Technology is advancing rapidly in the digital age. Every day we discover a new trick or a new feature with our favourite tools. We therefore thought of sharing with you our favourite findings of the last few years. Become a geek and impress your colleagues!
Create a functional classroom site to share with parents and students. This site will surely evolve throughout the year, since it’s easy and quick to update. We’ll take you step-by-step through creating your first site using Google Sites.
Wakelet is a free tool that allows you to organize a variety of digital content. Whether it’s collections of articles, videos, podcasts or documents, it’s easy to organize and share your resources with your students or colleagues! Wakelet is also a practical tool that can be used as a portfolio, newsletter, and even preparation for a substitute teacher! Discover this versatile tool with us!
The free Swift Playgrounds app (version 4) for the iPad not only introduces text-based programming by solving fun and simple problems, but also takes it a step further. It develops in-depth knowledge of Swift programming, a language actually used by application developers. The varying levels of challenges offered to students allows them to develop and mobilize their technological skills, innovate… and even go so far as to design a functional app!
The iPad is a very powerful tool for creativity, but sometimes underused. This workshop will explore the educational possibilities of various free tools suitable for all levels. In particular, discover the possibilities of GarageBand (a native application), including the recording of podcasts and the creation of musical tracks using Live loops. Plus, learn how to embed freshly created music into a video using Clips.
Do you like the idea of having an online space where students can share their work and their learning progression over time? Google Sites offers several options that allow you to create, integrate and gather audio and video elements, visuals, hyperlinks and more in one place to build a practical digital portfolio!
Do you have access to Chromebook-type devices at your school? This simple and versatile tool is ideal for a multitude of educational activities with students of all ages. During this workshop, we will discuss the specificities of the device as well as its possibilities. A panoply of turnkey resources, to help your students (and yourself) make it your own, will also be offered, in addition to a host of tools and ideas to encourage your students to create, collaborate and arrange!
Whether it is to inspire writing activities, travel virtually, measure distances, present literary projects or have students create guided tours, Google Earth presents multiple educational possibilities in several subjects and several levels. Come and discover this tool during this workshop and be assured to leave with inspiration for many great ideas and projects!
Come and discover the range of Google tools in the Geo family! From Google Earth to Google My Maps to Google Street View, discover how these tools can be integrated into geography lessons as well as many other teaching and learning contexts!
Chrome is a fast, simple and secure browser designed for the modern web. In this workshop, we’ll focus on tips and tricks surrounding Chrome’s tabs, bookmarks, and many other tools. Whether you are new to the Google world or looking to maximize your productivity with this browser, this workshop will have something for you!
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