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iMovie for iPad

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This great video tutorial will have you learning iMovie on the iPad in no time.

Fantastic iPhoto Tutorials

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From Beginner to advanced Click on the playlist icon on the left to view all in this series  

Setting parental controls

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The Geek Squad has Struck

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I should probably start by saying that I was one of those people who would dread anything to do with computers – I don’t understand, didn’t want to understand and my teaching schedule doesn’t give me time to understand. I would rather have spent a training meeting trying to make amusing sentences using those three little letters; I C T.    Then continue to try and distract my colleagues with my funniest invention.    I then realized a couple of things, 1) I’m not very creative or funny (Irritating Computing Training was probably my highlight) 2) I’m one of those students that I dislike teaching and 3) Perhaps I should listen.  I was just put off ICT because it all seemed too complicated. I was then approached by a member of the ICT team to become the lead for my Year Group.    You can imagine my joy!    However, not one to shy away from a challenge – I went along and everything changed!    Anyway, I digress.    I ...

iPad / iPhone Connecting to the BISP Network

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Please follow the guide below

Google Drive in Depth tutorial

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 Google Drive in Depth tutorial

SAMR Model

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Technology should not just be used to substitute the way we have always taught and learnt, it should be used to enhance learning.  See the SAMR Model diagram below using Google Earth. This is the fantastic Pedagogy Wheel, including the SAMR Wheel.  Want to print out the poster? Want the apps to be clickable? Click here to download the PDF.