Tag Archives: Early Childhood Education
Our apps for Special Education list is HERE!!!
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, How to learn more!, Opinion, Permanent Resources, Sources for Quality App Reviews, Teaching and Learning, Tools & Resources
Katie Lyon March 21, 2012
Katie Lyon March 21, 2012
You asked…..and we listened! We are so excited to bring you our apps for Special Education list. Starting with just 60 of our favourites (It was SO hard to choose!), this list is a growing and active list so be sure to check in from time to time as it promises to get bigger. We are aware …
Weally Wonderful Apps V3.0
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Sources for Quality App Reviews, Web links
Gerry Kennedy February 28, 2012
Gerry Kennedy February 28, 2012
Weally Wonderful Apps V3.0 is a new update. It has about 80 new entries so it has grown since Version 2.0. Download Weally Wonderful Apps (MS Word docx 804 KB) – Use Firefox to download if you have problem with saving the file under Internet Explorer. Download Weally Wonderful Apps (zip 688 KB) If you don’t have Microsoft …
Play School Art Maker FREE
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning
Ian Bean December 21, 2011
Ian Bean December 21, 2011
If you’re working with younger children you won’t want to miss this great free app. Create animated scenes with your favourite toys from Play School. Choose a background, add the toys and move them around to create your ‘story’. The app records the movements and sounds automatically then plays them back for all to enjoy. For more information …
Weally Wonderful Apps V2.0
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Sources for Quality App Reviews, Web links
Gerry Kennedy December 5, 2011
Gerry Kennedy December 5, 2011
Weally Wonderful Apps V2.0 is an update of the Version 1.0 document. I have added categories that are more descriptive and so the resource should be more user-friendly. Quite a few new apps have been added as well as some new resources and links to articles. I hope that this 13 page document will be useful for educators, …
LCD Touchscreens: Beginning of the end for Interactive Whiteboards?
Posted in New Technologies
Barbara Landsberg November 28, 2011
Barbara Landsberg November 28, 2011
Just add a laptop or an iPad 2! No data projector needed. No shadows. Fully height-adjustable. Even project wirelessly from your iPad 2 (using an Apple TV unit and a WiFi connection)! We have been looking for an attractive alternative to interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in the classroom for many years. We think we have found it now! The …
Weally Wonderful Apps V1.0
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Sources for Quality App Reviews, Web links
Gerry Kennedy November 10, 2011
Gerry Kennedy November 10, 2011
I have created a new resource in MS Word that just applies to Apps – thus ‘Weally Wonderful Apps’. It is Version 1.0 and has an introductory page and then is followed by six pages of links to resources, articles, reviews. Best-Of sites and teaching and learning supports for people working within education and therapy. It will definitely …
Incredibox Human Beatbox Choir – Fun for Touchscreen or IWB
Posted in Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg September 14, 2011
Barbara Landsberg September 14, 2011
Looking for a fun activity for use on touchscreen monitors or Interactive Whiteboards? The Incredibox online activity is totally addictive! Simply drag sound icons onto each of the human beatboxers (pictured above). Click or touch the screen to add or remove characters as you build your choir. Or just run in shuffle mode and watch it all happening …
Symbols 101 Part Two
Posted in Techniques & Tips
Ian Bean August 30, 2011
Ian Bean August 30, 2011
In the previous part we discussed the importance of ensuring the symbols we choose actually communicate the information that we hope to impart. Is it obvious what the symbol means? If not can it be decoded by the child considering their level of understanding or do we need to teach the meaning of the symbol? In this section …
Symbols 101 Part One
Posted in Techniques & Tips
Ian Bean August 19, 2011
Ian Bean August 19, 2011
Symbols have been around for many years and it’s very rare for me to visit a school where they are not using one symbol set or another to support their students. From the earliest days when colleagues used to physically draw pictures over words with pencils, the use of symbols has provided support for early literacy, communication and …
Onset Rime: Developing early literacy with Boardmaker and Clicker 5
Posted in Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg December 20, 2010
Barbara Landsberg December 20, 2010
After Spectronics’ recent series of workshops in New Zealand, many participants enthusiastically requested more information about onset rime activities and their importance in literacy development. So we thought it would also be good to share them with you here in our blog. Onset rime has been shown to be one of the most effective ways of improving phonological …
