Those of you that know me will know that I've been a massive fan of Explain Everything for a very long time now. It's widely regarded as one of the best apps for learning on iPad and quite rightly so. As a device for supporting flipped learning it is brilliant.…
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Imagine Explain Everything with a few less sharing options or annotation features and you've got Shadow Puppet. So why use it if you have EE? Well, it's just the ease, simplicity and opportunity of just quickly being able to interact with images, record your voice and then share with others.…
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The secret of teaching success isn’t mythical. It isn’t even that hard to work out. Watch any amazing teacher in their classroom and it is clear. The key to teaching success is to care about your learners and build relationships with them. For them to know that you really give…
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We don’t use technology in our lessons because we have to,. We don’t use technology because OFSTED says so. We use technology in our lessons because it helps students to maximise their learning potential, to allow creative opportunities for learning, which integrates differentiation and facilitates learning in the most meaningful…
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Following requests for my presentation, please find a run down of what I went through below. I started by talking about the power of mobile learning (mlearning) by presenting from the back of the auditorium. Something which brought a few chuckles and waves (it was almost like a real class!)…
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Below you'll find my presentation from the DESC TechFest 2013 incorporating some inspiration from @gregkulowiec's blog in how I presented my presentation. The presentation itself talks through the basics of using Nearpod, then leads on to some ideas of using WordFoto (£1.49), Decide Now (69p) and Spreaker DJ (free). Check out the…
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Looking for ICT to support early years learning? Here are some of the best rated tools out there and some free resources for teachers. Teach Your Monster To Read Award winning website that helps young people practice their first steps in reading http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/ Beluga Learning / Maths Brilliant site…
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What's the story? A staple of many an iPad classroom is the popular free App, Nearpod. Whilst I firmly believe it is not the be all and end all, this app is one which is great to help bridge the confidence gap for teachers between newbie iPad user to über…
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Launched some time ago now, Google Story Builder allows you (or even better, your students) to create short movies or video stories in a Google Docs style environment... Great if your students already use Google Apps for Edu. You can choose different characters, story and music and when you're done…
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Somewhere between the device and the cloud... ...is that place that many schools wish existed. That place where students and staff could still access the files which are on their traditional network as they move from a traditional desktop based system to the mobile learning 24/7 mobile device ecosystem. One…
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