We had an amazing week for digital learning week. There were lots of opportunities for new learning in school and sharing our learning.
We were asked to work with Primary 3 and teach them some of the digital skills we know. We decided to teach them how to log in on the desktop computer and how to carry out some tasks on the computer. This was our plan for what we were going to teach:
We had lots of fun teaching the Primary 3 children but it was hard work because they didn’t always listen to us. Is this how it feels to be a teacher?? 🧐🤭
We also taught the children in Primary 3 about coding. This was so funny because we had to tell them what to do and they had to follow the instructions completely.
A group of us also went to the Apple Store in town. We travelled on the subway which was handy because the Apple Store is just a short walk from Buchanan Street Subway Station.
When we arrived at the Apple Store, we met Jay and Laura who were leading our session that day. They told us a bit about themselves and told us what their favourite app was.
We then told them what we know about the ‘clips’ app and they were so impressed. After that, we learned about Zach King. Zach King is famous for creating videos and making things disappear and appear in new settings. His videos are so cool. You can watch them on YouTube.
^^ Rabia eating an Apple in the Apple Store 😂😂
We split into groups to come up with ideas for our own films. Jay told us we could transport people from one setting to another.
Once we had came up with our ideas, we started filming. It was good to get some time to explore the clips app. We learned how to use lots of the different parts of the app.
Some groups filmed part of their clip outside so that it would look like they started the filming inside and then magically transported outside.
It was really hard to do but the good thing about his app is that you can delete any scenes that have went wrong. It was sooooo funny when things were going wrong time and time again.
After this, we showed all of the videos on the screen in the Apple Store. It was fun to watch the other group’s films and see what they had done. This app makes scenes look like magic.
Our trip to the Apple Store was so much fun and we learned lots. We will definitely be back.
As a treat when we were heading back to school, we got ice-lollies as it was scorching and we were roasting!! We ate them on the stairs at The Royal Concert Hall. On the way back to school, we had a play in the park too.
What a great day out ☺💜
Lastly, we made a film using the ‘Clips’ app. We learned how to insert videos and pictures using this app and how to add in emojis and labels 😜🤩👏🏼😎🐛👍🏼 Here’s the film we created –
