tried a few things with it last year and found that saving and accessing work was tricky, and using Dropbox was a challenge. This would become much easier if every child had their own iPad and we were't rotating between groups, so maybe in the future we can pick it up again and really make some progress! The video below tells you a little more about it, and what the children could do.
The links below take you to a webpage with guides and help on how you could use Scratch Jr in your classroom. Why not give it a go!.
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November 2016
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