As you’ll have noticed in my last post, things have been pretty busy in 2021. In a year that has seen me at my busiest in terms of work, speaking, consultancy and events, one of the biggest undertakings of 2021 have been my new part-time role as Head of Education…
I regularly share that I believe good edtech in the classroom has three purposes: it enhances learning, supports teaching, and reduces teacher workload. Another key factor in successful edtech in the classroom, which I often call my Bananarama principle, is that “it isn’t what you do, it’s the way that…
“The most dangerous phrase in the world is ‘we’ve always done it that way’” – Rear Admiral Dr. Grace Hopper We’ve all been there at some point. Stuck in a rut, that is. Sometimes it’s not serious – we can find ourselves doing things as we always have, simply because…
I’ve long shared what I call my Bananarama principle in that ‘It Ain’t [so much] What You Do It’s The Way That You Do It, And That’s What Gets Results’ and as such, it’s a great hook to use when thinking about your use of technology for any purpose. It’s…
In my work supporting a variety of schools, I have had the opportunity and pleasure to see the implementation and impact of ClickView in several primary school settings. I am pleased to say that the results have been overwhelmingly positive. If you aren’t aware, ClickView is a fully featured video…
I’m proud that I am able to share with you a recent project I have worked on with colleagues in my part-time role at NetSupport. A significant part of my role as the Head of Education sees me support the business in its wider endeavours to help teachers, leaders and…
Originally posted and written as a guest blog for now>press>play here. I have always shared that technology in education is too important (and expensive) to leave to chance, and never more so in these cash-strapped times. Budgets have always been a stumbling block for schools wanting to make the most…
In a world where many (me included) talk about “pedagogy first” approaches to technology in the classroom (one of the reasons why ‘PedTech’ misses the point) it’s sometimes easy to forget one of the best ways that edtech can help you as a teacher is that of saving you time…
For today’s post, I thought I’d share something a bit different than just five ways to do something. It’s still something I’m hugely passionate about and something I know that lots of schools seek advice upon, albeit not necessarily something for the classroom, per se. That said, devices in the…
One of the great things about having your own blog upon which to write is that you are in complete control of what you can share there. Bleurgh, see? Love Mick Lynch! There’s another. Solidarity with teachers! There’s another! I’ve really been enjoying the #FiveWaysEdu series and I’ve been really…
If you haven’t come across #ChatGPT yet, then what rock have you been hiding under? Every social media platform, news outlet, magazine, blog, podcast and vlog is talking about it. The opportunities provided by #ChatGPT are huge. I talked about it here in this recent post: Will AI Make Us…
Popular tool Flippity has lots of useful features to help with a wide variety of teaching and learning tasks. With such a wide range of helpful tools, it’s well worth an explore. For today’s #FiveWaysEdu post I’m sharing five of my favourite ways it can be used in the classroom:
Technology in education isn’t just about teachers, without the technical infrastructure to back everything up, it’s a bit like the old adage of building your house on sandy land – things just aren’t going to work. The job of the Network Manager and their technicians is, by the nature of…
I’m a big fan of now>press>play and have been for some time – in fact, they’ve just been shortlisted as finalists at the BETT awards: We're super excited to share that #nowpressplay has been shortlisted for the #BettAwards in the Primary – Digital Learning Product – Language & Literacy category!…
With Safer Internet Day being just around the corner, for today’s #FiveWaysEdu post, I thought it’d be a good idea to share a few ideas for activities you could undertake to help promote the event in your setting. I’ve been working at NetSupport in recent weeks on a new Online…
There are many ways in which technology can be used in the classroom to help with a wide variety of learning activities. If there’s one activity in the classroom that can have a big impact on learner progress, then promoting metacognition ticks all of the right boxes. I won’t elaborate…
Video is such a powerful medium. From TikTok to YouTube to iMovie to Apple Clips to ClipChamp to…. well there are so many. We can even take video content and use tools to build quizzing opportunities to stretch the idea of what is possible with video in the classroom even…
Virtual whiteboards are hugely popular and for a good reason. They have many uses to support learning and teaching, but how do you know whether your use of your favourite tool will help with learning or teaching or just make for a fun distraction? In today’s #FiveWaysEdu post, I explore…
Evidence in education is huge right now and quite rightly so. When it comes to edtech, evidence and research can sometimes however be quite thin on the ground – not so much with Visualisers though and so today, I explore five ways that visualisers can help in the classroom.
Collaborative presentations using tools such as Google Slides have been a staple of my classroom for many years now. I always wanted something to help with that process though, a tool that would help give the activity more meaning – then Pear Deck arrived. An interactive presentation tool, Pear Deck…
Technology can help with learning and teaching in many ways. A sure-fire successful starting point for seeing wins with technology in your classroom is by using technology to support feedback for your learners. In today’s infographic, I share five approaches and many more tools you can choose to use to…
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…
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