A quick search of my site will bring up a whole bunch of articles linked to the brilliant work that can be done with Book Creator. A long-time supporter of Book Creator, it has ranked highly on my list of essential tools for learning in the classroom. It has been…
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We all need inspiration. Sometimes it's the pay packet at the end of the month which motivates us, sometimes it's job satisfaction, sometimes it's a tweet we've seen or a blog post or book we've read. Sometimes it's a colleague or a lesson of theirs that you've seen. All of…
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The recent periodic table of iOS apps for AR & VR I created alongside Steve Bambury has been very popular. One of the apps that feature on the table in the 'Story Telling' section is a free app called Figment AR which is free and suitable for ages from 4+ according…
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I was approached recently by edarabia.com to write a short response to a few questions for an article they're running. One of the questions was about what I remembered most from my first day as a teacher. I wrote less than I'm going to share with you now but the…
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It has been my distinct privilege to work over the course of the past year with the New Wave Federation in London. Already an established centre of excellence around teaching, learning and standards under the leadership of their Executive Headteacher, Michelle Thomas. I have been working with them on a…
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So often we want to find images to use in our everyday work. Google images doesn't really provide the answers when it comes to high quality CC free images. Digital citizenship is high on the agenda for pupils and students but equally so for teachers too. In this post I'll…
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Ok, so please excuse the sensationalist title. The thing is, I am a huge advocate for using Twitter for personalised professional development. I've written about it many times as you'll see from this link. With guides to help teachers get started with Twitter and lists of people to connect with…
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I've long been a fan of using augmented reality and virtual reality too. So much so I wrote a book about it (free on iBooks Store here and whilst a bit old now, it's still quite helpful, I feel). Things have moved on a gear since that book and I'm seriously…
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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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As you may have noticed via my social media I recently did the opening keynote on the teacher day and the same on the leadership day at the JESS Digital Innovation Summit in Dubai. Whilst there I met one of their teachers, Tom Edge who presented and shared a great…
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