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Create, Rename and Save a QR using Shortcuts
Read more: Create, Rename and Save a QR using ShortcutsI don’t know about you but when I create a QR code it is only every used once because I can’t rename it. This QR code generator using Apple Shortcuts, allows you to write a short script that creates a QR code from the clipboard or runs from the share sheet in Safari. It will…
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Using the Book & Quill for Writing tasks in Minecraft Education
Read more: Using the Book & Quill for Writing tasks in Minecraft EducationIn this Digitip, you will learn how to use the Book & Quill for Writing tasks in Minecraft Education. This creates an immersive writing opportunity for learners to explore a Minecraft Education world or task, which can then be exported to a PDF to save in Files or Class Notebook. Recorded on iOS 18.4.1 Watch…
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Saving Webpages as PDFs
Read more: Saving Webpages as PDFsIn this Digitip, you will learn how to save webpages as PDFs. This makes it a useful tool in building a bank of study material which you can save to your OneDrive, Class Notebook or Files app. Recorded on iOS 18.4.1 Watch the video.
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Why Creating Apps is a Powerful Learning Activity
Read more: Why Creating Apps is a Powerful Learning ActivityAs teachers, we often ask pupils to produce something that demonstrates what they’ve learned about a topic. These might include posters, mind maps, videos, models, illustrations and podcasts. All of these are valuable activities. But there’s another product you could ask learners to create. One that allows them to demonstrate what they have learned in…
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Scanning Text into your Notes App
Read more: Scanning Text into your Notes AppIn this Digitip, you will learn how to scan text directly into your Notes app. This feature works with both handwriting and print. One scanned, you can then take advantage of any in-built accessibility features you have already set up on your iPad! Recorded on iOS 18.2.3 Watch the video
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Patterns in History: From Past to Present
Read more: Patterns in History: From Past to PresentAlong with providing CLPL for our teachers in the form of Live Lessons, our team here at Edinburgh Learns Digital like to make connections with local places that our young people can explore for free in their own time. Last week saw the beginnings of a new friendship with the National Museum of Scotland. They…
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Assistive Access
Read more: Assistive AccessThis Digitip will show you Assistive Access on the iPad; How to set it up, choose specific apps and turn it off. This feature maybe useful to learners who find it difficult to use the iPad or specific apps. It can: Watch the video
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Using scenes in Freeform
Read more: Using scenes in FreeformThis digitip shows you how to create, manage and navigate a freeform board using scenes. This is a really powerful tool to create range of different resources you can use in the classroom. Scenes helps present new material in small steps, thus reducing cognitive load for the learners. Sharing a Freeform board can be a…
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Using the Apple Shortcuts app to create custom app icons for your Keynote files
Read more: Using the Apple Shortcuts app to create custom app icons for your Keynote filesUnlock the Power of Apple Shortcuts! Learn how to create custom app icons for your Keynote files in just a few simple steps. You may know that you can personalise your iOS home screen, but this guide will show you how to create easy access to completed projects, allowing both learners and staff to showcase…
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Embedding Media in OneNote
Read more: Embedding Media in OneNoteA quick and easy Digitip, demonstrating the different types of material that you can embed in your Class Notebook pages. You may be aware that you can add photos, audio, and documents – but OneNote has compatibility with a host of different types of embeddable media. This shows you how to embed content via the…
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Online Skill Course: Enhancing Teaching & Learning with ClickView
Read more: Online Skill Course: Enhancing Teaching & Learning with ClickViewClickView offers a range of features to enhance teaching and learning in our classrooms, whether by supporting learners with engaging, specially curated pre-made video content, hosting our own educational videos, or assessing understanding through interactive quizzes. Through the iPad app or a web browser, ClickView is a secure and ad-free resource that can seamlessly be…
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Schedule Posts on Teams
Read more: Schedule Posts on TeamsAnother quick and easy Digitip, demonstrating how to schedule a post on your staff or class Team. This feature means that you can plan ahead, scheduling a post ahead of time and freeing up your headspace for something else! Find this feature on the desktop/laptop app or through the browser. Watch the video
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Creating custom shapes in Keynote
Read more: Creating custom shapes in KeynoteIn this digitip, learn how to create custom shapes in Keynote and add them to your own shapes library. This step-by-step guide shows you how to create your own custom shapes, save them to your shapes library and then use them in a presentation. Once you have done this in Keynote you can do the…
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Microsoft Learning Accelerators – Maths Progress
Read more: Microsoft Learning Accelerators – Maths ProgressMicrosoft continues to build its suite of Learning Accelerators to support teaching and learning with their new feature Maths Progress. Maths Progress allows teachers to generate a series of maths questions and create their own, making it a valuable tool for colleagues across Edinburgh schools. You can watch our video series exploring the Maths Progress…
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Creating a Quick Links Toolbox in OneNote & Saving Websites to the Home Screen
Read more: Creating a Quick Links Toolbox in OneNote & Saving Websites to the Home ScreenIn this digitip, learn how to create a quick-access page of resource links in OneNote/Class Notebook for your learners. This step-by-step guide shows you how to take screenshots of websites, insert them into OneNote, and add hyperlinks—making it easy for learners to access key tools anytime from the Content Library. The example uses virtual maths…
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Launching our Digital Learning Units
Read more: Launching our Digital Learning UnitsWhat are Digital Learning Units? Digital Learning Units are designed so that you have access to teacher produced, ready to use digital resources. These contain teacher instructions, guided videos and structured pupil pages, ready to be copied to your Class Notebooks. These have been designed to be delivered by a teacher to a whole class…
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Rehearse with Coach on PowerPoint
Read more: Rehearse with Coach on PowerPointA quick and easy Digitip, demonstrating how to use the ‘Rehearse with Coach’ feature available through PowerPoint on the iPad. This is a handy feature that gives learners direct specific feedback about their delivery of content through PowerPoint. This can support learners when preparing for class talks or sharing their learning, giving them handy prompts…
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Tab Groups on Safari
Read more: Tab Groups on SafariA quick and easy Digitip, demonstrating how to organise websites into Tab Groups on Safari. Tab Groups are folders that keep tabs (open websites) all in one place, making them easier to find again later. This is a simple way to group together sites to then share with learners or with your staff team. Recorded…
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ClipChamp on M365
Read more: ClipChamp on M365This Digitip will show you how access and use the video editor ClipChamp on Microsoft 365. This video tool replaces the now depreciated Video Editor in Windows. ClipChamp is available for desktop users through Microsoft 365. Watch the video
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Safer Internet Day 2025
Read more: Safer Internet Day 2025Given that Safer Internet Day falls on the February break for us here in Edinburgh, we wanted to make sure that our learners still had the opportunity to join in, and they really did – over 200 classes across the city! The theme this year is Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from…
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