Digital Dewey

You could be only one click away from the perfect picture too. Everyone has a digital camera or phone these days. So get out your camera . . aim . . . click . . . and then surprise yourself with how creative you can be (and how much fun you can have). This heart-shaped [...]

http://prezi.com/ I haven’t tried to make a presentation using Prezi yet but it is quite easy to use. The best thing is that it makes you focus on the main points by zooming in. Using Prezi to present things to students would help them to focus on the main points, but I wonder whether they [...]

Today I had a look at how Voicethread has been used in education. The task for this term for our student Book Club is to read and review the shortlisted books. I am hoping now to have them use Voicethread to record their reviews and add comments. I have set up a Voicethread for 3 [...]

Thought this would be good for Book Week. It’s so easy, the kids could do it for their favourite books.   www.picturetrail.com

www.wordle.net Like many Librarians, I am without a Library this year due to our building program. Earlier in the year, (before we set up our ‘Mini Library’ in the corridor) I wanted to find out what the students were reading and to stimulate some interest in books so that they would continue to read. So [...]