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This year I've attended several educamps (so far). I thought perhaps I'd set up a page where I could put links and screenshots etc.
Kidblog: MyGoogle Docs
An unexpected bonus in using google docs is that by using revision history (File - see revision history) I can see how and when any editing has happened. I've been able to make some quite well informed comments on the kids reports because of this!
Google Docs explained in simple terms = http://youtu.be/eRqUE6IHTEA
Kidblog
My Class kidblog account
Contact me - Jo Fothergill - mailto:dragonsinger57@gmail.com
Telescopic Text
Here’s the telescopic text that my kids did: http://room12rbs.blogspot.com/2011/08/telescopic-text.html
And the link for making the telescopic text:
http://www.telescopictext.org/ - make sure you create an account as you won't be able to publish it otherwise
Contact me
Contact me - Jo Fothergill - mailto:dragonsinger57@gmail.com
Here’s my class wiki too: http://msfothergillsclass.wikispaces.com/
Google Docs explained in simple terms = http://youtu.be/eRqUE6IHTEA

This year I've attended several educamps (so far). I thought perhaps I'd set up a page where I could put links and screenshots etc.
Kidblog: My Class kidblog account
Contact me - Jo Fothergill - mailto:dragonsinger57@gmail.com
Here’s the telescopic text that my kids did: http://room12rbs.blogspot.com/2011/08/telescopic-text.html
And the link for making the telescopic text:
http://www.telescopictext.org/ - make sure you create an account as you won't be able to publish it otherwise
Here’s my class wiki too: http://msfothergillsclass.wikispaces.com/
Google Docs explained in simple terms = http://youtu.be/eRqUE6IHTEA

This year I've attended several educamps (so far). I thought perhaps I'd set up a page where I could put links and screenshots etc.

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First Steps

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Apple Tips
I've written a number of articles for MacTips which I'll add below here.
How to air print from iDevices without an air printer
Take better iPhone photos - iPhoneography
How to share an iPhone personal hotspot to an iPad
Don't let apostrophes slow you down on the iPad
Preview - PDF Annotating
{Screen_shot_2010-10-07_at_10.24.26_AM.png} annotate link at top of pdf file

Programme Abstract
A look into an eLearning classroom - what it looks like; what apps are used; what are some of the practical decisions you need to make before you embark on the journey, in planning your programme, and on a weekly/daily basis; and what you do when the tech fails. Now that you've been inspired by what others are doing - what next? This session will take a look at the process I went through before setting up my eLearning classroom. We'll also look beyond the hype of the tools and talk about the learning process that needs to come first in a successful classroom, eLearning or otherwise.
Download a recorded mini-version of the presentation: ~18 mins long

Programme Abstract
A look into an eLearning classroom - what it looks like; what apps are used; what are some of the practical decisions you need to make before you embark on the journey, in planning your programme, and on a weekly/daily basis; and what you do when the tech fails. Now that you've been inspired by what others are doing - what next? This session will take a look at the process I went through before setting up my eLearning classroom. We'll also look beyond the hype of the tools and talk about the learning process that needs to come first in a successful classroom, eLearning or otherwise.

Classroom arrangement
I will be adding to this page and the management page as I answer questions from YOU and others.
One comment a lot of teachers make is that they forget about using the computers as part of their regular teaching. Often that's because the computer/s are tucked away out of sight - perhaps along the wall or at the back of the classroom or even out in a shared area between several classes. Moving them into a more prominent position can be the changing point.
http://inspiredclassrooms.wikispaces.com/
When I first began looking at how to manage my classroom better I stumbled onto the inspired classroom wiki - I used this as inspiration to change my classroom last year.
When I first rearranged my classroom I controlled who sat in which group quite rigorously - that gave them a 'home' group to get to at the beginning of the day. I also made sure that I rotated them - so that whoever started the day closest to the computer didn't finish the day there as well.
For curriculum work I always start on the mat with the whole class and then have different activities for them to go off and do while I do small group work.
This year I'm in a different classroom and have computers in several areas - I've been fortunate to have been given some extras. I have 3 clusters of computers:
4 in a corner