ICT Innovation - Emma Clemens

Ipad Golden Rules

21 June, 2018

It is hard to believe that the first iPad was only released in 2010. The iPad is an incredibly powerful learning tool used every day in classrooms across the globe. Since 2014 over 200 million iPads have been sold and the app store has over 500…

Using Samr Model For Ict Integration

10 May, 2018

To quote the rationale from BOSTES Science and Technology curriculum, in 21st century education teachers are seeking to provide opportunities for students to ‘think and act critically and creatively…by becoming technologically literate citizens’. But what model should teachers use in order to effectively integrate technology across…

Digital Culture And Sleep Deprivation

1 March, 2018

Technology saturates many of our waking moments. But how does it impact our rest and sleep? Technology is an incredibly powerful tool, which can help achieve great educational goals. Therefore, in this digital era we need to be thoughtful and strategic with our use of technology…

Creating A Positive Digital Footprint

1 February, 2018

What is digital citizenship? Today technology pervades very area of life. Our students have access to a range of devices all with internet connectivity, from tablets to televisions to computers to gaming systems. We are all digital citizenships. But what type of footprint are our students…

5 Ways Blogging Helps Students Write

4 January, 2018

“A blog is about words. Pictures with writing, beautiful quotes, clever topography…A few carefully arranged words can say what thousands can’t and can connect people”. A blog is a fantastic way to provide meaning, quality and purpose to writing by connecting students with a global online…

10 Reasons To Use Nearpod

21 December, 2017

I run professional development there times a week for the staff at my school and Nearpod has had the greatest take up in classrooms from Kindergarten to Year 6. So I thought it was worth writing about how to use this tool for teaching. Nearpod is…

Email Treasure Hunts

23 November, 2017

A key skill for the Year 3 students at my school is learning to send emails. We coach them on etiquette for composing and responding, the differences between the fields, creating informative subject headings and much more. We thought it would be good to ground this…

10 Ways To Use Imovie For Teaching

9 November, 2017

At a two day professional development course I connected with a teacher who works in a small rural primary school with six students. She has an iPad for each of her students but was unsure where to start to use them in her teaching. She asked…

How To Screen Cast With Kindergarten Students

26 October, 2017

I am always looking for apps that empower children to engage in meaningful learning experiences. I promote apps that can be used for all ages of students across the curriculum to empower constructivist learning. Screen casting is the process of recording short videos where the author speaks,…

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