Mac computers have some built-in assistive technology features. While traditionally text-to-speech programs have only been used by those students who really need it, text-to-speech is useful to all: Read a document or website aloud to you if you are an Read more…
All the computers in my classroom have French as their primary language. Students navigate through French menus and get French error messages. When a student uses Garageband, the names of the instruments are all in French. iMovie’s trailer templates now Read more…
What can do everything a SMARTBoard, document camera and Apple TV can do at a small fraction of the cost? AirServer. Air Server allows you to mirror your iPad, iPhone, or even MacBook or iMac to the computer that is Read more…
A fellow staff member at my school had a great idea to help celebrate our graduating grade 8 students: make a music video to Pharrell’s “Happy”. After a few hours of initial planning, we set out to film all the scenes Read more…
When you buy a computer, I highly recommend you buy the French Canadian version. Out of the box, it will still let you pick any language you like as your main language; however, you will now have a qwerty keyboard Read more…
Hello everyone – I decided it was time to gather all my thoughts and resources into one handy place. Hopefully this page will not only benefit myself but also anyone else who may stumble across it. Visit the about me Read more…