iMovie for iPad (iOS 8)

Saving an iMovie to Google Drive

Free Typing Programs

We are often asked for recommendations on typing programs and sites. It is surprisingly difficult to find good websites and software for typing. Much of it has not been updated as computer operating systems have changed, resulting in crashes and buggy software that doesn't work well.

We rated the programs out of 5. The criteria used was:

• Home key based (hands must be grounded on the home keys)
• students get an accuracy rate (expressed as a percentage) - they should aim to be between 90 and 95% Accuracy
• lessons progress in small increments, allowing students to build strong neural pathways.

Dance Mat Typing  * * *

http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr

Features:

• interactive site from BBC
• 4 levels
• 12 stages of typing

Pros

• home row key approach
• great graphics
• visual keyboard cues
• fun

Cons

• no speed or accuracy
• allows students to progress when they have not mastered the keys.

Best For

• grades 2 - 4
• supporting main program at home

ABC-ya * *

http://www.abcya.com/kids_typing_game.htm

Pros

• fun - space-invaders style

Cons

• pretty random in terms of letter sequencing

Best For

• supporting main program at home

Byte Back Typing * * * *

http://byteback.org/students/student-resources/typing/

Pros

• Home row based
• provides specific feedback on errors
• Good progression

Cons

• a lot of reading
• tells you your errors but not accuracy percentage
• drill based … no fun!

Best For

• learning

Peter’s Online Typing Course **

http://www.typing-lessons.org/preliminaries_1.html

Features:

• complete course - includes ergonomics
• minimalist approach
• 18 interactive lessons
• 8 exercises

Pros

• home row key based

Cons

• lots of text
• does not give speed and accuracy, only number of mistakes and time

Best For

• adults

Sense-Lang Typing * * * *

http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/

Features:

• 15 online interactive lessons

Pros

• home key lessons
• can add customized text into the tutor (copy and paste)
• gives speed and accuracy
• has extra extension typing with articles

Cons

• reading age in articles.
• site can be unstable - not consistent in opening

Best For

• upper elementary

PowerTyping ****

http://www.powertyping.com/qwerty/lessonsq.html

Pros

• can set wpm goal
• home row keys approach

Cons

• does not give you accuracy %.

Best For

• classroom support and home practice

FreeTyping Games *****

http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp

Pros

• fun and interactive for younger children
• has typing lessons that focus on two keys at a time
• can change game levels and the keys covered so tailor it to support keyboarding lessons

Cons

• no relevant information provided in games except a score
• some games are too visually distracting to type efficiently

Best For

• reinforcing skills taught in a drill session on other software.

Setting up the Cloud printer on your Mac (2015 - 2016)

Changing OS X Language Settings

Sometimes we want to use multiple languages on the computer.  It is easily possible in Mac OS X (we encourage students to have their operating systems in ENGLISH whilst at school).  Check out the video below to learn how.

seoulforeign.org ready to use

The process of moving content from seoulforeign.com to seoulforeign.org has gone smoothly and almost all of you will find that seoulforeign.org is ready to go!

log into: apps.seoulforeign.org

Enter then same username and password for your (.com) account. You will notice that the seoulforeign.org is already filled in for you.

You will be brought to the splash page that you will be familiar with.
Everything should work the same!

What will I notice different?

• Firstly if it doesn't appear everything has moved,  let us know. Remember items that you have created (documents, emails, calendar events) after school was out for summer will not be migrated. You will need to migrate them manually yourself.

• We have dual delivery setup up which basically means if someone sends to your old .COM Gmail address it automatically get delivered to your new .ORG Gmail account, but... if someone sends to your .ORG Gmail address is DOES NOT get forwarded back to your old .COM address.

• You may have been sent a number of emails telling you that permissions have changed in regards to calendars. These can just be deleted.

• In Google Drive, it will take you through a process of setting up the Drive, follow through this at your leisure.

• In Google Mail, although all your mail and labels will be there, you will have to setup your theme and add your labs again (preview pane etc). 

• You will notice in Google Drive there are some new features. For some of you there is now a new section called Google Photos to help you manage your photos in Google. This will be available to all shortly (it is a Google rollout not controlled by the school).

Any further questions please contact:

jeff.kersting@seoulforeign.org

alan.hoskin@seoulforeign.org

Tech in Education Blogs

Here are a list of Education Technology K-12 blogs that come highly recommended.recommended. There are 50 blogs to choose from!

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2015/04/50-must-read-it-blogs-2015

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2015/04/50-must-read-it-blogs-2015