by admin | Sep 8, 2020 | Multimedia, Teacher, Year 5, Year 6
Creating 3D models with computer aided design (CAD) software is complicated, but an important digital technology skill. Sketchup is a fantastic tool that has a web-based interface that is free for students to use from home for a limited time. So let’s make use... 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 24, 2020 | Multimedia, Online Safety, Teacher, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Most students learn how to Google things pretty quickly. When it comes to images we do need to be careful that they aren’t exposed to inappropriate materials as best we can. There are search engines that are built specifically for children, but I thought I would... by admin | Aug 21, 2020 | Multimedia, Teacher, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
The built-in Scratch backgrounds are pretty nice, but there are so much more available online. You can also make them yourself using websites like PosterMyWall.com. These instructions assume you have downloaded a background from Google Images or PosterMyWall and now... by admin | Aug 20, 2020 | Coding, Multimedia, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
I really like the PosterMyWall.com website as a simple but powerful graphical editing tool. If we combine it with Scratch as an animating tool there are lots of things we can do. In this post I will describe several challenges for students to try. Challenge 1 –...