I came across these websites on
the Teacher Librarian's Listserv and thought that they may be of some use to
class room teachers. They have been highly recommended by a number of teachers
and library staff around the country, so are worth a look at least.
http://appsineducation.blogspot.com.au/
which is a site that looks at the apps on offer and posts a review about them.
It says ‘One of the hardest things with using the
iPad in the classroom is finding the time to go through all of the apps in the
iTunes Store listed under the education banner. We have started to list some of
the apps we've found under each of the Key Learning Areas.”
http://learningwithipads.blogspot.com.au/ - a blog by a Catholic school in Sydney about their experiences and ideas in using iPads with their students.
Well, last day of term is here
and a weeks break is waiting for us all - but then Term 4 is looming on the
horizon.
So enjoy your week, relax, revive and of course, spend some time getting that life/work balance right and READING.
Just out of interest, I went through some of the statistics that are kept on the Blog to get an idea of usage.
I wasn't really suprised to find out that it doesn't get a lot of interest here, but what did intrigue me was when I realised that it does get well read by a number of overseas countries.
Apparently, for this week anyway, it has been used fairly well by China, France and Romania, with a smaller amount of usage by United States, Hong Kong and America.
At least it is being used, I guess.
National
Flag Day
3rd September 2014
Australian National Flag Day
commemorates the day in 1901 when the Australian flag was flown for the first
time and celebrates the birth of our flag and its power as a symbol of unity,
independence and optimism.
1901 was the
year of Australian Federation, and the design of the Australian flag was picked
from more than 32,800 entries.
For more
information visit www.australianflag.org.au
And just in
case anyone is interested – tomorrow is National
Chocolate Day
