Pages on Mac

Pages by Apple will help you create gorgeous documents in minutes with the Pages for Mac word processor — featuring a stunning design, writing tools and performance. Start with an Apple-designed template or create your own design using fonts, styles and tools from the intelligent Format Panel.

What are you going to learn about?

In this FREE Learning Trunk, you’ll learn how Pages works and how to get the most out of it during lessons.

Who is hosting this Learning Trunk?

This is a CURATED Learning Trunk built for you from content sourced online. We have selected these particular videos after reviewing several available online.

How long do I need?

Less than 10 minutes.

Anything else I need to know?

We have set this Learning Trunk so that you progress through each video in any order.

GarageBand on Mac

GarageBand by Apple is what has turned bedroom musicians into superstars! GarageBand puts instruments, effects and all the tools you’d expect from the world’s best music tool in the hands of even the least musically trained. Whether you are plugging in a guitar, recording a podcast or creating the next hit dance track, GarageBand is the place to do it.

What are you going to learn about?

In this FREE Learning Trunk, you’ll learn how GarageBand works and how to get the most out of it during lessons.

Who is hosting this Learning Trunk?

This is a CURATED Learning Trunk built for you from content sourced online. We have selected these particular videos after reviewing several available online. Our star in this one is Mike Russell who really knows his stuff when it comes to audio production. You can find him at www.musicradiocreative.com

How long do I need?

Less than 35 minutes.

Anything else I need to know?

We have set this Learning Trunk so that you progress through each video in any order.

Scratch

So we all know Scratch, the now infamous cat created by the amazing people at MIT to get kids coding with blocks before jumping into textual coding. With Scratch you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.

We’ll be building our own content for teachers soon, however, in the meantime, we’ve got the best videos to get you going with some of the tutorials that will build confidence.

What are you going to learn about?

In this FREE Learning Trunk, you’ll learn how Scratch works and how to make the best use of it for lessons. You’ll learn how to make some simple games and understand the importance of debugging and creating basic algorithms before you get coding with pupils.

Who is hosting this Learning Trunk?

This is a CURATED Learning Trunk built for you from content sourced online. We have selected these particular videos after reviewing several available online.

How long do I need?

Less than 15 minutes.

Anything else I need to know?

We have set this Learning Trunk so that you progress through each video in any order.

Padlet

Padlet is a free application to create an online bulletin board that you can use to display information for any topic. Easily create an account and build a new board. You can add images, links, videos, and more.

What are you going to learn about?

In this FREE Learning Trunk, you’ll learn how Padlet works and how to make the best use of it for lessons.

Who is hosting this Learning Trunk?

This is a CURATED Learning Trunk built for you from content sourced online. We have selected these particular videos after reviewing several available online.

How long do I need?

Less than 15 minutes.

Anything else I need to know?

We have set this Learning Trunk so that you progress through each video in any order.

Explain Everything

Explain Everything is one of those essential teacher tools. With Explain Everything you can capture everything happening on your device, which now works with Chromebooks as well as iPad. Explain Everything is all about Flipped Learning and a great way to build resources and engage students.

This is a CURATED Learning Trunk built for you from content sourced online.

What are you going to learn about?

In this FREE Learning Trunk, you’ll learn about what is new in the latest update, editing the timeline, working with pens and gestures and even link in with Google Classroom.

Who is hosting this Learning Trunk?

This is a CURATED Learning Trunk built for you from content sourced online. We have selected these particular authors after reviewing several available online.

How long do I need?

Less than 10 minutes.

Anything else I need to know?

We have set this Learning Trunk so that you progress through each video in order.

Plickers

We love Plickers at Spongy Elephant. Plickers is one of those classroom essentials that every teacher can embrace with every class. Plickers is a powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices. Use Plickers for quick checks for understanding to know whether your students are understanding big concepts and mastering key skills.

What are you going to learn about?

In this FREE Learning Trunk, you’ll learn how Plickers works in a classroom using the printable markers that can be printed from the website. You’ll also get an overview of how to create Classes, Questions and how the Live View works.

Who is hosting this Learning Trunk?

This is a CURATED Learning Trunk built for you from content sourced online. We have selected these particular authors after reviewing several available online.

How long do I need?

Less than 10 minutes.

Anything else I need to know?

Work through the Learning Trunk in order to ensure you can see how the whole solution fits together.