In Term 2 we are going to focus on Literacy and celebrate with an Open Day, activities and events to promote the importance of developing literacy.
The presentation below was created using Project Luca (in Beta).
“Tell your story in minutes with design and animation”
Year 6 students will be exploring two apps that are sometimes known as Screencasting apps.
See Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Screencasting here and an iTunesU screencasting collection.
Students will consider the features of the apps and select one to create a demonstration video on a topic of their choosing. We will then share these with other students using Augmented Reality and add to a tutorial wall with student recommended apps.
The two apps we have identified are ShowMe and Explain Everything. There are many more that you could use to create a similar result. Both apps allow you to annotate, animate, and narrate a presentation.
See this guide for Teaching and recording a process using an iPad (@iPadWells).
Before students actually create their tutorial they need to plan their presentation using a story board.
Read this post before you start Steps in Creation.
https://www.showme.com/sma/embed/?s=Zq1kKEi
https://www.showme.com/sma/embed/?s=shDHxk8
https://www.showme.com/sma/embed/?s=xIx3SpU
Explore the ShowMe community to learn from others.
Explain Everything App Tutorials
Excellent tutorials and resources are also available at the STiLT website (see a few links below):
Navigating the home screen
Building your project
Recording narration
Exporting and saving your project
These resources are also available on the Year 6 Literacy Rotations page in Moodle.
Some great new finds…..
Research tools and websites, Goolge Docs and Apps for Geography.
STUDY VIBE – Fantastic site!
Resources for teachers
GOOGLE DOCS FOR LEARNING 
Slideshare – Geography and Apps.
Note taking is something that we all need to do.
Enclosed in the Blendspace below is an excellent tutorial that guides the listener in good practice and ways to improve and be more effective and efficient.
The skill of note taking is one that can be developed with practice.
The Blendspace below has interactive tutorials, suggested guidelines and images of how notes can be set out.
How good are your note taking skills?
https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/DDjM335O8iAnpA/note-taking-upper-primary?feature=embed
See Blendspace reviewed here.
More of my Edshelf collections.
Some researching tools and note taking apps
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