Claire Amos

Welcoming laptops into the classroom Check out the link above for strategies for 'Welcoming Laptops into the Classroom'. Learning Over Lunch This week’s Learning Over Lunch session will take place on Thursday Topic: 'Setting up a Group on Facebook' aka How to use Facebook without being "friends" with your students (postponed date from last week) Top Tech Tips - a review of resources available on Teaching and e-learning! Handy Handout for Google forms Click the link above to access a handy one page handout for staff and students about creating and sharing a document on Google forms Introduction to Google forms Click the link above to access an introductory presentation on how to create, share and view the resoults of a Google form Handy Handout for Google Docs Click the link above to access a handy one page handout for staff and students about creating and sharing a document on Google Docs Introduction to Google Docs Click the link above to ...

Learning Over Lunch Last week’s session was on ‘Introduction to creating a quiz or survey on Google Docs’. Check out the online version here . This week’s Learning Over Lunch session will be available online Thursday. Topic: 'Setting up a Group on Facebook' aka How to use Facebook without being "friends" with your students Professional Viewing Recommendations Teaching Science to 21st Century Learners (lots here for all curriculum areas) This presentation demonstrates how web2.0 tools can be used in the science class to enhance learning, celebrate achievements and encourage collaboration. It includes video of student interviews, examples of student work and screencasts showing how the tools can be used. Viewers will gain a ‘digital toolbox’ to encourage 21st century learners to participate, communicate and create. The Classroom Social Network: It’s not just Fun, It’s Fundamental to Modern Learning Social Networking has been around for the past 7 years give or take, bu...

The slide show below is designed to provide some basic tips and strategies, encouraging teachers to welcome laptops into the classroom! Welcoming laptops into the classroom View more presentations from Claire Amos . You might also like to check out this article recommended by Catherine Lee. "I used the ideas in Jamie McKenzie’s article . The one about turning all screens away works well when not using, or when working in groups with just a few netbooks in use. His most recent article also has a few ideas for when less is more…"