Morning and welcome to Day Nineteen of the AppVent Calendar! Today's entry isn't going to transform your teaching or even the learning of your students. That said, it is one of a few tools I use to ensure that when I share images either socially or within presentations I deliver,…
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Hello and welcome to another post on the AppVent Calendar! Something I love about the work I do is seeing how my work inspires others to do the same and the AppVent calendar is no different! It's been fabulous this year to see other's start sharing their own edtech focussed…
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Welcome to this, the sixth day on the #Appvent calendar. Today's entry is none other the OneNote Web Clipper! Technology often works best when it is tools that support your day to day activities and make them quick, slick and easy to do. This is where the clipper comes into…
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Welcome to this, the fifth day on the #Appvent calendar. Today's entry is none other than NetSupport School! NetSupport School, for me, is the perfect teacher companion if you're in a school where technology-enhanced learning takes place regularly within your classrooms. If you have a BYOD, Windows, iPad, Android tab,…
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A while ago I wrote a post which signalled a solid baseline level of ten things every teacher should be able to do with their iPad. It has been very popular and a recent resurgence in its popularity at the beginning of the academic year shows it is still just…
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I've always loved Book Creator. For me, it embodies the very best of edtech in that it is versatile enough to be used with learners of all ages, has uses across all ages, is simple to use and can be used in lots of different ways to support teaching and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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