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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.
If you’ve met me in the last few years you’ll know what a huge advocate I am for Adobe Spark in the classroom. To pick a favourite from their three offerings would be too difficult however there has been a recent update to Spark Page that I had to share….
With it being Friday I thought I’d fire out a quick post that I’ve been meaning to share for some time. Often, the best edtech for the classroom is a) something developed by a teacher, b) is super simple to use, c) free, and d) works in browser on all…
At BETT in January I launched two Periodic Tables, one for AR and VR which I collaborated on with Steve Bambury and this second table, focused upon apps for learning. It is not the same as the AR and VR table. Whilst both tables are broken down into categories, the…
Originally posted as part of my Summer takeover on the Microsoft Education blog, this post explores the different ways you can ensure value for money when purchasing technology for your school. One of the most difficult things a school has to focus on is achieving value for money for its…
Originally posted as part of my Summer takeover on the Microsoft Education blog, this post explores the ways in which you can use Microsoft tools to make your classroom more accessible and inclusive… One of the most beautiful parts of the role of the teacher is that ability you have…
I recently had a conversation with a teacher on Twitter who wanted to create a presentation slide with scrolling text: I haven’t tried to do it in a while. You can do it through animation but it’s not simple. I would probably do it using a screen record of the…
If you haven’t read about using retrieval and spaced practice in recent years, that’s fine. Retrieval Practice is linked to the idea that by regularly revisiting learning content, you will help flatten out your ‘forgetting curve’ a la Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve. Along with Spaced Practice, these key pieces of information…
One of the reasons I started organising Teachmeets many moons ago was because I wanted to give myself the opportunity to present in front of my peers without my knees knocking, sweating and feeling full of imposter syndrome – if I’m honest, it still happens now but through practice comes…
One of my most popular resources in recent years has been my periodic tables. I’ve made a number of them, namely: The Periodic Table of iPad Apps (with various updates for new iOS releases) The Periodic Table of iPad STEAM Apps The Periodic Table of iPad Apps for AR and VR …
I will say from the outset that I thoroughly enjoyed my 4 days at #BETT2019 this year. The key thing about the trade show this year that stood out in particular for me was that it was all about the teachers and the people who made the (often) huge effort…
I regularly say that every day is a learning day and I learned something new and something that I had clearly missed, recently. I can’t remember how I learned about the trackpad feature on your iOS keyboard but I was sure I had seen it in on some Apple web page…
I’ll pre-empt this post by saying, every school that I visit is special. I am very fortunate to have the job I have. Last week was one of the most amazing weeks of my career when I got to travel across the UK to visit schools on the Edtech 50…
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