Jun 6, 2021Tracking Students’ ProgressI want to be able to easily track students’ progress and I want everything to be in one place. So I made this spreadsheet (though I have to confess that, at the beginning, I wanted to make a workshop dedicated to spreadsheets so participants could learn as many functions as…Education10 min readEducation10 min read
Jan 27, 2021What is an ePub file and why you are going to love itWhat’s an ePub? That is a fact: teachers love books. But for whatever reason it is, when they have to deliver content to their students, their first choice is a Word document, a PDF or maybe a website such as Google site, not a book. To be honest, I have not the faintest…Education6 min readEducation6 min read
Jan 16, 2021Everything you need to know about online teachingSo you are teaching from home. You have everything you need: a desk in a quiet place, a good computer or a tablet, a reliable internet connection. Every student got one. You have a Learning Management System (LMS). Students know how to use it and so forth. So everything’s fine. …Education18 min readEducation18 min read
Jan 13, 2021How to avoid distraction from the iPad during classDo you find students getting easily distracted during class because of the iPad? Do you think they spend too much time checking their email and that it takes too long to get back to the task? Of course, as they need their iPad, they can’t simply turn it off. But…Education5 min readEducation5 min read
Jan 7, 2021Using Google Calendar to share your Zoom links with studentsWouldn’t it be great if students could find in one place all the information they need: their timetable with the Zoom links? What if, on top of that, they could get a reminder saying: “Hey! You have class in 5 minutes!” With Google Calendar you can do that. Here’s how. …Education4 min readEducation4 min read
Nov 12, 2020Discover the power of whiteboards apps for in-school, online or hybrid learningDo you have an iPad? A stylus? So ditch that marker and start writing on your device with these apps instead of using the physical whiteboard on your class: GoodNotes Notability Concepts Why? Written notes are awesome and colourful but I guess you probably have a limited range of two or…Education8 min readEducation8 min read
Nov 7, 2020Introduction to Apple ClassroomApple Classroom is different from Google Classroom. The former is an app that helps you manage student devices; the latter is an LMS (that is to say a Learning Management System). If you are not familiar with Google Classroom, I suggest you read the introduction guides. To give you an…Education5 min readEducation5 min read
Oct 26, 2020Fingers, keyboard and stylus: best uses for the iPadThe iPad is a hybrid machine. It has a multiplicity of input systems. It adapts to the context you’re using it: you may use your finger(s), you may add a Bluetooth keyboard or you may choose to use a stylus. There is great flexibility which serves different purposes: browse a…Education7 min readEducation7 min read
Oct 23, 2020How to provide students with meaningful feedback (even when schools are closed)There are many ways at our disposal to help students figure out how to overcome the difficulties they are facing or to tackle the challenge of understanding new things, to improve what they can do. In every case, the importance of feedback is paramount. You may want to encourage or…Education5 min readEducation5 min read
Oct 19, 202020 tips to learn how to better read and write with the iPadAs as student, the iPad can help you overcome many difficulties and offers you many solutions to help you with your writing or improve your ability to read. These solutions are classified into three parts: Read, Write & Understand. Here they are. And they are all free! Read 1. Use Speak selection Go to Settings…Education7 min readEducation7 min read
