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More than a decade of practical writing on EdTech, AI and digital strategy: what works, what doesn’t, and what it means for your classroom on Monday morning. Recognised as a Vuelio Top 10 UK education blog and UK Blog Awards Education winner, and a GESS Education Awards 2021 winner with LearnLiveUAE, with 9,630 subscribers reading every post.
A happy new year and welcome to this series of blog posts for January 2023 I’ve decided to call #FiveWaysEdu. Every year I share a post around this time to help reflect on the previous year and look to the future. The problems with the adoption of approaches of ideas…
Thank you so much to everyone who’s engaged with #Appvent22 this year. Particular thanks from me go to my partner in edtech over at Global Edtech, Ronan Mc Nicholl and of course our fantastic guest contributors: Gary Henderson – who shared about Power Automate on day five Jerome Nogues –…
As many will know, back in my 20’s and 30’s I used to DJ in clubs and bars. I won lots of different DJing competitions too. I was known amongst my peers as Mixmaster Mark, such was my ability to blend tracks and my technical ability. I am of that…
On this, the penultimate day of #Appvent22, our guest contributor is an educator with 17 years of chalkface experience and who is also a USAF veteran. Dene E Gainey is an educator and lifelong learner from Orlando, FL with 17 years of experience in education, a BSc in Elementary Education…
Welcome to Day 20! We are fast approaching the end of what has been a fantastic Appvent. Today’s entry has been provided by Ronan Mc Nicholl, Head of Digital Learning (Prep Schools) at Berkhamsted School. I have been using DKfindout! for quite some time in various schools. I really like…
Welcome to Day 21 of #Appvent22 I can’t believe how time has flown with so many great tools shared. One of my favourite things about the series is the opportunity to not just find out new ways of exploring tools we already knew about but also discover new tools we…
Welcome to Day 20 of #Appvent22. Today’s offering comes from Ronan McNicholl again and today he is sharing the newly acquired tool by Microsoft, Clipchamp. Clipchamp is a free video editing platform that was recently acquired by Microsoft. It provides a great set of free tools that teachers can use…
So you say you’re not an artist? Despite all of the creative exposure we have across social media, exploring various art forms, tools, and spaces, many people still don’t consider themselves as being creative individuals. Why is that? Well, art has traditionally been considered a sector that only painters, singers,…
One of the many things that I love about teaching with and about technology is the fact that it is a subject which is always evolving. Computing and ICT aren’t like many other subjects in that regard. Shakespeare will most likely always be taught in English lessons, just as Photosynthesis…
Welcome to day seventeen of #Appvent22. Today we would like to share Polypad by Mathigon. Polypad is essentially a canvas that teachers can use to teach a whole range of mathematical topics across different age ranges. Accessible via the web or via mobile apps, I think it’s definitely worth a…
Welcome to Day 15 on the Appvent Calendar! Today we have a great suggestion for an AR tool from Apple that has lots of applications for use in the classroom for supporting a wide variety of Maths activities. Suggested and shared by Kat Cauchi, Former teacher and Community Engagement Manager…
Welcome to day fifteen of #Appvent22, and what a great two weeks we have had. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone that has contributed to making this a success so far. With yesterday’s superb tool for reducing anxiety levels, Molehill Mountain, and our very first…
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