Favourite Apps I use on Windows
As a software trainer I am frequently asked what apps I use to get done what I need to. Or during a training session I will use an app and it will get someone’s attention. Here’s a list of some of my preferred apps and their uses:
YouTube Hacks for Teachers and Students 2021
Educators use YouTube so much to provide training, information or thinking challenges to their students. Here are some YouTube Hacks which you may not know which could make your use of YouTube content “next level”.
How to add a Class Bitmoji to Microsoft Class Teams that your Students Can See
A Class Bitmoji is simply a scene you create with hyperlinked objects and then you add a Bitmoji of yourself as the teacher. There are many different tools and methods available to create an image containing hyperlinks but PowerPoint is probably the easiest to use, has the most features and is easy to update when stored in OneDrive. This guide shows you how to add a Class Bitmoji to Microsoft Class Teams
Screen Recording: Comparing Screencastify and Screencast-O-Matic
Now that the “quick tip” video format for software training is going viral, what’s the best screen recording tool to use? We have Screencast-o-matic and Screencastify available to us so which is the best? Here I compare the two.
app: Instagram
1 Minute Introduction to Instagram Instagram is an app you use to share photos and short videos with your Followers. You can Follow other Instagram users (people or organisations) and view their images and videos. You can Like, Comment on images and tag your followers...
5 Cool VR apps for Google Cardboard
You've heard of VR right? Virtual reality - the experience (at the moment) of viewing a movie which is presented through a headset in a way that you can look around as though you are in the setting. With headphones and sound you can start getting tricked that it's...
app: Wunderlist
Wunderlist is a great productivity app available to install on all your devices – iOS, Android, web browser, Apple Watch, OSX and Windows. Easily create a List then add To-dos.
Campbell Smythe
Learning and Collaboration Technologies Advisor
I am a Learning and Collaboration technologies advisor living in Brisbane, Australia. An educational technology leadership background and experience managing a globally located information technology team, has given me wide experience in the application of digital technologies to a variety of educational and workplace contexts.
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