Digital Bytes 16th January, 2017

	12 Tools that Made a Difference in My Teaching Year Rachelle Dane Poth spent a year testing a number of tools with her class to see which ones she felt were most useful to her students. She came up with a list of 12 of the best tools for her students and has given a short description of each. They are well worth your time to check them out.
	Listenwise Listenwise is a fantastic tool for your classroom. Once your students have used their Google account to sign in there are a number of podcasts for your students. All you need to know is in this short 90 second video. You won’t regret checking it out.
	Fake Websites Last week we looked at how to spot fake news and as a follow up we are looking at spotting fake websites this week. Share some of these fake websites like Dog Island with your students and see if they can tell that they are fake. Or share some real and some fake and see if they can tell.

Digital Bytes 9th January 2017

	Garageband in the Reading Classroom Garageband is on our computers and iPads and this article shares a number of ways that you can use it in your reading classroom. Whether is it capturing book talks, creating a musical accompaniment, capturing the voice of a book character in an interview or exploring the different instruments from around the world, there is something for everyone.
	Screencastify Screencastify is a wonderful Chrome Extension which allows you to capture your screen and annotate as you capture the video. You can also store the video directly in your Google Drive or save it on your computer.
	The Fact-Checker’s Guide for Detecting Fake News The Washington Post has a great series of steps you can take to detect fake news. Exploring these ideas, particularly for articles shared on social media platforms is increasingly important for teachers and their students.