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Exploring Apple Intelligence

With the exciting new Apple Intelligence features available with the iOS18 updates, it has been fun exploring the potential impact they might have on teaching and learning. I’d love to share a couple of potential workflows that I have been playing with. The first video demo – is using Apple Intelligence within the Notes app.Continue reading “Exploring Apple Intelligence”

Foster Early Years Literacy with iPad

As part of the Australian & New Zealand Apple Professional Learning Live series – we explored how we can support literacy and language learning for our early learners using Keynote on iPad. We began with some very simple activities that I have used with my own students. These are activities that helped my students build some foundationalContinue reading “Foster Early Years Literacy with iPad”

Supporting Te Reo Māori in the Classroom with iPad – Back to School Series

Tēnā koutou As a part of this Back to School session, we had opportunity to hear how Bromley School (Ōtautahi, Christchurch, New Zealand) are using iPad to create exciting content that promotes and amplifies the use of te reo Māori. One of the most popular apps amongst the Bromley students, for creating such content –Continue reading “Supporting Te Reo Māori in the Classroom with iPad – Back to School Series”

Supporting Literacy with iPad Accessibility Tools

There are so many incredible built-in accessibility tools that our students have access to on iPad and Mac. Below is a workshop recording of some of my favourite features that I make a point of showing students at the beginning of the year, to set them up for success. We started the workshop byContinue reading “Supporting Literacy with iPad Accessibility Tools”

App Prototyping on iPad

Recently I delivered an online workshop that explored App Prototyping using iPad – as a part of the Apple – Engaging Primary Learners with iPad Series. I shared a number of useful resources and weblink as a part of the session. I have pulled them all together in a Padlet – should anyone be interestedContinue reading “App Prototyping on iPad”

Creating a Personal Learning Journal with Pages

Pages is a fantastic tool for creating digital learning journals/scaffolds that can be easily shared with students. A digital learning journal can not only provide a great scaffold for learning, it can also give our students the opportunity to receive information and express themselves in different ways – using text, audio, drawing, photo and video. Continue reading “Creating a Personal Learning Journal with Pages”

Storytelling through Keynote Animation

Keynote would have to be one of my favourite apps! There are so many different outcomes that students can create. I especially love using the animation tools with students and empowering them to be story tellers. During mid-winter in Aotearoa New Zealand we celebrate Matariki. Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of starsContinue reading “Storytelling through Keynote Animation”