Flubaroo is a great free tool that helps you quickly grade multiple-choice assignments. Take a look at the video below to see it in action.

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“Screenr’s web-based screen recorder makes it a breeze to create and share your screencasts around the web.

Just click the record button, capture your screen & voice, and share…”

This is a stunning way to give students feedback on work enabling them to see what you are looking at when you respond.

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I have always thought it was a shame I couldn’t access our shared calendars on my iphone.  There must be a solution?

Here it is;

Log in to your Google account then follow this link to choose the calendars you would like to sync to your iOS device.

https://www.google.com/calendar/iphoneselect

Easy eh?

N.B I needed to delete my gmail account from the phone as I had configured this before the new gmail setup option was available.  This was really easy.

It is a great idea to display a range of cloud apps on your sidebar. This helps to keep students and teachers using the same apps as each other and will therefore create a better support network for the apps.

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When you try to use a cloud application, the majority of sites will require that you log in. Depending on what the site allows, you should go about this in different ways.

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LinoIt! is an online noticeboard where you can post stickies of text, images, videos, reminders and even downloadable files. All you need is a web browser. Once you get into the habit of using LinoIt! you’ll be the most organised person in school!

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Pixlr is another free online photo editor which is similar to Aviary. You can edit, adjust and filter your images. No registration is required so you can just jump right in!

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Aviary is an easy-to-use, yet powerful photo editing application which gives users a fantastic utility to professionally edit photos through the web.

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Issuu is the leading digital publishing platform. It gives you the opportunity to publish your documents online in an attractive manner. This can then be shared with others through embedding or as a direct download.

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SoundCloud is a terrific way of sharing sounds with anyone you wish. It’s very simple to use and creates a quick and easy way to upload your music to the internet.

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