If you know anything about my work, you’ll know how passionate I am about evidence-informed approaches to using technology in the classroom. One such piece of technology that has repeatedly shown positive effects on learning and teacher instruction in the classroom is the humble visualiser, so I was thrilled when…
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In my role as Head of Education at NetSupport, I recently had the opportunity to meet with and interview Olli Vallo, CEO of Education Alliance Finland as part of our NetSupport Radio podcast and vlog series. As a follow up to that conversation, I wrote a short post to highlight…
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Originally posted on the NetSupport website here, this is a recent post that I hope you find useful. Whether you’re starting at a new school that’s using an iPad, Chromebook or Windows device, there are many time-saving strategies you can regularly use to save you that little bit of time.…
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It’s fair to say that over the last eighteen months we’ve all been involved in a number of online events! Whether it’s been the lessons we’ve been delivering, conferences attending, CPD sessions we’ve run or online shows we’ve caught or even presented on. The pandemic was a precursor for lots…
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Apple Clips has been around for a few years now. It’s a clever app for iPad and iPhone for making short video clips that can be enhanced in any number of ways using emoji, text, symbols, green-screen effects, AR and more! It’s become a firm favourite in many Primary school…
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As educators and leaders in education, we have many moral imperatives regarding the young people and communities we serve. As someone who literally is the ICT Evangelist, you might think, “Well of course he’s going to say that”, but what Kingsley does in his ‘Secret #Edtech Diary’ is give you…
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So what? Such a useful question to ask when it comes to thinking about what you can do and then perhaps should do with technology in education. So much technology has a propensity to be gimmicky. It is a fine balancing act to choose between those activities with technology that…
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Who should lead on digital in your school? It’s a question I’m often asked. Many think it should fall upon the shoulders of the Head of Computing, as that’s the most logical person to carry forward any digital projects. Some think it should fall to somebody with teaching and learning…
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If you're wanting to find out about the latest innovations and developments in technology for education then you'd often normally find out about them through attendance at conferences and events. Sure, you'll use social media to help you and having a great PLN (Professional Learning Network) can help with that.…
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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…
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