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This Digitip explains how you can adapt pre-made wallpapers as well as create your own from scratch, adding the personal touch to your iPad. Explore some exciting new options for creativity, ease of use and design. There are lots of possibilities for use in the classroom, such as a quick morning starter activity or as…

This Digitip explains how to access the flyover feature in Apple Maps. In addition it looks at using maps as a replacement for Google Earth. Apple Maps has a feature called flyover, this allows the user to see a ‘drone type‘ view of special landmarks in a city. The cities that have flyovers can be…

This Digitip explains how to customise your Control Centre and prioritise the apps that you and your learners regularly use. The new iOS 18 update allows staff and learners to easily use accessibility features such as visual display settings, hearing accessibility features, and also motor accessibility tools. You can also add in handy features including…

This Digitip explains how to create an automatically edited video using Live Photos from your camera roll on your iPad. This is a useful tool for quickly sharing the day’s learning with the class, recording a school trip or whole school event. Watch the video

This Digitip will show you how to extract the audio from a video with a simple shortcut. This is great if you want to change the visuals of a video but maintain the audio. You might create a scaffold for learners and then ask them to use your audio but change the images to show…

This Digitip will show you how to use the various photo editing features that are available on your iPad. This is a useful function for making photos stand out, cropping and focussing on key elements, and enhancing creativity. Watch the video

This Digitip will show you how to add background sounds to your control centre on your iPad, giving you options of white noise, ocean sounds and more. You may find it useful to use if you have to concentrate on a piece of work for a long period of time. Watch the video

This Digitip will show you how put a voiceover and subtitles on an image or video using Clips A great tool for learners to show and explain their learning. Watch the video

This Digitip will show you how to make timers quickly on your iPad. A great tool for in the classroom or in personal planning. Watch the video

This is a great way to use green screen effects without having access to a green screen. What interesting ideas could you use this technique to show? This is part two of a two part Digitip: X-ray machine – iMovie Watch the video

This is a great way to use green screen effects without having access to a green screen. What interesting ideas could you use this technique to show? This is part one of a two part Digitip: X-ray machine – Keynote Watch the video