Digital+learning

Getting started

 * [|First 5 hours, 5 days and 4 weeks with an iPad]
 * [|Nine starter tips for teachers new to iPads]

The SAMR Model
The SAMR model is a technique for looking at ways in which technology can change and enhance learning.
 * [|The SAMR model]
 * [|Beyond Substitution]
 * [|SAMR in 120 seconds video]
 * [|SAMR Flowchart]

Digital Workflow (Edmodo)

 * [|Edmodo] is a free online tool which connects learners with their teachers and resources.
 * [|Edmodo teacher manual]
 * [|Edmodo video tutorials]
 * [|Using Edmodo for formative assessment]

Digitising the curriculum
There are many different ways to organise digital content online. Wiksipaces is a site which allows the teacher to quickly develop web pages linking content, presentations, videos and so on. This site was created using Wikispaces. [|iTunes U] lets teachers create courses for the iPad. [|iBooks Author] lets teachers create multi touch books for the iPad although an Apple Mac computer running OSX 10.7 or above is required.
 * Wikispaces help
 * Sample Wiki - Forrester High School Computing
 * Educational wikis


 * [|iTunes U Home]
 * [|Sample iTunes U - Open University]
 * [|Edudemic - Why (And How) Teachers Should Start Using iTunes U]
 * [|Fraser Speirs - Driving the Classroom with iTunes U]
 * [|Education Scotland on iTunes U]


 * [|iBooks Author home]
 * [|iBooks Author support]
 * [|iBooks Author YouTube channel]

The Flipped Classroom
The flipped classroom is a reversed teaching model that delivers lessons as homework through teacher-created videos and moves the traditional homework to the classroom so the student can be better supported.
 * [|The flipped classroom YouTube video]
 * [|The flipped classroom]
 * [|Before and after the flipped class]
 * [|How teachers use the flipped classroom]
 * [|The flipped class network]
 * [|Ted-ed lessons worth sharing]
 * [|Knowmia lesson sharing]
 * [|Blendspace for flipping, project based learning and differentiation]

Twitter
[|Twitter] has opened up the way in which teachers can connect, communicate and share resources around the world
 * [|The Teacher’s Guide To Twitter]
 * [|Twitter for educator's guide]