The online home of the computer lab & all things tech @HeathcoteSchool
The Project: Using Google Slides 3rd grade students will create a 13 slide presentation, one month at a time, over the entire school year. The Why? It is never too early to start building a digital portfolio and not every portfolio will look the same. But one great way to show true growth and progress…
I am often asked about social media’s role in education, Twitter in particular. These questions are often brought about by parent concerns, which often mirror the initial concerns of teachers. When addressing parent concerns I approach it just as I do with teachers: concerns are normal I’m happy we are discussing concerns as…
As the 2015-2016 school year rapidly approaches I realize I neglected to post a few things at the end of the year. The first being a Capstone recap, which I am working on. The second, a reflection. This is a quick look back on 2014-2015 as the sun sets on summer and dawn of a…
It has been many moons since the HeathcoteTech blog has been updated. And that is a good thing! The lab has been cranking. Students are in most hours of the day. iPads are being checked out, MacBooks are being borrowed, Chromebooks are running full steam. It’s been a great few months, students learning and creating…
One of my pet peeves is the traditional bulletin board. As a technology teacher I feel the traditional paper stapled to cork board is counter intuitive to what students do in the lab. Paper bulletin board are fine for certain things, but if students are creating animations or layered presentations or movies how do you…
Occasionally I will be posting things applicable to teachers as well as students and parents. Today is one of those days a post is applicable to everyone, and anyone, with an iPhone or iPad… One of the best ways to get use to the wide variety of possibilities of the iPad is to take advantage of free…
As you can see HeathcoteTech has been updated! The page color scheme has changed to better align with the school colors (big thanks to Mrs. Mangan and the Heathcote Herald for visual inspiration) HeathcoteTech is now on Google Plus! The content on the Google+ page will mirror this blog, but since some people prefer Google+…
I’ve written a few posts over the last week about how we will be using Twitter here at Heathcote. A primer Our hashtag I also wanted to put up a post addressing the two most obvious sides of the same coin, the benefits and concerns. I recently co-authored an article with Lisa Nielsen, the Director…