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Digital Ambassadors – 1. Enabling tech-minded students to become leaders

Reviewing needs, strengths and areas for improvements Gauging existing expertise Building the programme Inviting students to participate Offering special projects and opportunities Reviewing the programme Disclaimer: I was first introduced to the idea of a Digital Ambassadors programme by Aaron Metz, of the Canadian International School Hong Kong. Photo credit: 006 – Students using technology by Brad Flickinger under CC-BY-SA

2015, June 9 · 1 min · Frederic Nevers
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8 ways to keep your students focused when using their Mac

Note: I work in a heavily managed environment, where users cannot install apps unless they have been pre-vetted by the IT department. 1. Use apps in full-screen view Macs have the ability to show apps in full-screen view, removing the ‘Dock’ and the top menu bar from view. The full screen mode allows users to focus on the one app only, with no other distractions. Full-screen view is available for most apps on Mac OS X Lion or above (at the time of writing Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks and Yosemite)....

2015, June 3 · 4 min · Frederic Nevers