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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Technology can help so much both in terms of learning and teaching. In my recent presentation for #TMEastLondon I shared a bunch of time-saving and simple tools, ideas and techniques that you can use in and out of the classroom to make your life easier. Watch the short video below…
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I've been having a brilliant few weeks (sorry). I've: worked with the awesome team at New Wave Federation around iPad use and have been busy planning the TeachMeet Resolutions event to be held in January with Michelle Thomas, the executive head of the Federation. travelled to China and worked with…
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Mahatma Ghandi needs no introduction. Something he is famously quoted as having said is; "Be the change you wish to see in the world". As it goes: "there is no reliable documentary evidence for the quotation. The closest verifiable remark we have from Gandhi is this: “If we could change…
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