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Exploring our Teeth with Clips

Apple Clips is quickly becoming one of my favourite creative apps to use in class. Recently with Year 4, we have been using it to explore our teeth and how they differ to other animals. I love how creative my pupils are with it and how it helps them demonstrate their knowledge and understanding in a fun and engaging way.

Check out some of their work here:

For step-by-step tutorials for how to do this with your class, make sure you sign up and subscribe to MrPICT.com

Solving Problems with Shadow Puppets Edu

Technology can be such a powerful tool to allow children to showcase their learning in creative ways. Especially for children who may not be able to articulate their ideas and learning as written text. Technology, such as the iPad, can remove these barriers allowing children to achieve.

Recently, we have been using technology to allow children to document their problem solving in maths. A fantastic FREE app for this is Shadow Puppets Edu.

Here was the problem set for the children:

This is what the children produced through Shadow Puppets Edu.

For step-by-step tutorials for how to do this with your class, make sure you sign up and subscribe to MrPICT.com

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Posting a little early as I'll be traveling home from Code.org Facilitator training on Sunday and wasn't sure if I'd get this posted! Enjoy!

Teach with Tech Conference

TWTCON (Teach with Tech Conference) is an entirely online professional development experience for K-12 educators using technology in their classrooms. Teachers participate in a wide range of sessions all online that focus on your classroom teaching strategies with technology. BPS teachers, this event has been approved for 4 OPI renewal units and step up credit!

In order to receive OPI renewal and/or step-up credit, please complete the following steps:

• Register for a premium TWTCON ticket ($10.95) at bit.ly/TWTCON19
• Complete the BPS step-up request form
• Watch at least 9 of the videos (3 hours)
• Complete this reflection activity, which includes submitting a TWTCON Certificate of Completion
• You will receive 4 OPI renewal units 

OPI forms will be distributed via interschool mail in August. Please let me know if you have any questions!

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Seesaw for Schools!

Wahoo! BPS teachers, you rock! Look at all of these classrooms promoting student voice, connecting families and tracking student growth through Seesaw learning journals. Way to go!

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Avengers Audio Descriptions

I recently discovered a bit of a game changer when it comes to accessing engaging texts to use in class, see the video here:

It has inspired an incredible English project where we deconstructed the model text from the film before writing and performing our own audio descriptions over one of my favourite clips from Infinity War.

Here is an example of the finished efforts from our pupils:

There are so many possible ways in which this idea can be adapted to different films with audio descriptions. If you're interested in more detailed tutorials to create this, sign up to MrPICT.com.

Over the past couple of weeks, I have added the option to subscribe directly through the website. There is also the option to subscribe as a school so your whole staff can access all the training videos and content.

The subscriptions options are:
Individual Teachers: £3.50 a month through Facebook - Click Here
Individual Teachers: £3.50 a month through the website or subscribe annually and save £5.

Small Schools (under 180 pupils) whole school access: £119.99 a year
Big Schools (over 180 pupils) whole school access: £199.99 a year.

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Exploring Our Digestive System

Last half term, Year 4 were looking at Digestion. As always, I wanted to explore how technology can be used to enhance learning and allow them to creatively share what they have learnt.

There are some fantastic consumer apps that can help with this including the fantastic Curiscope Virtuali-tee app I have previously blogged about here.

For a more in-depth tutorial for this tool, including an exclusive discount code to subscribers, click here.

There is also a fantastic Google Expedition that links to the Digestive System which allowed the learners to jump inside the body to learn about each part of the digestive system and the job it does. Again, you can access an in-depth tutorial through MrPICT.com here.

Once we had used these consumer apps to acquire knowledge, I wanted my students to use the technology to create content to show what they have learnt. This is what my pupils created using a range of apps such as Doink Greenscreen, Apple Clips and Shadow Puppets Edu.

I have posted exclusive tutorial videos for every step of the process which you can access when you subscribe to MrPICT.com. Over the past couple of weeks, I have added the option to subscribe directly through the website. There is also the option to subscribe as a school so your whole staff can access all the training videos and content. 

The subscriptions options are:

Individual Teachers: £3.50 a month through Facebook - Click Here

Individual Teachers: £3.50 a month through the website or subscribe annually and save £5.

Small Schools (under 180 pupils) whole school access: £119.99 a year

Big Schools (over 180 pupils) whole school access: £199.99 a year.

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