1. Using Digital Technology in Home Economics
Sharon McKee & Patricia Garrett
Down High School

2. Down High School
downpatrick

3. About Down High School Housed in grounds of former Downpatrick jail
Controlled
co-educational Grammar School
Intake:
Population: 947
300+ Sixth form
Housed in grounds of former Downpatrick jail
Large number of
mobile classrooms
Due for a new school circa

4. Overview All teachers in the HE Department have a school iPad
3 bookable mobile trolley units
Embedded system - currently we have 15 iPads for exclusive use in HE from January-April 2017
Department budget – Apps purchased

5. iDoceo All-in-one App for teachers It consists of:
Diary – replaces the traditional teacher planner
Mark book - function

9. Attach documents eg teacher resources, subject specific IEP’s ect
Class averages
Seating plans
Password protected
Back-up

10. Adobe Acrobat Mark Schemes, Assessment grids for controlled assessment
Parent teacher comments
Research reports
No Wi-Fi needed
Ease of storage

11. Explain Everything
Import Powerpoint
Useful for end of topic revision
Material and share via C2k Media Library

12. iPads - in the classroom
iMovie
Pupils and teachers can use this app
“How to videos”
Airdrop & share via C2k Media Library or Fronter

13. Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn.
Different types of games to choose from.
Great for testing knowledge at the end of topic.
Pupils can play on any mobile device with internet access.
You can easily create your own Kahoot quiz or adapt one that already exists on the Kahoot website (eg:There are 9 available on the Eatwell Guide)

15. Planet estream
Simple and secure platform that makes media content more accessible for teachers and students.
Save your videos direct from your iPad.
URL is created – easy to share this.

17. Do ink - Green Screen
Green Screen by Do Ink makes it easy to create green screen videos and photos.
Easy to use but enables fantastic results.
Images can come from photos or videos in your camera roll, or from the live video camera.

18. Zino App for iPad – access e-magazines (Good
Food, Easy cook, Olive etc.) free using
your library NI membership

19. Noisy..
Microphone - your ipad screen is red if the class are too noisy and turns green once they settle down.

20. ClassDojo Great for Year 8’s!
It is a behaviour management app where you can upload a class list.
Each pupil gets a little personal monster
The teacher allocates them points eg for good practical work or can take points away if they forget their homework!

21. Comic life
Great for story boards, comic strips, revision

23.
Quizlet
Pupils and teachers can use this app
Useful for end of topic revision
Games
Quizlet Live
No iPad’s needed

26. Memrise Similar to quizlet Pupils build up points as they learn.
Effective way to track their progress
Homework task - you can see who logged on, for how long and what they did!

27. Popplet
Pupil app
Useful for end of topic revision

28. Our old faithful!!

29. I am too busy …I don’t know how
Can’t get out of school to attend meetings/courses
I am a non-specialist and would love some more guidance…
New specifications …HELP!!
Professional development…how/when/where?
I am the only teacher in my department and would love to hear ideas from others

30. Embedding Fronter in Home Economics

31. Association of Teachers for Home Economics – Fronter Room
Opportunity for Professional Development
Collaboration between teachers through discussion forums
Offers additional support (especially for single teacher departments, non-specialist teachers, beginning teachers)
Facility to share teaching ideas and resources, ask questions.

33. Small group of HE teachers
If you aren't already a member of this room you can Judith Hanvey to get access
ATHE
This is us!
Small group of HE teachers

34. Insert front page here

35. Main tool bar

36. Class work area
This is the main area to share
material.

38. Forum
This is the area that will allow us to have discussions

40. Opportunity for you to be involved...
Add your c2k address eg jsmyth123 and your school name to the sheet that is available. If you would be interested on receiving training on using Fronter please indicate on the sheet provided. All we ask is that you check the Fronter page regularly and help contribute to the content/discussions.