by admin | Jul 19, 2021 | Multimedia, Prep, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
The Chrome Music Lab contains many different apps you can experiment with – click the image above to navigate to the website You do not need to login to start creating, but this also means that your creations are not automatically saved. You will need to export... by admin | Jun 2, 2021 | Coding, Multimedia, Teacher, Year 1, Year 2
When we first learn coding using sites like code.org we encounter puzzles that require common patterns to solve. These are some of those common coding patterns that all students should understand thoroughly: Move along a line Repeat 1 or more actions a... by admin | Oct 7, 2020 | Prep, Teacher, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Learning to touch type on a standard QWERTY keyboard is still an important skill, but things have changed recently with on screen keyboards, autocorrect, speech recognition technology and mobile devices. Whilst it has commonly been taught in IT or digital technology... by admin | Sep 9, 2020 | Multimedia, Teacher, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
TinkerCAD is a simplified version of AutoCAD which is the commercial software that a lot of professional designers use. It’s free to use for anyone and has a web based interface and also an app that works well in both Safari and Chrome. It’s not quite as... by admin | Aug 27, 2020 | Multimedia, Prep, Teacher, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Introduction Being good at art does not mean you have to be great at drawing or painting. If you don’t see yourself as the ‘artistic’ type this also does not mean that you are not creative. This is where technology plays an important role by giving... by admin | Aug 13, 2020 | Multimedia, Prep, Teacher, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
Creating a poster using normal computer software can be pretty complicated and even harder to do with remote learning as each family may not have access to the same apps. The good news is that the website we are using is free and is quite easy to use for students so...