Todays App is Finger Paint by Inclusive Technology. Choose a colour and move you finger around the screen to make patterns or pictures while the music plays. See what colours and patterns you can make. The app is free to download.
Tag Archives: ICT
ICT – Friday 27 March
Using the worksheet, find out some information or pictures about the country that you choose.
Let me know which country you chose!
Enjoy your lesson, Kirsty
Group 11 – Friday 27 March
Good morning Group 11!
You could work on your transition passport today and could also try some of the following:
Movement: put your favourite song on and dance like no one is watching. We are going to use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOWDb2TBYDg
Life Skills: make your bed and help tidy up after breakfast.
Literacy: See Laura’s ideas. We are going to finish our best day out stories.
Social Studies: See Ana’s ideas. We are going to choose a topic to research. I am going to choose Scotland.
Story: Read your favourite book or listen to one of these stories. https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/
Signing: check Lorna’s sign of the day video.
Food Technology: Help make lunch. We are going to make pancakes.
ICT: We are going to choose a country and find out some information on it. See my blog entry for ICT.
Music: See Connie’s Easter singalong! We are going to karaoke using You Tube. Put your favourite songs on and sing along. Here is our favourite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnN6glKaWdE
I’ll update this post with pics of our day later.
Have a good day, Kirsty.
Maths online games
Hi Everyone
Choose a maths game to play today.
For those of you who have been working on Doubles, Halves and times tables
here are some games for you to practice them
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Addition to 10
https://www.starfall.com/h/addsub/add-machine-1/?sn=math1–math0
Have fun!
Clare
Internet Safety
Educational Minecraft DLC
Minecraft have temporarily made available their Minecraft Education Collection DLC free of charge from now until June 30th.
The educational content we’ve curated lets players explore the International Space Station though a partnership with NASA, learn to code with a robot, visit famous Washington D.C. landmarks, find and build 3D fractals, learn what it’s like to be a marine biologist, and so much more. This is launching for free download today and will be available through June 30, 2020.
The content is available via Minecraft through the Marketplace. Please follow link below.
A Message to the Gaming Community on What We’re Doing to Help Today
NB. You will need to have Minecraft already to load the DLC.
Apps for Learners with Addition Support Needs
Here is a brilliant app wheel produced by Call Scotland with lots of apps for you to explore with you child.
Click HERE to access the wheel
Clicker 8 – Update
There have been some issues accessing the school mailbox to request Clicker 8
Please use the address below and we will get that information to you as soon as we can
wlpinewood-sch@westlothian.org.uk
Guided Access on the iPad
Lots of our pupils love to keep pressing the home button when what yo really want is them to work on the app you have selected. Click below for an easy guide to Guided Access. This prevents them from continually exiting the app until you unlock the screen again. It is widely used in school and can help them stay focussed for longer.
ICT 24/03/2020
Good morning everyone!
Group 11’s ICT lesson will be a virtual tour to Edinburgh Zoo today. We’d like you to join us.
Here is the link: https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/
Let me know which animal is your favourite.
Enjoy your virtual visit, Kirsty.