Digital Skills for Practitioners by Nicole Torrens

iPad app tips and tricks for Early Years

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-12 21:10:12 UTC

Really great selection of Early Years videos demonstrating how to get the most out of your council iPad and apps

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-12 21:16:31 UTC

Epic! is a free interactive ebook library - to access all you need to do is set up an account on the app. Great range of age appropriate books, especially non fiction books (see video tutorial in next column)

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-12 21:17:03 UTC

Library of songs and action rhymes to explore with children

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Bring any picture to life! Add a photo, draw a mouth on the object or person you would like to animate and record. Great for capturing children’s voice and can be saved as a video for the learning journals

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-12 21:17:45 UTC

Augmented reality app- bring fairy tale characters, dinosaurs and aliens into the nursery! Children can photograph or record their friends and models interacting with the AR images or use the drawing tools to bring their marks to life (see video tutorial in next column)

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-12 21:18:09 UTC

Children can use this app to identify minibeasts or plants in the garden

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-12 21:20:32 UTC

Whiteboard app - great for encouraging reluctant mark makers to draw. Also very handy for documentating learning for the floorbook (see video tutorial in next column)

Top Marks

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-12 21:49:11 UTC

Good range of smart board and iPad friendly games to encourage numeracy skills and turn taking - also iPad friendly

Nat Geographic Kids

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-12 21:50:58 UTC

Good bank of fact files and videos of animals from around the world - videos can also be watched on iPads

CBeebies

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-12 21:54:36 UTC

Range of interactive online puzzles, games and songs based around CBeebies characters - also iPad friendly

Top Chicks

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-12 22:02:11 UTC

Very simple games and puzzles aimed at toddlers. Also accessible on the ipad

Sesame Street Online

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-12 22:06:01 UTC

Large bank of online games and activities to support skill development- also iPad friendly

Get Epic website

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-12 22:15:07 UTC

Online picture book library - yrv1431

Using notes app to support observations in ELC

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-13 08:31:58 UTC

Using AR makr app

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-13 08:36:30 UTC

ClickView tutorial about how to get started with AR MAKR app

Keyboard tips and tricks

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-13 08:39:57 UTC

Guided Access on the ipads

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-13 13:02:05 UTC

Learn to enable guided access on your iPad so children can’t exit the app you want them to explore without adult permission

Maths bot

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-13 14:20:13 UTC

Great bank of manipulatives including counters, British coins, dominos, geo boards and shape boards for pattern making - also iPad friendly

Example of story created with Draw & Tell app

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-13 20:06:51 UTC

Freeform video tutorial for floorbook work

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-13 22:11:01 UTC

Searching for content on click view

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-13 22:18:58 UTC

Video tutorial- Getting started with Epic! App

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-13 22:21:03 UTC

Tutorial for ELC Staff

Video tutorial for ChatterKid app

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-13 22:38:40 UTC

Video tutorial for seek app

Edinburghelc — 2023-10-13 22:40:15 UTC

The story of Rama & Sita

Edinburghelc — 2023-11-08 11:02:55 UTC

Instrumental music library for Bluetooth speaker

Edinburghelc — 2023-11-09 13:21:12 UTC

Library of free instrumental music & sound effects. Great resource for traditional sounds and beats of other cultures around the world.

Diwali CBBC

EarlyyearsNT — 2023-11-09 22:19:15 UTC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/lets-celebrate-diwali

Chinese New Year story

EarlyyearsNT — 2023-11-09 22:23:43 UTC

Legend of Nian

CBBC Chinese new year

EarlyyearsNT — 2023-11-09 22:25:16 UTC

Eid Al-Fitr

EarlyyearsNT — 2023-11-09 22:28:49 UTC

St Andrew’s Day - My First Festivals

Edinburghelc — 2023-11-29 00:02:02 UTC

Ceilidh Music audio clips

Edinburghelc — 2023-11-29 23:00:51 UTC

Video example of Scottish Country Dancing

Edinburghelc — 2023-11-29 23:08:49 UTC

Scotland -Non fiction book

Edinburghelc — 2023-11-29 23:16:57 UTC

Class Code: JLP6641

Starfall games

Edinburghelc — 2025-08-12 09:06:17 UTC

ICT Games

Edinburghelc — 2025-08-12 09:09:46 UTC

BBC Iplayer

Edinburghelc — 2025-08-12 09:16:17 UTC

Pirniehall Learning Journals

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Fischy Music login

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YouTube.com

Jojo and Gran Gran Lunar New Year

Edinburghelc — 2025-08-21 20:31:39 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs0zj2tiMlU

Jojo and Gran Gran - Halloween

Edinburghelc — 2025-08-21 20:36:08 UTC

JoJo and Gran Gran - Christmas

Edinburghelc — 2025-08-21 20:38:55 UTC

JoJo and Gran Gran - Easter

Edinburghelc — 2025-08-21 20:40:50 UTC

Jojo and Gran Gran- harvest festival

Edinburghelc — 2025-08-21 20:41:12 UTC

JoJo and gran gran - Diwali

Edinburghelc — 2025-08-21 20:46:53 UTC

Early Years Technology - Fife Council

Edinburghelc — 2026-06-24 13:01:59 UTC

Links to Tech benchmarks & E's and O's

Edinburghelc — 2026-06-24 13:04:39 UTC

Digital Play and Technologies in EYs

Edinburghelc — 2026-06-24 13:05:38 UTC

National Guidance for Digital Safeguarding

Edinburghelc — 2026-06-24 13:06:27 UTC

Digital technology principles for EYs

Edinburghelc — 2026-06-24 13:22:43 UTC

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