Dr Tim Kitchen presented about flipped learning and how Adobe software can help with both teacher-based presentations and student-centered tasks. A few of the programs we use at school already - Adobe Voice, for example, which has been installed on the Macs in the Media Studio and in the Senior Lab. Some were new, though, and we are already using one to great effect in the classroom!
I recently surveyed the parents in our class about what they would like to see more of on the blog, and the top answer was 'Photos!' I've used Flickr feeds in the past, but as this is not accessible from student laptops and the lab desktops, I was searching for a quick, free, drag-and-drop app or program or Web 2.0 tool that we could all use easily to make a weekly presentation of what we've been doing. Enter Adobe Slate!
We've been using it on my iPad, as my class already take photos of their work in literacy and there are always a few photos there to begin with. It's encouraging me to take HEAPS more photos of my class, too, so there are plenty to choose from each week. You can enter text, set photos as a grid or by themselves as part of a 'glideshow', embed links, and heaps more. Here is my first attempt:
You do need an Adobe Education Exchange ID to operate it, but it's free to sign up, and they host the final product for you so it is easy to embed and share. More about Adobe Education Exchange in a future post!
