I’ve always enjoyed thinking of ideas about how we can utilise technology for purposeful means in the classroom. It is often we see the simplest ideas making the biggest impact on teaching and learning. I’m still asked regularly for apps for particular subjects, asking children to use devices as sources of information…
No app for that – on digital parenting Being a parent is tough. There are no number of books read or children taught that can prepare you for life as a parent. There is no app for that! As my children grow, so they want to use technology. They have access…
I’ve long been a fan of using augmented reality and virtual reality too. So much so I wrote a book about it (free on iBooks Store here and whilst a bit old now, it’s still quite helpful, I feel). Things have moved on a gear since that book and I’m seriously…
I first met Henry Platten over the phone about 3 1/2 years ago when he and his partner had got in touch with me about their brilliant pupil e-safety ambassadorship programme, eCadets. Since then, he and I have conversed many times about our collective work. Rarely do you meet someone…
As promised, here is another of my presentations from #BETT2017. This time I was looking at tools that you can use on your iPad or other iOS device to make your life as a teacher easier… much easier. Focusing primarily on free tools from Apple, the keynote involved me discussing and…
As posted the other day when I shared my ‘Making IT work with iPad’ post, I am currently working through sharing my different presentations from #BETT2017. This post will contain my presentation that looked at different tools you can use on your iPad to support AFL in the classroom. One…
One of the best forms of CPD I’ve ever received have come directly as a result of becoming an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE). If you’re using Apple technologies in your everyday teaching practice and doing some amazing things as a result, then this is one professional learning network that you…
So BETT is over and done with now. It was a pretty tough week for me. I was starting to come down with the flu and it actually meant I missed one of the days. Thank you to Greg Hughes who covered my presentations on the second day. To give…
As with most posts I write about technology, often – it isn’t just about what you can get the students to do with technology – often it’s just as important to have a number of easy wins in your back pocket to support children with their work and/or where you use…
One of the most difficult things I found as a leader with responsibility for the use of iPads in the school was finding quality CPD for myself as I was more often than not the person organising or delivering that training. People often ask me where I find out about…
Regular readers of my blog will know I’m always keen to find new technologies that are backed with sound thinking around teaching and learning. As noted in many of my articles on my blog the best tools for learning are often ones which are really open-ended and massively applicable in…
I often ask teachers if they use Google Images for the pictures they use in the resources they make for the classroom. The majority of [tweetable alt=””]teachers tell me they use Google Images for all their images[/tweetable]. They simply go to the site, search for their image, grab the best one…
Back in 2015 I got through to the final of the UK Blog Awards in the Education section and I only went and won it! This year however I am one of the judges – eek! I haven’t received the rules and regulations yet but I’m sure they will be…
I love keyboard shortcuts. Ctrl + B, you name it, I’m a fan. I wrote a post about the best keyboard shortcut ever a while ago where I said that Ctrl + A (or CMD + A on a Mac) was the best shortcut ever. I have to admit it’s…
I read a blog post the other day it resonated because so much of its content was on a level with my thinking around technology use in the classroom too. The post written by Paul Moss (@EDmerger) was called ‘Is that edtech tool pedagogically valid?’ and at the end of…
Back in early July I created the periodic table of STEAM (that’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics for those who think I’m full of hot air) apps in the same format as my previous two periodic tables. This time the various sections were different to what I had and…
Regular readers of my blog and those who have seen me speak know how much I love a decent app to support learning. A staple of many a classroom for some time has been the brilliant Adobe Spark Video (previously Adobe Voice). Essentially, Spark Video is a slide driven presentation…
How do you interact on Twitter and other social media? I have said for a long time that Twitter is the best teacher staffroom in the world. Why? I say this because the people frequenting Twitter are those that are seeking out resources, networking opportunities, looking to help other…
The holy grail of the edtech classroom is one where young people are able to be autonomous in their choice of tools to support their learning activities in the classroom. They make their choices wisely. They don’t need training, support or guidance and they can use creative tools to showcase…
When I first heard about Google Expeditions I was super excited. I love using 360’s in the classroom. One minute you can be on a visit to the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi and the next minute you can be on the Great Barrier Reef swimming amongst the corals….
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