Lightbot - coding for Kinders
Doodle - simple coding game
Code Club Australia - K-6 teacher training
Codeanywhere - code editor
Editey - Create, edit and publish HTML, CSS and JavaScript files on Google Drive
Tynker - kids learn to code using visual code blocks that represent real programming concepts
EdBlocks for Edison robots - set of Edison in the Tech Hub
EdScratch for Edison robots - set of Edison in the Tech Hub
On the school Chromebook laptops -
Lego WeDo can also be loaded by each user. Open the list of apps and search for wedo.
Sphero can be added via the Google Play Store- open the Store and select Sphero Edu
K -2
Year 3 - 12
Year 3 - 12 Games
Or - you could learn to type with your voice -
computer needs a microphone such as on a laptop
These Apps are on the Windows laptops in Year 2 and Kinder.
On the keyboard press Win / Start and start typing the Apps name
Bruces Unusual Typing Wizard
TypeFaster
Rapid Typing 5
K -2
Learn That Word If you want something really focused on building vocabulary
Literacy Games - such as Common Nouns and Adjectives
These Apps are on the Windows computers in Kinder and Year 2.
On the keyboard press Win / Start and start typing the Apps name
Baileys book house
Rainforest Maths
Milly Maths House
To access the full range of PM Plus of Readers
Shortcuts on desktop then Reading then PM Plus Reading
GeoGebra - Solve equations, graph functions, create constructions, analyse data, explore 3D math
Music & Video & Photo & Drawing
Adobe Express - web based image and sound editing an creating - use your student email to login
Computers at school have the following apps loaded as standard :
Windows 10 Photo & Video for editing still and video files.
Irfanview and comprehensive but compact photo editing application.
Google Drawings - available in your Google Drive - introduction video* - examples*
draw.io - diagramming application - introduction* - user manual
Sketchup - 3D drawing and modelling is available in your DoE Google Drive and works with Chrome browser. It is also integrated with Google Classroom. Tutorials here and here. If you're not using your school account you can also use SketchUp (non DoE)
make 8 bit art - make your own pixel art with this open source pixel art drawing tool
AutoDraw - Google drawing tool that uses machine learning or AI
miniPaint - online image editor
ColorExplorer - extract individual colours or a complete colour palette from any image
Canvas - make quick doodles that automatically save to your Google account
Jamboard - collaborative whiteboard - instructions
Chrome Music Lab - use your voice or keyboard to create and share simple tunes - example - overview
Audiotool - online music production studio - wiki
Twisted Wave - edit audio tracks
Audio Cutter - edit audio tracks
Cloud Stop Motion - animation in the cloud
MindMup - mindmapping with Google Drive
Google Newspapers - look up historical articles from newspapers around the world
Google Translate - translate written text
How to add audio to Google Slides