As posted the other day when I shared my 'Making IT work with iPad' post, I am currently working through sharing my different presentations from #BETT2017. This post will contain my presentation that looked at different tools you can use on your iPad to support AFL in the classroom. One…
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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 often ask teachers if they use Google Images for the pictures they use in the resources they make for the classroom. The majority of teachers tell me they use Google Images for all their images. They simply go to the site, search for their image, grab the best one and…
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It was my pleasure to be interviewed by Kelly Long from the Inspiration 4 Teachers podcast a few months ago. She titled the podcast "The Best ICT Applications for Learning" and you can listen to it below. In the podcast we discuss a number of different things such as: How…
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Firstly, a massive thank you to the many people who chose to come and see me in my session. It is such a privilege to be able to share in this way and I massively appreciate you coming to hear me talk. In a move to stop the fetishisation of technology…
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I'm thrilled to be speaking again tomorrow at the Telegraph Education Festival. I'm in the 'South Front One' at 11.50am and the focus of my session will be looking at teaching, learning and technology. I've spoken before at the Festival and attended other times too. It's a great event normally…
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In true David Cameron style, music will be accompanying this post: At the start of the classic Primal Scream song, "Come Together" we hear the lyrics: "This is a beautiful day It is a new day We are together, we are unified And all for the cause Because together we got…
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Continuing Professional Development (or Continuing Professional Self Development as Ian Gilbert discusses in his 'Why Do I Need a Teacher When I've got Google?' book... CPD has changed its appearance. Not a sheep in wolf's clothing. Not at all. But no longer is it about one of the senior leadership team…
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Negative classroom behaviour is one of the biggest issues many face in the classroom. Much has been written about it and how you can achieve more positive behaviour over the years. Staples such as Cowley and her buggers, Bennett and his ramblings, Beadle and his ideas on how to teach have…
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Twitter is not just for the teacher, or even the school department. Schools can gain lots from having their own whole school account. There are many ways in which you can use it too. From reporting on whole school issues, passing out messages about snow days and much more, there…
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