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 28, 2020 | Multimedia, Teacher, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
There are lots of iPad apps for doing pixel art. However, many students have school iPads that they cannot install apps on so this post will provide some tips for using pixilart.com using Safari on an iPad. When you first navigate to the pixilart.com website... 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... by admin | Aug 6, 2020 | Online Safety, Prep, Teacher, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Online safety is something everyone needs to know about. Younger students may not have the ability to publish things online, but the age at which they are capable of doing this is constantly decreasing. Talking about the dangers of using technology should not result... by admin | Jul 22, 2020 | Coding, Multimedia, Prep, Teacher, Year 1, Year 2
Welcome to term 3. This term we are going to start with a Scratch animation project. We will work on this over a few weeks so encourage your student not to rush through it, but to take their time, experiment, modify their design, even do multiple versions. If you need...